--- title: "Kenmore dryer showing dE | DryerRepair.center" description: "What dE means on Kenmore dryers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-796-de/" --- # Kenmore dryer showing dE dE on a 796-prefix Kenmore is a door switch error. ## What dE actually means. dE on a 796-prefix Kenmore is a door switch error. The control is not getting a clean signal that the door is shut, so it will not run. Kenmore dryer display What to do when dE shows on the dryer ### Kind of code Door and lock The control cannot confirm that the door is shut, so it will not start. A worn strike or a bent latch is looked at before the door switch itself. ### Usually leads to Door switch and latch repair A dryer that ignores the start button with its door shut, or a door that will not stay closed, fixed at the switch, catch or hinge. ### Shows up as Dryer Door Won't Latch The door swings back open, will not stay shut, or closes but the dryer acts as if it is open. ### Make Kenmore Store-brand dryers in electric and gas versions, built for Kenmore by other manufacturers over the years. ### Source Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 796 model dryer error codes (Wayback 19.11.2019) Kenmore 796 model dryers (Sears chart). ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for dE on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Open and close the door firmly, checking that nothing is caught at the edge. 02 Leave the tech sheet in the console in place; it explains the test mode used to check the switch. 03 Book a visit if dE stays with the door properly closed. ### Still there? It usually turns into [door switch and latch repair](https://dryerrepair.center/services/door-switch-and-latch-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do dE is not always a bad switch. A door that is not fully closing gives the same code, so the latch and strike are checked too. ## What you may notice with it. The dryer problems dE tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Dryer Door Won't Latch](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-door-wont-latch/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-door-wont-latch/) It also comes with - [**Dryer Not Starting**](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-not-starting/) Problem ### Dryer Door Won't Latch 5 causes, cheapest first Where dE usually leads ## Door switch and latch repair. **Door switch, catch or hinge · lowest.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dryerrepair.center/services/door-switch-and-latch-repair/) ## 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/) [E10](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-417-e10/) [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/) Door and lock on other makes [ASKO E7](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/asko-e7/) [Electrolux E 42](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-e42/) [LG dE](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/lg-de/) [Miele F36](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f36/) [Samsung dC](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-dc/) [Speed Queen Door Open](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/speed-queen-door-open/) [Whirlpool ERR](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/whirlpool-err/) [Fisher & Paykel door OPEn](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-door-open/) [All 10 codes of this kind](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-door) 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 > Door switch error [Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 796 model dryer error codes (Wayback 19.11.2019)](https://web.archive.org/web/20191119032121/https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/dryer-repair/1234594/kenmore-796-model-dryer/0582) [Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore 796 model dryer error codes (Wayback 19.11.2019)](https://web.archive.org/web/20191119032121/https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/dryer-repair/1234594/kenmore-796-model-dryer/0582) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. 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Open and close the door firmly, checking that nothing is caught at the edge. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Where is the tech sheet for my Kenmore 796 dryer? Sears says it is typically stored in the console. It describes the diagnostic test mode, so leave it there for the technician. ### Will my Kenmore 796 run at all while dE is showing? It will not start a cycle, because the control needs to confirm the door is closed first. --- **[Read on the site: Kenmore dryer showing dE | DryerRepair.center](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-796-de/)** **[Book a visit with DryerRepair.center](https://dryerrepair.center/schedule/)**