dryer fix
Hi all, Its been a while but I have another tip.
picked up a dryer and dishwasher eons ago and just got to fixing them. the problem with both was when a cycle was started they would both trip out the breakers.
if this happens with an appliance that uses an element to heat something it is 99% certain that the element is shorting out causing the trip.
after a quick look on ebay.co.uk I found the dryer element for 25quid, ordered, fitted and it works fine. same goes for the diswasher although that element was a about 40quid and a bit mor tricky to fit.(did the dryer in 10 minutes via a little panel on the back, the dishwasher was virtually stripped and took 1 1/2 hours!).
so I guess if your washer/dryer/dishwasher etc suddenlly starts to trip the breakers, open up the machine and just disconnect the element (isolating the connections with electrical tape) and try switching it on again, if it doesnt trip the breakers its the element and therefore a cheap fix if you go through ebay. irish suppliers tend to be more expensive.
hope it helps
jim
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