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Appliance repair guys/ electricians am I in danger of my house burning down?
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:27 pm
Was sitting back watching tv and I hear a click and the clothes dryer stops running. Go to the breaker box and the breaker for the dryer is tripped. Flip it back on and turn the dryer on, it starts running but I hear a clicking sound coming from the dryer plug. I have turned off the breaker to the dryer and unplugged it. I have no clue what to do from here.
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Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:28 pm to GenJackson1814
When you flip it, they will come
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:29 pm to GenJackson1814
Get out.
NOW!!!
NOW!!!
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:30 pm to GenJackson1814
Put your finger in the socket. Do it.
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:31 pm to GenJackson1814
It's drawing too many Amps. A heat limiting sensor may have malfunctioned or maybe the motor or bearings are going out.
I just bought a new one after keeping the old one on life support for years. When it throws big breakers, who want to worry about burning the house down?
I just bought a new one after keeping the old one on life support for years. When it throws big breakers, who want to worry about burning the house down?
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:31 pm to texashorn
Electron leak in the house, first break all
Your windows
Your windows
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:33 pm to GenJackson1814
You are safe now that the breaker is off.
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:34 pm to Bullfrog
Looks like I'll be getting the wife a dryer for Valentine's Day then
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:36 pm to GenJackson1814
Sears has good specials all the time.
But the misses will probably stab you if that's her only gift.
ETA: need pics of wife to determine proper dryer rec.
But the misses will probably stab you if that's her only gift.
ETA: need pics of wife to determine proper dryer rec.
This post was edited on 2/4/16 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:43 pm to GenJackson1814
Is your CO detector going off? If not, GTFO and call the fire dept
Posted on 2/4/16 at 9:51 pm to Bullfrog
quote:
Sears has good specials all the time.
Then you wouldn't call them "specials".
Posted on 2/4/16 at 10:01 pm to Itismemc
quote:
Electron leak in the house, first break all
Your windows
Posted on 2/4/16 at 10:02 pm to GenJackson1814
Posted on 2/4/16 at 10:06 pm to Bullfrog
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A heat limiting sensor may have malfunctioned or maybe the motor or bearings are going out.
I just bought a new one
I just replaced mine. Sears sells this high heat limiter as a kit with a thermostat. I paid $36 at the Sears parts store, but I saw some as cheap as $24 online.
It's a pretty easy fix. Lots of how-to videos on YouTube. If you find you can't do it, you've only wasted $36.
Posted on 2/4/16 at 10:13 pm to GenJackson1814
turn off breaker, either your plug or your cord is bad. I would have a professional check it out. Call an electrician before you call an appliance man. An appliance man can change the cord, not the outlet.
Posted on 2/4/16 at 10:15 pm to GenJackson1814
You should go outside and break the windows in your house!!! It's a gas leak!!
Posted on 2/4/16 at 10:20 pm to HonoraryCoonass
there are three heat limiting devices on all dryers, no way all three fail closed, ever. They fail open all the time, but not all three because one fails and a system cuts out (be it the heat or the motor) . Failing closed is very rare and no way all three would fail. You have two thermostats on the heat source and a thermal fuse on the exhaust with a limiting thermostat. Just too many safety systems for them all to malfunction.
Poping from an outlet sounds like a bad outlet or more specifically a bad connection in an outlet.
this video explains it
Also to the guy who said thermal kits. Best prices are on Amazon and you get the factory stuff, not the Supco parts. (or you can get Supco, just no 1-year warranty) The eletric thermal kits are $17, the fuses are $3 the gas thermals are $19 and the belts are $3-8. (plus most are prime)
When the motor bearings fail the start switch fails to engage and the motor just hums, the roller are support bearings generate a ton of noise when failing, but other than belt damage or pulley wheel damage I don't think that would be the cause.
His symptoms are a noise from the outlet box and popped breakers.
Poping from an outlet sounds like a bad outlet or more specifically a bad connection in an outlet.
this video explains it
Also to the guy who said thermal kits. Best prices are on Amazon and you get the factory stuff, not the Supco parts. (or you can get Supco, just no 1-year warranty) The eletric thermal kits are $17, the fuses are $3 the gas thermals are $19 and the belts are $3-8. (plus most are prime)
When the motor bearings fail the start switch fails to engage and the motor just hums, the roller are support bearings generate a ton of noise when failing, but other than belt damage or pulley wheel damage I don't think that would be the cause.
His symptoms are a noise from the outlet box and popped breakers.
Posted on 2/4/16 at 11:03 pm to GenJackson1814
Sounds like a dryer problem more so than wiring or anything electrical
Posted on 2/4/16 at 11:07 pm to GenJackson1814
When is the last time you cleaned the lint trap?
Posted on 2/4/16 at 11:26 pm to SEClint
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Sounds like a dryer problem more so than wiring or anything electrical
the noise is coming from the outlet, when does an outlet ever make noise unless there is arcing inside the outlet?
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