Kenmore E3 dryer not starting cycle

[Jeff212121]

I have a Kenmore E3 dryer that powers up, lets me select drying function but when I hit the start button all that happens is the timer counts down(See Video) . I have check continuity on Element (Good) Thermal Fuse (Good) Thermistor (Put new one in) Element High limit thermostat (Good) and Element Thermal Fuse(Good), nothing changed. What else can I check?

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[Guest]

Does anything mechanical happen when you press start?  Do you hear the motor running but the drum is not turning?

Posting videos isn't allowed 

I'm goint to assume the motor is not running.

First you need to confirm you have 220 volts going to the dryer.  Two legs of  around 120v from each side of the outlet.

 

[Budget Appliance Repair]

Most likely going to be a broken belt, (these have a belt switch that opens the motor circuit if the belt breaks), or a bad relay on the control board, (or just a bad solder joint on the motor relay), is a somewhat common problem found in these units - if it's the style I think it is, (it sure helps if you supply a model number).  If it's an electric heat model, a thermal fuse could cause your problem but you said you checked the thermal fuse.

[Jeff212121]

Attached is the model. Its an electric dryer

[dfphoto]

that looks to be a little more sophisticated.. check the door switch and the motor for 3-3.3ohms I think a relay could be shot. but.... check the door and the motor first.

[Jeff212121]

9 minutes ago, dfphoto said:

that looks to be a little more sophisticated.. check the door switch and the motor for 3-3.3ohms I think a relay could be shot. but.... check the door and the motor first.

If it was the door switch then the timer would not count down? 

[dfphoto]

No it's a parallel circuit timer and door are separate... dr. h will help you get this resolved.

[Budget Appliance Repair]

@Jeff212121 is correct - if the door switch wasn't closed the timer wouldn't count down.

This is a Canda model - I don't have any lookup for Canada models

[dfphoto]

I stand corrected!

[Guest]

On 3/5/2024 at 11:19 AM, dfphoto said:

No it's a parallel circuit timer and door are separate... dr. h will help you get this resolved.

Crazy. So let me understand this comment as well. So I reply to someone's post that nobody else has replied to and asked very basic troubleshooting questions and now you're being passive-agressive about it?  

Not just here but at least one other thread. 

I've said it many times in other posts; I'm not the professional repair person that a lot of the people are here, I'm just a DIY person. I didn't type out my whole personal disclaimer about this because I decided not to. 

Answer this for all of us @dfphoto is checking for 240 volts for an electric dryer #12 on basic troubleshooting, or where exactly is it for you? For me I try to remember that it should essentially be #1. 

So yeah the original post states that it 'powers up' but even dummy me knows that what the customer says is often misleading. 

Where exactly did I go wrong here?

I see you're a long-standing member here and presumably paid thousands for the right to your position of High-Authority. 

Did I miss the sign at the door that says people without 40 years of industry experience are not allowed to try to help?

You may need to schedule an appointment at the clinic