Doug Miller wrote:
In article [email protected], "fencingmom" [email protected] wrote:

as soon as I turn on my dryer the circut breaker trips off. would this be a
problem with the breaker or the dryer? The dryer is only 2 years old.


You haven't provided anywhere nearly enough information to enable anyone to
even guess at the answer.

Gas or electric dryer?

Does the circuit breaker really trip the instant you turn on the dryer, or is
there a discernible delay?

Most dryers have an air-only setting; does the problem occur on that setting,
too, or just when it's set on a heating cycle?

What is the amperage of the circuit breaker?

What is the amperage listed on the dryer's electrical rating plate?

Did this problem start suddenly, or has it been intermittent and growing worse
over time?

If the problem started suddenly, did any unusual event (fire, flood, lightning
strike, mechanical damage, etc.) occur shortly before it started?



Now if this was asked on alt.hvac six responders would for sure tell him
to install a new wall thermostat. G

Nicely posed diagnostic questions Doug, you should charge more.

Jeff
--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.

as soon as I turn on my dryer the circut breaker trips off. would this be a
problem with the breaker or the dryer? The dryer is only 2 years old.

In article [email protected], "fencingmom" [email protected] wrote:
as soon as I turn on my dryer the circut breaker trips off. would this be a
problem with the breaker or the dryer? The dryer is only 2 years old.

You haven't provided anywhere nearly enough information to enable anyone to
even guess at the answer.

Gas or electric dryer?

Does the circuit breaker really trip the instant you turn on the dryer, or is
there a discernible delay?

Most dryers have an air-only setting; does the problem occur on that setting,
too, or just when it's set on a heating cycle?

What is the amperage of the circuit breaker?

What is the amperage listed on the dryer's electrical rating plate?

Did this problem start suddenly, or has it been intermittent and growing worse
over time?

If the problem started suddenly, did any unusual event (fire, flood, lightning
strike, mechanical damage, etc.) occur shortly before it started?

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

In article , Jeff Wisnia wrote:
Doug Miller wrote:
In article [email protected], "fencingmom" [email protected] wrote:

as soon as I turn on my dryer the circut breaker trips off. would this be a
problem with the breaker or the dryer? The dryer is only 2 years old.


You haven't provided anywhere nearly enough information to enable anyone to
even guess at the answer.

Gas or electric dryer?

Does the circuit breaker really trip the instant you turn on the dryer, or is

there a discernible delay?

Most dryers have an air-only setting; does the problem occur on that setting,

too, or just when it's set on a heating cycle?

What is the amperage of the circuit breaker?

What is the amperage listed on the dryer's electrical rating plate?

Did this problem start suddenly, or has it been intermittent and growing
worse
over time?

If the problem started suddenly, did any unusual event (fire, flood,
lightning
strike, mechanical damage, etc.) occur shortly before it started?



Now if this was asked on alt.hvac six responders would for sure tell him
to install a new wall thermostat. G

... and touch off another two-week flame war.

Nicely posed diagnostic questions Doug, you should charge more.

Thanks, Jeff, I'm thinking about raising my rates. g We'll see what the OP
comes back with, and then maybe we'll have something to work with.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

If your dryer has a plug on it, unplug it. If the breaker resets, the
problem probably has something to do with the dryer





"fencingmom" [email protected] wrote in message news:[email protected]...
as soon as I turn on my dryer the circut breaker trips off. would this be
a
problem with the breaker or the dryer? The dryer is only 2 years old.

On Oct 22, 4:29?pm, "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote:
If your dryer has a plug on it, unplug it. If the breaker resets, the
problem probably has something to do with the dryer



"fencingmom" [email protected] wrote in messagenews:[email protected]...
as soon as I turn on my dryer the circut breaker trips off. would this be
a
problem with the breaker or the dryer? The dryer is only 2 years old.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

a frequent cause in a electric dryer is a failed heating element, they
tend to break and ground to the case

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:48:13 GMT, "fencingmom" [email protected] wrote:

as soon as I turn on my dryer the circut breaker trips off. would this be a
problem with the breaker or the dryer?

Yes.

The dryer is only 2 years old.

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:15:05 -0300, Jeff Wisnia
wrote:

Doug Miller wrote:
In article [email protected], "fencingmom" [email protected] wrote:

as soon as I turn on my dryer the circut breaker trips off. would this be a
problem with the breaker or the dryer? The dryer is only 2 years old.


You haven't provided anywhere nearly enough information to enable anyone to
even guess at the answer.

Gas or electric dryer?

Does the circuit breaker really trip the instant you turn on the dryer, or is
there a discernible delay?

Most dryers have an air-only setting; does the problem occur on that setting,
too, or just when it's set on a heating cycle?

What is the amperage of the circuit breaker?

What is the amperage listed on the dryer's electrical rating plate?

Did this problem start suddenly, or has it been intermittent and growing worse
over time?

If the problem started suddenly, did any unusual event (fire, flood, lightning
strike, mechanical damage, etc.) occur shortly before it started?



Now if this was asked on alt.hvac six responders would for sure tell him
to install a new wall thermostat. G

Nicely posed diagnostic questions Doug, you should charge more.


And if it was me with the dryer problem. I'd answer them.

Jeff
--
64 days until the winter solstice celebration

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Unlike biological evolution. 'intelligent design' is
not a genuine scientific theory and, therefore, has
no place in the curriculum of our nation's public
school classes." -- Ted Kennedy

wingnut wrote:

Now if this was asked on alt.hvac six responders would for sure tell
him to install a new wall thermostat. G



Alt.Hvac is trade newsgroups for tradesman. Not an appropriate group
for homeowners at all.

.... and a sorry reflection on the trade, for sure.

--
The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to
minimize spam. Our true address is of the form .