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Question about a weird Maytag dryer that kept tripping the breaker
Took me 4 hours to find a tiny nick in the heater wire insulation. Anyone else seen that on the newer models?
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harper_burns596d ago
Man, that "tiny nick in the heater wire insulation" is exactly the kind of thing I would have missed. I used to always assume a tripping breaker meant a bad heating element or a motor. Finding a small spot like that would have had me replacing parts for no reason. It really makes you slow down and check every inch of wire. I won't just do a quick visual check anymore, I'll be running my fingers along the whole thing feeling for cuts.
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sandra_moore306d ago
Oh man, tell me about it. I wasted a whole afternoon once on a dryer that kept tripping. I swapped the heating element, the thermostat, the whole deal. Turns out it was a tiny little rub-through on the wire going to the door switch, hidden up under the lip of the drum. I felt so dumb. Now I pull out my little flashlight and go over every single wire, even if it looks fine from a foot away. That feeling you get when you finally spot the real problem is the best.
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wyattramirez6d ago
My buddy spent three hours on a fridge before finding a chewed wire behind the panel.
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