On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:47:47 -0500, Ralph Mowery wrote:

While it may not trip a breaker, I would think it might if there was an
intermittant short in the power wiring.

Just to confirm, there is a breaker in the laundry room and it has not
tripped.

So, whatever it is, it isn't pulling enough current for a long enough time
to overheat the breaker switch.