wrote:
I just moved into a house with an older (maybe 6-7 years old)
washer/dryer set. I was able to do one load of laundry in the dryer,
but since then the dryer trips the breaker every time I use it after
running for maybe 2 minutes. I tried lowering the heat but even at
the
lowest heat setting it tripped. I finally set it to "no heat" and
was
then able to run it for a full cycle without tripping the breaker.

Any ideas on what the problem could be? Is there something I can do
to
determine if it's a problem with the appliance or with the circuit
breaker?

Hi,

A copy:

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We have a dryer ( could be any make! ) that is consistently blowing
fuses ( tripping breaker ) after about 5-10-15-20 minutes. We have
taken the dryer apart to check for clogs in the venting system and to
check if the heating core was okay and they seem to be fine. Any ideas?


Blowing the house fuses/breaker? If yes....the dryer usually will blow
a fuse/breaker right away if there is a problem in the dryer....more
often than not a fuse that blows after the dryer has been running a
while it is a fuse box issue. A test: Put 2 new 30 amp fuses in and run
the dryer with the heat on for 5-10 minutes, turn off the dryer and
quickly remove the fuses from the house fuse box and see if they are
hot at all ( especially on the bottom )....if the fuses are getting hot
they are probably melting the fuse link and not really blowing = fuse
box problem.

As for most things there are exceptions....a grounded heating element
-may- blow the fuse after the dryer has been on for a while, it is easy
to test for that as well. See link here (
http://www.applianceaid.com/grounded.html ). A burnt/loose power
cord/plug -may- also give this type of a problem.

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I'd try another 30 amp breaker before getting too deep into the dryer
itself...JMO!

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/