appliance problems

[laketime]

Dryer broke about 3 weeks ago, electrical part problem (3 yrs old) now dishwashers heater seems to not be working (1 year old). Could this be a power quality issue (spikes)? Would a whole system surge suppressor be use full in a case like this?

 

[zbang]

Could be spikes, could be surges, could be simple under/overvoltage. If it's a spike problem, then a TVSS might help, but until you know what's what, it's all guessing.

 

[480sparky]

Could be coincidence.

 

[laketime]

could be crappy foreign made crap. my dryer cost $900 and needed repair after 3 years. my last dryer cost $250 and lasted 18 years and never had a problem with it until it just fell apart.

 

[MJW]

could be crappy foreign made crap. my dryer cost $900 and needed repair after 3 years. my last dryer cost $250 and lasted 18 years and never had a problem with it until it just fell apart.

I thought I was being smart by buying a washing machine with a stainless drum. After 10 years the drum was like new when the tranny went out which cost as much as a new machine.

 

[cadpoint]

It's time to talk to the neighbors, see if they had any problems, when and what happened!

If everything is 100% to your meter, a bus surge surpressor might add some piece of mind. This is the cheapest at about $35.00, the ones that are self contained are quite a bite more expensive.

Maybe you got a Monday or Friday appliance, I've come to realize that in a lot of cases, I'm always on the wrong side of the percentages!
It doesn't bother me now that I know and just keep going...

 

[growler]

Dryer broke about 3 weeks ago, electrical part problem (3 yrs old) now dishwashers heater seems to not be working (1 year old). Could this be a power quality issue (spikes)? Would a whole system surge suppressor be use full in a case like this?

Are the electronic components going out or things like heaters. Ciruit boards with IC chips are affected by surges more than say a heating elements.

Low voltage won't hurt a heating element it just won't get as hot. If you start having trouble with digital electronic components in your house then you are having surges or spikes ( or could have ).

So what exactly was wrong with the dryer?

 

[kwired]

What is wrong with dryer.

Not sure if all of them are this way but have run into a few that have a thermal fuse located in the exhaust duct - if you have too long of a vent run or it is getting blocked or plugged it may open this fuse, which opens the main control circuit. Dryer will not run at all.

 

[laketime]

Are the electronic components going out or things like heaters. Ciruit boards with IC chips are affected by surges more than say a heating elements.

Low voltage won't hurt a heating element it just won't get as hot. If you start having trouble with digital electronic components in your house then you are having surges or spikes ( or could have ).

So what exactly was wrong with the dryer?

The dryer had a electronic part go out that controls the heating element.