dryer not working

[badday19]

iv tested 3 different dryers none start. iv brought them to a  different houses and they work. iv replaced the 30A breaker the outlet and the drier cord. iv got 240V all the way to the dryer but still no start.

[WkdPaul]

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If you're not interested in helping that's fine, just don't reply and move on.

[WhitetailAni]

33 minutes ago, badday19 said:

iv tested 3 different dryers none start. iv brought them to a  different houses and they work. iv replaced the 30A breaker the outlet and the drier cord. iv got 240V all the way to the dryer but still no start.

Do you get 240V from the outlet itself?

[badday19]

yes

 

 

[Applefreak]

9 minutes ago, badday19 said:

yes

 

 

How old is the dryer? I am guessing other devices work on the same circuit, right?

[badday19]

its a know working good dryer. yah every thing else works on the same circuit 

 

2 minutes ago, Applefreak said:

How old is the dryer? I am guessing other devices work on the same circuit, right?

 

[Applefreak]

1 minute ago, badday19 said:

its a know working good dryer. yah every thing else works on the same circuit 

 

 

The only thing I can think of right now is frequency. What make and model is your dryer? Have you tried other outlets in your home? 30 A seems overkill if it is a 240 Volt line. Usually you would have such Amps in the kitchen only.

[badday19]

2 minutes ago, Applefreak said:

The only thing I can think of right now is frequency. What make and model is your dryer? Have you tried other outlets in your home? 30 A seems overkill if it is a 240 Volt line. Usually you would have such Amps in the kitchen only.

its a maytag MOD medc433268 but iv tried 2 others. i dont have another outlet to try in house but i have  in others houses. 30A was in there when it was working

 

[Applefreak]

5 minutes ago, badday19 said:

its a maytag MOD medc433268 but iv tried 2 others. i dont have another outlet to try in house but i have  in others houses. 30A was in there when it was working

 

Do you have a voltmeter to check if the outlet does indeed output 240 Volts? Other devices will work on 110 and 220 Volts, usually and don't care for the most part. Maybe your breaker panel does 220 and not 240. The Maytag dryers only start with exactly 240 Volts AFAIK. Also check the wiring in the outlet and see if the copper wires are firmly in position. 

[badday19]

Just now, Applefreak said:

Do you have a voltmeter to check if the outlet does indeed output 240 Volts? Other devices will work on 110 and 220 Volts, usually and don't care for the most part. Maybe your breaker panel does 220 and not 240. The Maytag dryers only start with exactly 240 Volts AFAIK. Also check the wiring in the outlet and see if the copper wires are firmly in position. 

iv confirmed with the volt meter im getting 240 and none of the wirers move when pulled 

[Applefreak]

16 minutes ago, badday19 said:

iv confirmed with the volt meter im getting 240 and none of the wirers move when pulled 

Did you check if the new cord is wired up correctly? Did you check the dryer's fuse?

[badday19]

yes both testin

1 minute ago, Applefreak said:

Did you check if the new cord is wired up correctly? Did you check the dryer's fuse?

g good

[Applefreak]

2 minutes ago, badday19 said:

yes both testin

g good

Did you try switching the breaker off and on again?

Does it have a light? Is it on when opening the door?

[badday19]

yes also changed the breaker 

 

Just now, Applefreak said:

Did you try switching the breaker off and on again?

 

[Applefreak]

3 minutes ago, badday19 said:

yes also changed the breaker 

 

 

Sorry but I am out of ideas here. At this point I would have to take the device apart myself.

[badday19]

no i get it thanks for trying if i find a fix ill let you know

2 minutes ago, Applefreak said:

Sorry but I am out of ideas here. At this point I would have to take the device apart myself.

 

[airborne spoon]

ok i think i read this right, so your dryer works if you take it to a different house but nothing works if you try to use it in your house, correct?

if so it is 100% a wiring issue in your wall.

depending on if you have a 3 or 4 plug outlet, the old 3 prong ones had 2 hot an 1 ground and they used the ground as the neutral and as long as the neutral is tied to ground in the breaker box you're usually good. the 4 prong outlets have 2 hot 1 ground and 1 neutral, if you have one of these as most modern homes have been swapped out to 4 prong check the wiring is are the hots in the right spots or is one of the hots swapped with where the neutral belongs?

 

[badday19]

well you will never guess but it was the wire in the wall thank you all for helping

[SansVarnic]

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There is no need to start an argument about semantics.

[IPD]

Glad it worked out.  Just saw this thread and was going to suggest 3 vs. 4 prong wiring.  Neutral-Ground is common in older houses.  In my house, they had a 4-prong plug wired as a 3-prong, so I had to wire the dryer as though it was for a 3-prong, even though I was using a 4-prong plug.  Thank god I got an electrician to rewire the damn thing entirely.

 

IMHO, it's one of those perversions against nature, like wiring a fixture to neutral without a switch, and only putting the switch on the hot.  Then when you go to replace something years down the road, you wonder why the breaker keeps flipping off immediately, because you wired it correctly for what sane people do, but the house was previously wired by a sadist.