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Model: MDE8000AYW	Brand: Maytag	Age: 5 - 10 years
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omygosch		#1 Posted : Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:34:39 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 8/23/2009(UTC) Posts: 2		I have a MDE 8000 AYW Dryer that keeps triping one of the circuit breakers. After each load I have to reset the breaker. Is the heating element going out?


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sidfink43		#2 Posted : Monday, August 24, 2009 8:21:02 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 3/29/2009(UTC) Posts: 11,699		It may be the breaker. Change it out and see if the problem continues. You need to eliminate the breaker as a problem before we can troubleshoot the dryer, as the breaker fail regularly.


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