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My whirlpool tumble dryer keeps

posted by luke7olson on Mar 24, 2008

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my whirlpool tumble dryer keeps tripping the circuit breaker

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posted on Mar 24, 2008

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if it trips it off immediately after starting or wont even let you reset the breaker, you have a direct short(wire off a terminal ) or your heater element has broken and is hitting against side wall

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My whirlpool tumble dryer keeps

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