--- title: "Kenmore dryer showing Ex52 | DryerRepair.center" description: "What Ex52 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-compact-ex52/" --- # Kenmore dryer showing Ex52 Ex52 means the drive motor got hot enough to trip its thermal cutout. ## What Ex52 actually means. Ex52 means the drive motor got hot enough to trip its thermal cutout. Sears names an oversized or heavy load first, then friction somewhere in the drive system. Kenmore dryer display What to do when Ex52 shows on the dryer ### Kind of code Drive motor and belt The control expected the drum to turn and it did not — a snapped belt, a seized idler pulley or a motor that hums without starting. The belt and pulley are checked before the motor. ### Usually leads to Motor and blower repair A humming dryer that will not start, a rattle behind the drum, or weak airflow, traced to the drive motor or the blower wheel. ### Shows up as Dryer Not Spinning The dryer runs and may heat, but the drum stays still or turns only in fits. ### Make Kenmore Store-brand dryers in electric and gas versions, built for Kenmore by other manufacturers over the years. ### Source Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore compact condensing dryer error codes (Wayback 19.11.2019) Kenmore compact condensing dryer (Sears chart). ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Kenmore's own guidance for Ex52 on its dryers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Remove part of the load if it is large or heavy. 02 Let the motor cool, then restart the dryer. 03 If it trips again with a normal load, unplug it and book a visit to check the drum and drive parts. ### Still there? It usually turns into [motor and blower repair](https://dryerrepair.center/services/motor-and-blower-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do Ex52 is a motor protection code, not a heating code. The heat in question is the motor's own. ## What you may notice with it. The dryer problems Ex52 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dryer before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Dryer Not Spinning](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-not-spinning/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-not-spinning/) It also comes with - [**Dryer Making Loud Noise**](https://dryerrepair.center/problems/dryer-loud-noise/) Problem ### Dryer Not Spinning 5 causes, cheapest first Where Ex52 usually leads ## Motor and blower repair. **Drive motor or blower wheel · highest.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://dryerrepair.center/services/motor-and-blower-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/) [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/) Drive motor and belt on other makes [Miele F53](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f53/) [Samsung 3C](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/samsung-3c/) [Speed Queen Er ro](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/speed-queen-er-ro/) 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 > The thermal cutout trips when the drive motor overheats. Overloading the dryer can cause the motor to overheat. [Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore compact condensing dryer error codes (Wayback 19.11.2019)](https://web.archive.org/web/20191119232438/https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/dryer-repair/1234594/kenmore-compact-condensing-dryer/0582) [Sears PartsDirect: Kenmore compact condensing dryer error codes (Wayback 19.11.2019)](https://web.archive.org/web/20191119232438/https://www.searspartsdirect.com/diy/error-codes/dryer-repair/1234594/kenmore-compact-condensing-dryer/0582) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Kenmore compact condensing dryer (Sears chart). ## Kenmore Ex52 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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Remove part of the load if it is large or heavy. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does Ex52 happen with bedding on my Kenmore compact dryer? A compact drum packed with a heavy load makes the motor work harder, and Sears names overloading as a cause. A smaller load and a cool-down usually settle it. ### How long should my Kenmore compact dryer cool before a restart after Ex52? Sears only says to let the motor cool off before restarting. If it trips again with a light load, the drive system needs checking. --- **[Read on the site: Kenmore dryer showing Ex52 | DryerRepair.center](https://dryerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-compact-ex52/)** **[Book a visit with DryerRepair.center](https://dryerrepair.center/schedule/)**