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This is very ODD. So one day, we had a rain storm. It knocked out all the electricity. When the electricity came back on, my tenants said they heard a strange pop noise by the dryer. They had the dryer ON when the electricity went out hours before. So now the dryer won't come back on. I tested the line and sure enough it was only getting HALF the needed voltage. So I took off the wall plug cover and saw the fried burn marks on the wall box plug prongs. I replaced the wall plug box. Still nothing. So then I replaced the 30amp breaker switch. Still nothing. Had to have an electrician come out and run a new copper\romex line from dryer to breaker box, thinking somehow the wiring got damaged? Then my tenants said the dryer worked for a while then stopped again. Sure enough I come by and test it. Dryer dead. But wall plug still giving out proper voltage since it was fixed. I take the dryer to my own home and test it. NO problem! So now my tenants ended up moving. New tenants move in. I told new tenants to let me know if their dryer works. Today they say they did a full cycle and no issue! So how can the original dryer NOT work on a wall plug, but yet a different dryer CAN work on it fine, PLUS the original dryer still works fine on a DIFFERENT wall plug at another location? It's not like the dryer had a fuse blown or circuit board issue. This is very ODD.
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that is a strange one! i dont even have a guess…. -
Turns out the electrician messed up the wires when he connected the new copper wiring running from wall port to breaker box. It cost me $300 for another electrician to spend 5 minutes to fix it. The electrician I originally hired was not official. A friend of a friend recommendation. Sigh......Comment
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It really seemed like the dryer was the issue, but then it works fine somewhere else. Glad you were able to figure it out, even if it took longer than expected.Comment
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Yeah, that’s definitely odd. Usually dryers aren’t that picky as long as the outlet is wired correctly and providing the right voltage. If it’s only working on certain plugs, it could be an issue with how the receptacle is wired or maybe even a loose connection. Might be worth checking the wiring on those outlets or having an electrician take a quick look—better safe than sorry with 240 volts.Comment
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Turns out the electrician messed up the wires when he connected the new copper wiring running from wall port to breaker box. It cost me $300 for another electrician to spend 5 minutes to fix it. The electrician I originally hired was not official. A friend of a friend recommendation. Sigh......Comment
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