Kitchen Large Electric Appliances - Electric Dryer and Circuit Breaker Problem

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SharifUddin
10-10-08, 10:32 AM
Hello,

Please help me out - whenever I turn on the Electric Dryer, the circuit breaker turn off after few minutes of running. I checked the outlet - it has enough voltage to run.

Why it turn off? Is this a bad circuit breaker? Dryer problem? How to identify problem and how to fix it? Please help me out.

Thanks,

Sharif

mojo6911
10-10-08, 12:06 PM
It is obviously pulling too many amps for the circuit breaker to handle. What is the amp rating on the breaker?
SharifUddin
10-10-08, 12:30 PM
It is obviously pulling too many amps for the circuit breaker to handle. What is the amp rating on the breaker?

I thought so - but it turn off at day time or night time when nothing else is running. What do you think?

SharifUddin
10-10-08, 12:34 PM
I thought so - but it turn off at day time or night time when nothing else is running. What do you think?


the amp rating is 20 - is that not enough for Maytag Dryer?
ecman51`
10-10-08, 06:23 PM
Is this a typical full size dryer on 240 volts? If so, they use 10 gauge wire supplying a 30 amp recepticle (or wired direct) and use 2-pole 30A breaker.