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Dryer trips breaker after couple mins of operation, does heat and drum turns

Just under 3yrs in a 3 person family house, last 18 month in home we build, suddenly it won't operate from more than a few mins, breaker is tripped I have reset breaker 4 times same result. I have checked secure connection from pigtail to unit, but no futher inside the machine

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I would start with swapping out the breaker.

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: LG DLG2524W DRYER WORKS FINE EXCEPT DOESN'T HEAT UP

1. Open dryer door and remove the phillips head screws at the 5 and 7 O'Clock positions. 2. Remove three screws at very back, allowing top cover to be moved back about an inch and lifted off. 3. remove screw at top left and top right from front top panel. 4. pull plastic front panel along top edge to release front top panel. (watch for sharp edges) 5. Swing top up and over onto top of dryer. 6. Unplug light and door switch. 7. remove four screws at top of large lower panel. 8. lift panel up a bit and off. 9. unplug sensor plug at bottom allowing panel with door to be set aside. 10. gas dryer has dime sized high limit thermostat on left front side of burner chamber. Has two wires on it, with a small pin in the center. Push the pin in. Reassemble and clean out vent, eliminating flexible venting, replacing with rigid aluminum piping and elbows. Outside vent should have a four inch vent flap opening, not just a two inch if it is that style.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 06, 2009

SOURCE: LG DLE5977W dryer trips circuit breaker

You could set the dryer to manual dry and then no heat and see if the result is the same. If it runs then, you have a short in the heating system somewhere. If it still kicks out the breaker, you've got even worse troubles. Most likely an electronic board, and what ever caused it to go, like maybe still a heating system issue. I*d suggest calling a qualified service tech for this one. In the USA, you can find one at http://www.lge.com/us/support/repair/support-repair-provider-lookup.jsp

Anonymous

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SOURCE: My LG DLG5988W tumble dryer (gas) suddenly doesn't

You have a bad IGNITER ASSEMBLY. About $120.00 if you fix it yourself.

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Mike

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  • Posted on Jan 20, 2010

SOURCE: LG Dryer DLE2516W contiuously trips breaker but

Your circuit breaker may be bad. Run dryer and if breaker gets hot after 10min or so the breaker is bad.
Higher heat settings draw more amperage thus tripping the bad or undersized breaker. 30 amp 2 pole breaker required.
Ck. the power cord for signs of arching. Replace power cord or outlet if damaged.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 04, 2011

SOURCE: LG dryer DLE2516W - everything runs but no heat,

Hi,

If you are having problems with your gas dryer not heating the most common problem is that the ignitor goes bad. Even though it glows sometimes it is still not working properly.


if you dryer is gas check out this gas no heat tip....


If you have an electric dryer, you can have many different things that can go wrong causing the dryer not to heat.


check out this electric no heat tip...

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Dryer trips breaker after only a few mins of operation
Check to power at outlet for 220 volts

Check the breaker for the correct amperage cut off.

If the unit had an obstruction in the air flow, it would not trip the breaker.

Try running the unit with just cool air and see if it trips the breaker.

Odds are, you have a defective breaker.
Also, if the home is newly built, check the panel for loose connections at the breaker.
Or you could try a different power outlet, like the hot water heater.

If the unit continues to trip breakers on other outlets, you may have a short in unit.
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Good Morning Johnnie, thank you for your post!

Often when a dryer no longer heats, it is because either a fuse from the fuse box is blown or the switches on the breaker tripped, depending on your house. If your house uses fuses, there are two house fuses that supply voltage to the dryer circuit in your fuse box. If one of the two fuses is blown, the unit may turn but will not heat. Check and replace fuse in fuse box if necessary. However, if the house has circuit breakers, there may be two breakers with switches that supply voltage to the dryer and one also may have tripped. Typically, the heater of a dryer requires 220 to 240 volts to operate. If none of the tips above solve the issue, then it could potentially mean a number of other things: defective cord, a wiring failure, faulty heating element, or control board. Which in the case, I would personally contact a professional to accurately diagnose the dryer to determine the root cause to reduce the risk of unnecessary parts.
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Check the blown fuses and home’s circuit breaker tripped. Dryer use 2 household Fuses or a circuit breakers, Replace the Fuses or reset the circuit breaker.
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