How To: LG/Kenmore Moisture Sensor Bar 6500EL3001A

Symptoms: Corroded or damaged; not sending the signal to the board preventing auto-dry from working.

Tools: Phillips screwdriver, flathead screwdriver.

This LG/Kenmore made Dryer Moisture Sensor Bar replaces the following older part numbers on LG Dryers: 1268224.

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[francinecorry]

I cleaned them with a little rubbing alcohol, let dry then wipe with a soft towel" without removal". It worked for me as I put in a large load, the sensor added 34 minutes B/C it was not dry. Before cleaning, 41 min. to 2 minutes in just 3 minutes total! Try this first!

[Jeremyb]

Thank you! I ordered some replacement bars online and installed them today.. It now works great. I noticed that there was a little bit of lint buildup on the backside of the old sensors... To be honest, I kind of wonder if whether cleaning that would have fixed the problem. I went ahead and saved the old ones just in case they were still good. Either way, the dryer is now working great. Thank you for your video!

[medicmark]

How can you tell if the part is not good? Can I put a tester on it or something else? My Amana dryer is showing a E5 code...I have changed the heater core, the thermistor and the fuse and put it all back together and it still shows the same code so I was thinking of the guide sensor

[philipose]

while that white plastic lint frame is out, it is a good idea to vacuum out that area 'down below & or use a lint brush to get the lint out down in there

[gilliancarbone]

How do you know if you need to replace BOTH sensors? Would there be any signs of wear and tear visible?

[TechnologyRescue]

Can you clean the sensors, test them? They are passive metal pieces that could be coated with anti cling goop from dryer sheets. The sensors could be fine, but upstream Electronics or sensors could bed the problem.

[westonpaschal]

Can I tie the wires together and bypass it? One of the bars got snagged and pulled out.

[billl]

what does it mean if when you hit start the dryer doesnt come on and the sensing light does

[mangosgomexico]

I replaced mine. But it didn’t work. Same thing. Dryer goes from 41 min to 19 and 2 all in a few minutes. Maybe the thermostat?

[phivepointzero]

How does a metal strip go bad? There are no solid state materials present.

[zainfadhil]

Can you delete those sensors? My cloth always wet??

[larryg]

The cloths sometimes are still wet after drying. Is this the sensor?

[DominiqueCairo]

Would this be causing the heat sensor to pop out? I have to take the back off the dryer and pop the heat sensor button back in before every load and then it will heat again

[earlenelown]

My dryer works well, but the end of cycle bell is not working. The sound display to turn off and on also does not make any sound. Easy fix or not?

[seangaston]

I ordered these and replaced them and my dryer is still showing the "check filter" indicator and won't start. Anything else I should try?

[margaretmessinetti]

Thank you - great video - It really is an easy repair : )

[infalinksrid]

Auto-dry is not working on my whirlpool dryer. I went into diagnostic mode to check for error codes and there is none. Could this still be a problem with the sensor? Is the fault code supposed to register correctly? I am concerned there could be another problem since the fault code is not coming up.

[CityoftheSilent]

I can’t get the moisture sensor to disconnect from the wire

[tomgercie]

will cause dry to run then shut off couple minutes and start

[rwahid]

The wire connection on mine won't come off. You easily pulled yours off mine not so easy, I been trying to take it off for the last hour