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Tumble Dryer Fuse
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What Amp fuse should i use in my tumble dryer, ive used a 13amp but it keeps blowing..should i use a higer ampage one??
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Any fuse is the "weak link" in the circuit.
It is there so that if anything goes wrong the fuse will "blow" and not damage anything else in the device.
If you keep putting higher rating fuses in a device you are not fixing the problem that is causing the fuse to blow, all you are doing is making it more likely that the device itself will be damaged.
It is there so that if anything goes wrong the fuse will "blow" and not damage anything else in the device.
If you keep putting higher rating fuses in a device you are not fixing the problem that is causing the fuse to blow, all you are doing is making it more likely that the device itself will be damaged.
Without seeing it i can confirm it has a fault. my best guess would be a short circuit on the element (the most usual fault on a tumble dryer), or occasionally a motor.
Its probrably worth getting it fixed - tumble dryers are the most repair friendly of kitchen appliances and a decent engineer should get it going again without a massive cost.
Its probrably worth getting it fixed - tumble dryers are the most repair friendly of kitchen appliances and a decent engineer should get it going again without a massive cost.