"Bruce" wrote in message
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In article >, Ophelia says...
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> "Brooklyn1" muttered in message
> ...
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> Did you check the circuit breaker?
>
> >I called my home warranty company and they will send a tech to repair
> >and likely replace it. Meanwhile I have a bunch of wet clothes and no
> >good way to dry them. I cannot have an outdoor clothes line where I
> >live. I can hang some things in the bathroom but this is really an
> >inconvenience.
>
> I'd think a neighborly neighbor would rescue your one load of
> laundry... however I'd bet it's the circuit breaker. If it's the
> breaker still have an electrician check it out, after so many years
> circuit breakers go bad. Once a year it's a good idea to "exercise"
> all the circuit breakers by flipping their switch a couple of times
> each, cleans the oxidation so their points make good contact. And
> eventually a breaker's points become burned and it needs to be
> replaced... especially with high amperage breakers like for a dryer.
> It's extremely rare that a dryer motor would suddenly die, much more
> likely a belt would wear/break. It's very likely the breaker but
> knowing how you look for every opportunity to rank on me I know you
> would never say I am correct. Odds are you never thought to check the
> breaker.
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> I had to ask that was. We just have fuses which are simple to replace.

Maybe 'circuit breaker' is American for fuse.

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Apparently not.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_breaker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuse_(electrical)

Our fuses are just very small things that fit into our plugs.



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