Hey fellas,
I need someone to help me settle a discussion in regards to their drier.
Every so often, it'll blow the panel fuse in their box either while the machine is running or as it's turned on. Their reasoning is is that it's because there's a lint build up which is impeding airflow but the amount of heat the unit produces on high has no bearing on how much power the unit draws, right?
From my understanding, most (if not all) newer Dryer models have an internal thermostat and once it reaches a certain heat threshold it'll either turn itself off or blow an internal heat fuse to prevent fire if the lint trap is impeding airflow. Therefor the way I see it is if it's blowing the fuse in their box it's due to a fault in the wiring or from an outdated setup in general since it was put in like 40 years ago and uses those screw-in fuses. Also, the amount of heat the unit produces on high has no bearing on how much power the unit draws, right?
There's another spot which is prone to blowing fuses too which further cements my concern that it's their power setup.
There's a case of beer at stake.