Todays new dryers come wired for a 4 prong outlet. But if you have an
older style 3 prong, the instructions say to open up the back panel of
the dryer and tie the ground and neutral together. So I'm wondering
maybe if there's a problem with the way it was wired.

Actually, almost all dryers are "field wired." The installer puts on a 3
or 4 wire cord depending upon what the outlet is.

Frankly, it "sounds like" there is "something wrong" with your dryer.
Check the nameplace for both current and VOLTAGE. If you have a model
meant to run on 208 volts it may well draw too much juice on 240. Check
the instaltion instruction to see what can of circuit it requires (it should
spell out the minimum breaker size).

The major load on an electric dryer is just the heating elements. What
this means is the things like "loose wires" will not cause increased current
draw (this happens when the major load is a motor). You might also want to
check the connections at the breaker: a loose connection will generate heat
which will cause the breaker to trip a little sooner.

If everything is "OK" at your end, you call in repairman and tell him to
"Fix It!"






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