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  • Monastie
    New Member

    • Oct 2012
    • 1

    #1

    Electric furnace wire melting

    I replaced the wire going to the fifth cell on the right (the white wire) last year and it's melted again.
    Can anyone help me diagnose this?
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  • HayZee518
    Deity

    • Jul 2004
    • 8746

    #2
    element wire

    check the wire gauge size imprinted on the wire insulation. get some of the exact size replacement and spade terminals of tinned copper or steel. if I were you I'd change out the sequencer too. the white indicates heat on the terminal. if the contacts inside arc, it causes a high resistance and increased current at that point.

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