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I have an electric Whirlpool dryer which trips the breaker (2 30amp lines) on the cool down cycle. It doesn't happen all the time, but fairly regularly. I already changed the heating element and thermostat. I checked the continuity of the timer through all the cycles and it checked out all right. I don't think it's the breaker itself because each line is only pulling about 22 amps while it's running and it's not tripping the breaker when the heat turns on. The dryer heats up just fine. Anybody have any ideas?
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Originally Posted by: extagger  I have an electric Whirlpool dryer which trips the breaker (2 30amp lines) on the cool down cycle. It doesn't happen all the time, but fairly regularly. I already changed the heating element and thermostat. I checked the continuity of the timer through all the cycles and it checked out all right. I don't think it's the breaker itself because each line is only pulling about 22 amps while it's running and it's not tripping the breaker when the heat turns on. The dryer heats up just fine. Anybody have any ideas? Get a really bright flashlight and look around at all the wiring inside the dryer. Look for arc spots or burnt wiring. I've seen the wires short right at the motor mount and on the drum.
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