Questions tagged [dryer]
Questions pertaining to clothes dryers
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Is there a conversion kit to change a samsung electric dryer to gas [closed]
Samsung electric modal # DVE50R5400A3 CAN IT BE SWITCH TO GAS
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Dryer ventilation through concrete tube
We recently discovered that our dryer vent duct terminates in some kind of concrete tube before exiting the house.
This is a picture from the outside (sticking my phone into the vent).
I don't think ...
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Why is my dryer heating element coming on/activating when door is open?
My dryer (Kenmoore) has a heating element that is coming on when the door is open and when the dial is set to a position that would normally call for heat. I've swapped out the cycling thermostat (...
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Dryer not powering on
Bought a house got a new washer dryer. Dryer doesn't power on. I got it to flicker on once after putting in new fuses. Fuses didnt blow that was checked. Had an electrician out. Says everything is ...
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Mechanical rough-in / dryer vent
Me and my dad are building my house primarily by ourselves and making due with his prior knowledge and my degree from YouTube university and my post graduate in Reddit institute of higher learning. We ...
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How to install 4 wire plug on old Maytag dryer with two ground wires near connectors? [duplicate]
Attempting to ground older Maytag Legacy Series dryer properly with 14-30 receptacle and 4 prong plug. Can’t find a sticker with model info anywhere on the dryer. (Looked inside and out.) Two ground ...
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Should I replace my three-prong dryer outlet with a four-prong outlet since I have a ground wire?
While running wire for a new dedicated outlet, I found 10/3 supplying my 3-prong dryer outlet. Removed the receptacle and discovered that the ground wire is just sitting unconnected in the outlet box. ...
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Outlet, breaker and wire size for a single circuit used by both a washer and a gas dryer
I'm buying a stacked washer/dryer (the old style top loader washer). The dryer is gas and it will be replacing our old electric dryer.
There is an outlet in the laundry room with 12/2 wire and 20 amp ...
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How to unplug heating element connector in tumble dryer
heating element 3H1907SAH in tumble dryer AEG LAVATHERM 6DBK72P.
After removing side panel you see on picture the connector of the heating element. I do not know how to unplug it.
first plug in the ...
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Grounding a dryer to a subpanel
Related to Grounding a 3-prong dryer plug, but with a small twist.
I have a NEMA 10-30 that runs back to my main panel. Since we had a leak in the laundry room, I'm having to open the wall. I'd like ...
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Detergent spilled into lint trap
I was doing laundry and removed the lint trap to clean it before starting the load in the dryer and inadvertently spilled about a normal load size amount of liquid laundry detergent in the opening. ...
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A 4AWG wire in residential dryer wall outlet?
I was all set to replace the three-prong electrical outlet for a dryer. The plan was to change the old flush-mount with a jbox outlet and extend one of the hot wires to an adjacent jbox that holds a ...
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Making a 110/220 dryer work without a 220V outlet
I was given a Maytag dryer that was used in a house at 220v. A plaque inside reads 110/220. I replaced the wire but this only makes the light inside to work.
I live in city housing, which means they ...
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What size exhaust vent for 4 clothes dyers going 60’ with 1 elbow? [closed]
What size exhaust vent do I need for 4 clothes dryers to go 60’ with 1 elbow?
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How often do dryers need to be cleaned out?
Of course I'm aware that the duct/vent should be cleaned, but I'm talking about partially disassembling the dryer itself and cleaning inside of it.
In general, is this an item that should be on my ...
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