11062086100 Kenmore Dryer - Instructions

After reading many reviews on here I decided that the problem I had was the same as many others. Dryer had been taking longer to dry clothes, then finally quit heating at all. Replaced the heating element and the thermal cut off switch. Quick and easy to do, runs like a champ now! So happy to not have to buy a new dryer. Under $80 for all parts and shipping. Very pleased with all the success stories on here, plus the informational videos. Great site!

replace the water valve

just the way the video showd me

Disconnect power source first. I used a butter knife in the absence of a putty knife to pop open the spring hinges on the front access panel. I then removed the panel off of the bottom hinges. I then took a socket wrench and disconnected the bottom part of the support that holds the dryer element. Turn the dryer this unit about a quarter turn and remove bring the unit toward you. I then took a picture of the wiring and also took a non-black marker and marked one spot on the wires that were connected to the first clips and wrote down what color was on top. I then disconnected them and went to the second clips Two spots with the marker and recorded which wire was on top. Then the same with the third set of clips 3 spots. Once all the wires were disconnected I then removed the unit and simply replaced the thermostats and then put everything back in reverse order. I never had to refer to the camera phone but it was nice to know that it was there. The video provided by this web site was very helpful and gave me the confidence to tackle this and saved me a bunch of money. Thanks guys.

After shutting off the gas supply and unplugging the electrical cord, I used a flat blade screwdriver to loosen the exhaust vent clamp and remove the vent tube from the outlet. Using a 1/4-inch nut driver I removed the screw holding the plate covering the electrical lead connection to the power supply, then I pulled the plate back and disengaged the tab from the cutout in the back of the dryer body to remove it. I then removed the eight screws holding the back cover of the dryer in place, then removed the cover. The thermal fuse is located near the bottom of the dryer at the back, just above the exhaust vent. I loosened the two screws holding it in place using the 1/4-inch nut driver, then I removed the two electrical leads from the fuse. I inserted the new thermal fuse and screwed it into place, then reinstalled the electrical leads. I then reinstalled the back cover, the power-cord cover, and the vent hose. I turned the gas supply back on and plugged the electrical cord back in.

I am one Happy Gal.....Looked to fix,thought about just buying a new dryer..In the end talked to the local repair guy...said I could do it myself. (why pay him)..I live in small town.Ordered your part,watched the video and did it...Saved myself over $500, plus the $125 for delivery.for that new dryer..(Small town in the forest!)Very easy to install....Hope to use this dryer for many months perhaps years..It is 30 years old! Works like a champ! Thank You!

More time troubleshooting than repairing. Used online help for narrowing down problem to the thermal cut-off unit. Had to remove front lower cover, remove wire sets from heating element,remove element from dryer. Then it was a simple swap out of the two relays/thermistors, and put it all back together again. Unit worked as designed after repair.

Removed the bottom front panel. The difficulty was in locating and testing the components because of access. Removing the heater required removing the heat shield and bracket and restraining screws, and then pulling out the heater with pliers which was stuck because of age. Dryer now works fine.

I ordered the part with the manf. # BUT upon installation I found that the new part was slightly different than the old part therefore not allowing me to screw the new part to the inside of the dryer - I was able to find longer screws that would work but took me an hour to figure out what the issue was and then resolve the matter

My husband took the back off the dryer and the Thermostate fell apart in his hands. So detecting the problem was easy. Ordered a new thermostat it arrived in 2 days. Tok him 30 minutes to install and get dryer put back together. Works better than it had been.

Pretty easy to fix, hardest part was having to get the screws out of the inside of the dryer to replace the sensor itself. Once that was done it was pretty quick! PLUS super fast shipping on my part!! Was fixed before any repair places even called me back!!

It snapped right in. Works perfect.

poped off front bottom panel just a couple screws to take loose slid out the heat element saved 172.00 dollers

I took the old filter out and placed the new one in the same spot.

I watched the video and after that made the repair, it was very easy and the video was a really big help. From start to finish it took me no longer than 10 minutes.