Disconnect the thermal fuse from the wires.
Kenmore elite dryer thermal fuse testing.
If the needle on your multimeter does not move your thermal fuse is blow.
Dryer thermal fuse replacement.
The thermistor is a device that is needed and unlike a thermal fuse cannot be bypassed by shorting its two leads together.
The image above shows the location of the thermal fuse.
On an electric dryer if the thermal fuse is bad then the motor will not run.
Debby the the thermal fuse is located on the blower housing behind the lower access panel.
Measure with an ohm meter in the 20k range.
Ensure to shut off electrical power to the dryer before.
The next time you try to start the dryer the motor won t run even though the dryer has power.
On kenmore elite it is the black device on the blower tube closest to the gas valve assembly.
The thermal fuse shuts down the dryer when it starts to overheat.
Cold reading is around 12k ohms.
If your dryer is not heating then you should test the thermal fuse thermal cutoff for continuity to see if it is good or bad.
Testing the thermal fuse.
Once you understand how to tell if a thermal fuse is blown you can move onto the next step.
To test any fuse set the function switch on your digital multimeter to the r x 1 scale or to its continuity function if it has one.
This free video shows step by.
Typically you must remove the back panel of a dryer to access the fuse.
Unplug the dryer and remove the leads from the thermistor.
If you have an electric dryer and the drum is rotating then the thermal fuse is not your problem.