A tale of two dryers - kenmore even heat

So, have two Kenmore Even Heat Gas dryers. (110.72954100 and 110.73942101) Beige on the left and white on the right. The right one was bought new, the left was bought at a garage sale. Same controls on both.
The one of the left would have an intermittent problem. Occasionally it would not run after push to start. Could unplug from the wall and plug back in and it would work. That has happened maybe 10 times on this dryer -it doesn't get used as much. So the other night, hubby said the dryer on the right wasn't working which has never had an issue. Same thing but unplugging didn't work. So thought maybe the start relay, Nope not it. Got to reading the tech sheet that was inside the panel and it will not initiate the diagnostic test. So checking out the wiring diagram, pretty sure it is the control board which is NLA. Found a company in Austin that works on control boards www.fixyourboard.com.... So shipping the control board to them today. Will let you know what happens.
So anybody have a new board available for the other dryer which I am sure will end up with the same fate?
Also, any way to swap out the control panel with a different model that doesn't have even heat board stuff, replace the thermistors with thermostats?? If so, what model might work?
Thanks,
John

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Post# 1074510 5/27/2020 at 10:54 (1,428 days old) by stopmeister72 (Irving, TX)
Checkrate/Likes So, have two Kenmore Even Heat Gas dryers. (110.72954100 and 110.73942101) Beige on the left and white on the right. The right one was bought new, the left was bought at a garage sale. Same controls on both. The one of the left would have an intermittent problem. Occasionally it would not run after push to start. Could unplug from the wall and plug back in and it would work. That has happened maybe 10 times on this dryer -it doesn't get used as much. So the other night, hubby said the dryer on the right wasn't working which has never had an issue. Same thing but unplugging didn't work. So thought maybe the start relay, Nope not it. Got to reading the tech sheet that was inside the panel and it will not initiate the diagnostic test. So checking out the wiring diagram, pretty sure it is the control board which is NLA. Found a company in Austin that works on control boards www.fixyourboard.com.... So shipping the control board to them today. Will let you know what happens. So anybody have a new board available for the other dryer which I am sure will end up with the same fate? Also, any way to swap out the control panel with a different model that doesn't have even heat board stuff, replace the thermistors with thermostats?? If so, what model might work? Thanks, John CLICK HERE TO GO TO stopmeister72's LINK Photos... < > Photo 1 of 3 View Full Size

Post# 1074517 , Reply# 1 5/27/2020 at 11:32 (1,428 days old) by DADoES (TX,�U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes 1 � I used FixYourBoard.com -- not FixMyBoard.com� :-)� -- in 2011 for the parents' WP wall oven.� Quick turn-around and the board hasn't (yet) exhibited any further trouble. Used or NIB EvenHeat boards can sometimes be found on eBay. CorecentricSolutions.com is another board repair source.

Post# 1075585 , Reply# 2 6/3/2020 at 19:18 (1,421 days old) by stopmeister72 (Irving, TX)
Checkrate/Likes *woohoo!* Just got the board in and installed. Works like a champ. So total with shipping was 181.86 plus what it took to ship it to them. So not bad considering a new equivalent dryer is 699.99. Also good is that it comes with a two year warranty. Photos... < > Photo 1 of 2 View Full Size

Post# 1075590 , Reply# 3 6/3/2020 at 19:45 (1,421 days old) by appnut (TX)
Checkrate/Likes YAY!!! Congratulations John!!!