Kenmore dryer
showing E5B
E5B on a 417-prefix Kenmore means the dryer is not heating.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Heating
- Heating element repair
- Source: Kenmore
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What E5B
actually means.
E5B on a 417-prefix Kenmore means the dryer is not heating. Sears points to the heating system: on an electric model a tripped house breaker, on a gas model a supply valve that is not fully open.
Kenmore dryer display
What to do when E5B shows on the dryerKind of codeHeating
The dryer expected heat and did not get it, or got it too slowly. On an electric model the element and its wiring; on a gas model the igniter, the flame sensor and the valve coils. A blocked vent is ruled out first.
Usually leads toHeating element repair
No heat or weak heat on an electric dryer, traced to the coil, its terminals or the safety parts on its housing.
Shows up asDryer Not Heating
The drum turns and the cycle runs, but the air stays cool and the clothes come out damp.
MakeKenmore
Store-brand dryers in electric and gas versions, built for Kenmore by other manufacturers over the years.
SourceSears PartsDirect: Kenmore 417 model dryer error codes (Wayback 17.11.2019)
Kenmore 417 model dryers (Sears chart). Models without a display flash it on the indicator lights (five flashes) and the Start light (eleven flashes for B).
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for E5B on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
On an electric dryer, check both breakers for the dryer in the panel.
On a gas dryer, make sure the gas shut-off valve behind the machine is fully open.
If the code returns, book a visit to test the element or the burner parts.
What not to do
E5B is not a vent code. A blocked duct makes a dryer slow, but this code says the heat source itself is not producing.
What you may
notice with it.
The dryer problems E5B tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked.
All problems
Dryer Not Heating
6 causes, cheapest first
Where E5B usually leads
Heating element repair.
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
For a gas dryer, make sure that the gas supply cut-off valve is fully open.
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). Models without a display flash it on the indicator lights (five flashes) and the Start light (eleven flashes for B).
Kenmore E5B 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.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
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 E5B.
Can I clear E5B myself?
My Kenmore 417 gas dryer shows E5B after a gas line repair. Why?
How would E5B show on a Kenmore 417 with no display?
Back to your everyday
Still showing E5B?
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.