Repair cost
Kenmore dryer heating element replacement cost
The element and the protection replaced as the builder specifies, with the duct checked in the same visit. That check is part of the repair rather than an extra: a thermal cut-off opens for a reason, and fitting a new one without finding the reason buys a few weeks.
- From $95 diagnostic, credited to the repair
- 59 cities and neighborhoods covered
- OEM parts available on order
- In writing the price, before anything is opened
The short version
Where this figure comes from
A starting point for built-in appliances in South Florida, published so the number is not a mystery until somebody is standing in your kitchen.
Starts at
from $175
After a diagnostic from $95, which comes off the bill when you go ahead with the work.
or call (305) 680-1018
It is not
A quote for your unit
Exact cost
Confirmed after the on-site diagnostic
Warranty
On the labor we performed
What moves it
Why two of the same job cost different amounts
These apply at the same time and in both directions. Which of them is true of your kitchen is what the on-site diagnostic settles.
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Whether the duct caused it
A restricted vent is the commonest reason a heat circuit fails, and replacing the element without clearing the duct is a repair with a return visit inside it. That check is included.
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Which company built the dryer
110 is a Whirlpool, 796 is an LG and 417 is a Frigidaire. The element assemblies differ, the protective devices differ, and how much of the machine comes apart to reach them differs more.
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Whether the cut-offs go back with it
Most of these builders specify replacing the thermal protection alongside the element. That is a few dollars of parts and no extra labor at the time, and considerably more of both later.
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Whether it is the element at all
A dryer that tumbles and does not heat can be the element, a thermostat, a cut-off, the timer or the control. They are tested rather than swapped.
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Gas or electric
A gas dryer with no heat is an igniter and flame-sensing job rather than an element one. It has its own page and its own figure.
The work itself
What we actually do
The job behind the figure: what it involves, when a symptom points at it, and what we check first.
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from $175 Dryer heating element replacement
An electric dryer that tumbles without heat. The element or a thermal cut-off is the usual answer — and a cut-off that has opened is very often the vent's doing rather than bad luck, which is why the duct is checked in the same visit rather than in the next one.
- The duct checked in the same visit, always
- Element and cut-offs tested as a circuit
- Electric only — gas is a different job
In more detail
About Kenmore dryer heating element replacement cost
The element is usually the symptom, not the cause
Heating elements do fail on their own, but far more of them fail because they were asked to run in air that was not moving. That is a duct problem wearing an element's clothes, and it is why this repair includes checking the vent rather than treating it as a different job somebody can decline. A new element in a blocked system is a repair with an expiry date.
Three builders, three assemblies
Whirlpool-built, LG-built and Frigidaire-built dryers do not share a heat circuit layout. The element may be a coil in a housing or a sealed assembly, the protection may be one device or three, and the route to any of it is different. Reading the prefix before ordering is what keeps this a single visit.
What we leave you with
A dryer that heats, an airflow figure at the vent, and a straight answer about whether the duct needs work of its own. On this appliance in this climate, those three things together are worth more than the part.
This article is based on:
- Official manufacturer documentation
- Internal repair procedures
- Technician repair history
- Company quality standards
Before you book
Questions about Kenmore dryer heating element replacement cost
It tumbles but there is no heat at all.
Check the vent first, then whether it is gas or electric. Those two questions between them narrow this to a short list before anybody opens anything.
Why replace parts that still work?
Because thermal protection is sacrificial by design and it has already been through the event that killed the element. Replacing it costs very little now and is a second visit later.
Where we do it
Across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach
Same terms everywhere we go: an on-site diagnostic first, the price agreed in writing, and the exact figure confirmed once we have seen the unit.
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