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I'm having the same problem and two different appliance repairmen have had no idea how to fix it. It trips any gfci outlet I've plugged it into, and I have to keep it gfci because it's an exterior outlet. I'm on the verge of just swapping it for a not-to-code non-gfci outlet because it runs fine that way- does not trip the wall breaker. We've had this dryer running fine for 5 years. I've already tried replacing the outlet for a brand new gfci (because everybody man'splained me that this had to be the problem) and of course it tripped with the first dryer load. Help!!! If your repairman can figure out the problem, please tell me what it was!!
i would say you have a short in your heating element. replace the heating element and see. not that hard and not that expensive. check out videos from appliancepartspros.com or repairclinic.com or youtube.comi would say you have a short in your heating element. replace the heating element and see. not that hard and not that expensive. check out videos from appliancepartspros.com or repairclinic.com or youtube.com
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Yes, I have had the same problem repeatedly.
It turns out, GFI's are not made for Microwaves, many electric motors, etc.
I had to give up trying after a couple years.
I now do not plug microwaves into GFI's.
God bless your efforts.
If power is still staying on how can it be tripping the GFI? Dead short somewhere and no power should be coming into the unit since the GFI is the house source.
You may have a short or leak that is introducing moisture in the blower fan area. Otherwise you have a short that is being sensed by the GFCI and it in turn is just doing its job. Arduous task of locating that short is now before you. It can be many things, without a little more definitive diagnostics to go on.
If it is tripping the GFI I would say you have created a short somewhere. Check that wire has not been braised, check the plug for signs of burning, check outlet for signs of burning. Plug another device into the outlet to see if something else trips the GFI. If something else trips it then you could have a bad GFI outlet. These are the basics to try first but could be a number of things beyond this.
Probable cause is a single pole gfi opposed to a double pole gfi.
* Do not use a single pole GFCI ON A MULTI WIRE CIRCUIT, IT WILL NUISANCE TRIP IMMEDIATELY
Use a two pole GFCI circuit breaker on such circuits.
It sounds as though some component in the dryer has a high resistance short to ground. Not enough to burn it up, but enough to allow the current in the hot leg of 120VAC to be greater than the current through the neutral leg.
It is also possible that the ground is a low resistance short to ground. Have you tried to temporarily plug the dryer into a non GFI outlet (use a heavy duty extension cord)? If so, does the breaker for that circuit trip? DO NOT LEAVE THE APPLIANCE CONNECTED USING AN EXTENSION CORD! THIS IS ONLY TO TEST THE APPLICANCE FOR A HIGH RESISTANCE SHORT.
Either way, I would be suspect of the motor first, and the pilot igniter circuit 2nd. Please provide more information as to what you find in the test above.
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