Kenmore Washer Model Guides — Complete Models Guide

Five Kenmore washer guides, four of them Whirlpool-built — the 41/22 Series, the 500 and 700 Series top-loaders and the Elite 110/796 — and one LG-built, the Elite 796 front-loader. One badge, two entirely different machines underneath. A Whirlpool top-load platform gives trouble at the shift actuator, the lid lock and the basket drive; the LG front-loader gives trouble at the drain pump, the door lock and the bearings.

Each guide names the platform before the fault and then follows it through. For the top-loaders that means lid lock, actuator, drive and pressure sensing in that order; for the front-loader it means filter, pump, lock and motor control. The pages point at the equivalent manufacturer model where a parts search actually works, which is what turns a Kenmore repair into something tractable rather than a guessing exercise.

No gas and no refrigerant in any of these, so the hazard is water beside line voltage and the machine gets unplugged rather than paused. On the front-loader a rumbling drum or play at the rim raises the bearing and tub-seal question, which is a different decision from a pump or a lock. Order by the full model number with the prefix intact. EasyBear services Kenmore washers across Sacramento and the Bay Area.