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  1. 2nd December 2008, 09:54 PM #1
    Moes Tavern
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    Default RCD switch trips when using tumble dryer

    My tumble dryer has been running OK earlier this evening but when I came to restart it the RCD switch on my fuse board tripped. This happened everytime I reset it. The dryer has been owned and used from the same socket for a number of years. No new electrical equipment has been added to the circuit concerned and the switch does not trip when I plug in the kettle and switch it on.

    Any ideas and solutions?

    Thanks.
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  2. 7th January 2009, 03:48 PM #2
    malcoa
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    Default Re: RCD switch trips when using tumble dryer

    could be your dryer is on its way out i.e. the heating element
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  3. 7th January 2009, 07:23 PM #3
    Moes Tavern
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    Default Re: RCD switch trips when using tumble dryer

    I have noticed that it sometimes takes forever to dry clothes and lacks heat. Are these things repairable or is it a case of replacing the dryer?
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  4. 20th February 2009, 11:32 AM #4
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    Default Re: RCD switch trips when using tumble dryer

    sounds like blown heating element, get it checked by a professional or buy qa new dryer
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