Thread Number: 9538
Need help with a 120 volt dryer. |
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Post# 176740 , Reply# 1   12/19/2006 at 17:31 (6,336 days old) by coldspot ()   |   | |
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Before any one ask. I did check the lint screen and vent. 100% clean on both. |
Post# 176741 , Reply# 2   12/19/2006 at 17:34 (6,336 days old) by coldspot ()   |   | |
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Edit the mod: it is a ldr3822hq1 |
Post# 176770 , Reply# 5   12/19/2006 at 20:45 (6,336 days old) by exploder321 ()   |   | |
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My old dryer (a 97 Kenmore dryer) over heated when the thermostat got stuck and something else melted causing the timer to go flukie and it caught fire... I wouldn't use it until i figured out the problem |
Post# 176799 , Reply# 6   12/19/2006 at 22:09 (6,336 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Is this a protable dryer or a full-sized 220v one converted to use 110v? Since you have a 20a line for the appliance, you would probably do well to upgrade to a 20a rated receptacle/ outlet ("Heavy duty" or "pro-grade") this will have a horizontal slot on the left (as you look at it) as well as the standard two parallel slits (and a nearly round ground hole). Electrical code in a residential setting allows a 15a or a 20a receptacle on a 20a line. The above however will not solve the breaker-tripping issue. ROTSA RUCK! |
Post# 176803 , Reply# 7   12/19/2006 at 22:13 (6,336 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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See Question #5 (Back wiring, as described further down within the link, is NOT recommended, BTW! USE THE SCREWS!) CLICK HERE TO GO TO toggleswitch's LINK |
Post# 176842 , Reply# 9   12/19/2006 at 23:25 (6,336 days old) by coldspot ()   |   | |
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Also just looked at the wall socket. It got so hot that it warped. Looks like I be buying a new one of them for this place. |
Post# 176940 , Reply# 10   12/20/2006 at 10:57 (6,336 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Hi: Replacing the cord and the outlet may resolve your problem- I had a similar situation some years back when badly located outlets in a rental house forced me to run a window air conditioner using a heavy-duty refrigerator extension cord. 110V cords and outlets just can't take heavy draws forever, it seems. I got in the habit of replacing the cord and outlet every two years, and I never ran that unit when I wasn't home, for safety's sake. What happened to make me begin replacing cords and outlets was an "electrical" hot smell; when I investigated, I found that the cord was blackened at its ends, and the outlet blackened, too. There had obviously been some arcing going on. Replacement of the cord and outlet, plus cleaning the plug of the air conditioner with fine emery paper (to improve metal-to-metal contact), stopped all arcing and resolved the problem. P.S.: When you replace the outlet, be sure the connections are by-grannies TIGHT. Loose ones are a common source of in-wall arcing and therefore fires. |
Post# 176949 , Reply# 11   12/20/2006 at 12:06 (6,336 days old) by rolltideroll ()   |   | |
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Hey man, even on air fluff, do you think that you may be still having your heating element drawing energy and heating up? Because of your centrifical switch in the motor being stuck. Check this man. Just an idea. |
Post# 176950 , Reply# 12   12/20/2006 at 12:08 (6,336 days old) by rolltideroll ()   |   | |
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I wouldn't leave the house with this hellion plugged just in case it is drawing power to that element although the unit is off. |
Post# 176960 , Reply# 13   12/20/2006 at 15:05 (6,336 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Is there a way to run this thing off a 20 a line? Even if this means adding a new circuit and outlet /receptacle/ power-point near the panel, and adding a VERY long power-cord (flex) to, or extrension cord with, the dryer. Try an orange outdoor extension cord, or a heavy-duty air-condtioner extension cord, if you can find them with the proper gauge and rated @ 20a. Looks like the 15a circuit-breaker was overlooking the slight overload for quite some time. I suppose as it gets older it gets less tolerant and less flexible, just like us humans. Perhaps like all of us it can't look past constant abuse after a while. *LOL* CLICK HERE TO GO TO toggleswitch's LINK |