Kenmore dryer
showing E1
On a Kenmore whose model number begins 110, E1 is a thermistor failure.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Sensor circuit
- Controls and sensors
- Source: Kenmore
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What E1
actually means.
On a Kenmore whose model number begins 110, E1 is a thermistor failure. The control has lost a sensible reading from its temperature sensor, and Sears expects roughly 10,000 ohms from a good one at room temperature.
Kenmore dryer display · also shown as E2
What to do when E1 shows on the dryerKind of codeSensor circuit
A thermistor or the moisture sensor bars reading outside their range, or the wiring to them. The reading is checked with a meter before any part is ordered.
Usually leads toControls and sensors
A blank display, a panel that ignores buttons, codes, or cycles that end too soon or never end, traced to the board, timer or sensors.
Shows up asDryer Takes Too Long to Dry
Loads that used to dry in one cycle now need two, or come out damp at the seams.
MakeKenmore
Store-brand dryers in electric and gas versions, built for Kenmore by other manufacturers over the years.
SourceSears PartsDirect: Kenmore 110 series electronic control dryer error codes (Wayback 15.11.2019)
Kenmore 110 series electronic-control dryers (Sears chart). E2 on the same chart is also listed as a thermistor failure.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for E1 on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Read the model number on the rating plate and confirm it starts with 110.
Unplug the dryer; do not keep running heated cycles with the code showing.
Book a visit so the thermistor can be measured and replaced if it is out of range.
What not to do
E1 on a Kenmore with a different prefix may mean something else entirely. The meaning here belongs to the 110 chart only.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problems E1 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Dryer Takes Too Long to Dry
5 causes, cheapest first
Where E1 usually leads
Controls and sensors.
Kenmore
dryers.
Store-brand dryers in electric and gas versions, built for Kenmore by other manufacturers over the years.
Kenmore dryer repair
Electric dryer
The most common dryer in US homes: a 240-volt heating coil, a belt-driven drum and a vent to the outside.
Gas dryer
Heat from a burner on natural gas or propane, lit by an igniter and watched over by a flame sensor, with the motor on 120 volts.
Stackable dryer
The dryer half of a stacked pair or a single-frame laundry center, where the height and the closet decide how the repair is done.
In Kenmore's own words
Unplug the dryer and then check the resistance of the thermistor (temperature sensor).
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore 110 series electronic-control dryers (Sears chart). E2 on the same chart is also listed as a thermistor failure.
Kenmore E1 dryer repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
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Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about E1.
Can I clear E1 myself?
Can I test the E1 thermistor on my Kenmore 110 dryer myself?
Is E2 on my Kenmore 110 the same problem as E1?
Back to your everyday
Still showing E1?
Book with the code exactly as displayed, the whole model number, and whether you smell burning or gas — for a code, that is where the diagnosis starts.