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Fixed a 20 year old dryer that kept tripping the breaker... the thermal fuse looked fine but the cycling thermostat was welded shut.
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bennett.harper17d ago
My uncle's dryer did the same thing last year. He said a stuck thermostat can make the heating element run nonstop, which pulls too much current. That's what finally trips the breaker.
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anna49117d ago
Wait, a welded thermostat sounds bad but is that really what kept tripping the breaker? Seems like a short or a bad heating element would cause that, not just a stuck switch.
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