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title: "Kenmore dryer showing E10 | DryerRepair.center"
description: "What E10 means on Kenmore dryers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
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# Kenmore dryer showing E10

E10 on a 417-prefix Kenmore is an electronic control board communication error.

## What E10 actually means.

E10 on a 417-prefix Kenmore is an electronic control board communication error. Sears treats it as a board-level problem after a reset has failed.

Kenmore dryer display · also shown as E11, E12

What to do when E10 shows on the dryer

### Kind of code Communication

The main control board and the display board have stopped talking to each other. The harness and its connectors are checked before either board.

### Usually leads to Controls 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 as Dryer Control Panel Not Responding

Buttons do nothing, the dial turns without effect, or the display is frozen or flickering.

### Make Kenmore

Store-brand dryers in electric and gas versions, built for Kenmore by other manufacturers over the years.

### Source Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 417 model dryer error codes (Wayback 17.11.2019)

Kenmore 417 model dryers (Sears chart), where E11 and E12 carry the same description.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for E10 on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Unplug the dryer for five minutes to reset the control.

02

Plug it back in and start a cycle.

03

If E10 comes back, book a visit to confirm the board and its connections.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [controls and sensors](https://dryerrepair.center/services/controls-and-sensors/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

E10 does not involve the heating or drive parts. The drum and heater may be fine; it is the electronics that lost their exchange.

## What you may notice with it.

The dryer problems E10 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Dryer Control Panel Not Responding](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/control-panel-not-responding/)

[All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/control-panel-not-responding/)

It also comes with

- [**Dryer Error Code**](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-error-code/)

Problem

### Dryer Control Panel Not Responding

5 causes, cheapest first

Where E10 usually leads

## Controls and sensors.

**Control board, timer or moisture sensor · moderate.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dryerrepair.center/services/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](https://dryerrepair.center/brands/kenmore/)

More Kenmore codes

[E1](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-110-e1/) [E5B](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-417-e5b/) [E8C](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-417-e8c/) [dE](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-796-de/) [tE1](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-796-te1/) [Ex21](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-compact-ex21/) [Ex52](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-compact-ex52/)

Communication on other makes

[ASKO E0](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/asko-e0/) [Samsung AC](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-ac/) [Whirlpool F6 E1](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-f6e1/)

[All 5 codes of this kind](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-communication)

Kenmore builds this

### Electric dryer

The most common dryer in US homes: a 240-volt heating coil, a belt-driven drum and a vent to the outside.

Kenmore builds this

### 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.

Kenmore builds this

### 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 for 5 minutes to reset the control board.

[Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 417 model dryer error codes (Wayback 17.11.2019)](https://web.archive.org/web/20191117043718/https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/dryer-repair/1234594/kenmore-417-model-dryer/0582) [Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 417 model dryer error codes (Wayback 17.11.2019)](https://web.archive.org/web/20191117043718/https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/dryer-repair/1234594/kenmore-417-model-dryer/0582)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore 417 model dryers (Sears chart), where E11 and E12 carry the same description.

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## Questions about E10.

### Can I clear E10 myself?

Unplug the dryer for five minutes to reset the control. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### Why unplug a Kenmore 417 for five minutes when E10 shows?

A full five minutes lets the control fully power down and restart. Sears only moves to the board if the code survives that reset.

### My Kenmore shows E11 instead of E10. Is that different?

On the 417 chart Sears gives E10, E11 and E12 the same description, a control board communication error, and the same first step.

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