On Fri, 9 Dec 2016 21:02:54 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

>In article >, Ophelia says...
>>
>> "Brooklyn1" muttered in message
>> ...
>>
>> 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.

As I understand it - when I had a house with fuses, if one went then I
had to take it out and replace. Circuit breakers have switches at the
main panel which you slide in the opposite direction and then slide
back, far more convenient.