My kenmore elite he4 dryer wont start

no reset but a thermal fuse.. maybe thats the problem

You are getting moisture in the control panel buttons. After a while the panel will not function at all. The light in the dryer tub will still come on when the door is open. When you unplug your machine and it sets for awhile you are allowing the moisture to dry and the machine can reset. Some people use a hair dryer to dry out the control panel for a temporary fix. Eventually, you will have to get it replaced once it stops resetting for you.

oh its nothing press those two buttons and bam your problem is sloved for the control panel

sounds like your control panel needs replaced

Many different possibilities. Could be thermal fuse, timer / control, motor. Start switch, or door switch. Most likely need to call service unless you have means to troubleshoot and test parts.

Mine has an "auto dry" button. It says underneath, "Press & hold 3 seconds..." to unlock control. I did it, it worked.

possible stuck button on inter face ,, this sounds like kenmore oasis dryer

the machine is in lock mode made for children in mind so that they do not touch any cycle while on,, look for lock icon hold 3 seconds and u will hear beep and that its it u r done ,,,,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq3k22cqjR8&feature=related

Try this...

FWIW ... the Sears guy came by yesterday. The problem was apparently that the door latch was not operating to the extent that the sensors thought the door was open. He is replacing the latch next week. He adjusted the old one in the mean tiome and it appears to be working fine.

This kind of stunned me, since my wife reported an electric zap and the interior light burned out as the dryer went dead -- so I was sure it would be a fried circuit board -- but, no, a little jiggling of the latch seemed to clear it up....