Tony Hwang wrote:
Terry wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:53:42 GMT, "Laurie"
wrote:


Bob wrote:

Laurie wrote:

I have an Amana dryer on a 220V 3-prong receptacle. I was turning
the timer dial and suddenly there was a pop! and then nothing -
there is no power at the dryer - the light doesn't even come on.
I checked the fuse box and rthere were no tripped breakers, but
just the same I went ahead and flipped them all off and on. Still
nothing.

In simple terms a 240 volt 3-wire circuit consists of two 120 volt
circuits with opposite polarity. The L-shaped contact is both the
neutral and ground. Measuring from there to each of the hot
contacts should show 120 volts, and there should be 240 volts
between the hot contacts.

Great - that makes sense and is helpful. I will check to see what
it shows.
The fuses or breakers for this outlet should somehow be ganged
together. If cartridge fuses are used, typically the fuseholder has
two fuses. Pull it out and check the fuses with an ohmmeter. Often,
dryers are protected with two plug fuses in a separate
enclosure with a big on-off lever on the outside.

I used the term fuse when I should have said breaker - sorry. Toller
said it should be a 30a - don't have one of those, just
20's, 2-20's together (is "ganged" the right word?) and then 50's
and 2-50's. I appreciate the help. I was looking for something separate
in the
garage that might control the dryer circuit, but didn't see
anything.


If all the breakers are on, it sounds like the problem is in your
dryer. Call an appliance repairman.

You can make sure with a voltage tester first.
Hi,
When a breaker trips, it is not easy to find it. Usually the breaker
handle is sitting in between on and off position. You reset it by
turning it of and back to on. I'd find a correct breaker, reset it,
and try the dryer again. If breaker trips again, most likely the
problem is with the dryer. Calling an electrician of appliance repair
tech, you have 50-50 chance being right. Eh=ither one can tell you if
the problem belongs to the other. Do you have a multimeter?
Good luck.

LOL - I was just trying to improve my odds of calling the right one first!
I flipped all the breakers already and the dryer didn't come back on, so I'm
thinking it's not the dryer (unless it's the pigtail which an Amana guy on
an appliance group told me it is possible the pigtail can go out, although
it's not common) I actually DO have a multimeter! I bought a nice little
Greenlee kit when I bought this house for basic electrical - I just wasn't
anxious to stick the leasds into anything OTHER than a basic electrical
outlet! I'm reading the manual on it now - but I'm pretty sure I'm going
with the electrician first from what I've gathered here. Thanks for the
info!