Dryer is blowing the house breaker

[Needhelpplz]

When I run my dryer, it blows the 100 amp circuit breaker to entire house, and the breaker is super hot. Even with nothing else on but a tv and a fan. What do I do?

[Dean Hoffman]

Price new dryers. I'd be wondering why the dryer isn't blowing the circuit breaker it's supposed to be connected to. I think those are typically 30 amp dual breakers.

[Terry Coombs]

Call an electrician .

[Ed Pawlowski]

Buy a new dryer or Call an electrician.

There is a serious and unsafe problem with the heating elements if is is drawing that much power. If relatively new, fix it, otherwise trash it.

[Clare Snyder]

Call an electrician NOW or call the fire department tomorrow

[Bubba]

Loose and or corroded electrical connections typically heat up when you pass current through them so it's likely you have a loose wire or maybe the breaker/buss bar connection is loose.

[makolber]

we assume this is an electrical dryer, not gas? the problem COULD be the breaker. Do you have any other large electrical appliances like electric stove? Do they blow the breaker too? mark

[trader_4]

ass current through them so it's likely you have a loose wire or maybe the breaker/buss bar connection is loose.

+1

There must be a smaller breaker for the dryer and that apparently is not tripping, while the main is getting hot, so I'd suspect that something is wrong at the main breaker, either loose connection or failing breaker.