New Dryer not Starting. Electrical issue?
My parents just got a brand new dryer, not having ever used one before (they come from a country where everyone air dries thier clothes). Before we get started, lets rule out the obvious issues. The cord is installed properly, the door switch is fine, and the thermal fuse has been checked. The outlet has also been changed.
I tested the voltage, going into the dryer, and it looks like hot - neutral gets 250v, hot - hot gets 250v, and hot - neutral gets 0v on a multimeter. When testing the outlet itself, it looks like the hot - hot gets 250v. While both hot -neutral gets around 75v… i was wondering if there's anything obvious a DIYer can do, or if I need to call an electrician.
Its ironic because I work in power distribution, but cant figure any of this stuff out with the wiring. Any help is much appreciated!
Update (12/07/2021)
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David Lou first off welcome to your parents and their first experience with this appliance :-)
Okay so this "neutral gets 250v, hot - hot gets 250v, and hot - neutral gets 0v on a multimeter. When testing the outlet itself, it looks like the hot - hot gets 250v. While both hot -neutral gets around 75v…" does not look right. The 75v is way off somewhere. Can you post some good pictures of the outlet and possibly take the outer cover off it so we can see more of the wiring? Careful so that you do not have a shocking experience. What country are you currently in? We are assuming that this is not a dryer issue but an outlet issue
por oldturkey03
Ok, photos have been updated. We are in the US. To my knowledge, everything looks wired correctly to the outlet, so my next assumption is the breaker. It didnt trip of course, but im thinking somethings going on with the connection between the breaker and the outlet?
por David Lou
@David Lou ok. Let me make sure this is correct. L1+L2=250VAC, L1+N=250, and L2+N=0VAC? L1 is one hot, L2 is the other, and N is neutral. What is each reading to ground? L1? L2? N? Read each one to ground please and let me know what you get.
por brandon k
David Lou hoping to just make it a bit easier to determine the voltages. L1=Red wire L2=Black wire N=White wire and ground is bare copper. @brandon_k hope I got that right ;-)
por oldturkey03
So those readings are the tests for the dryer.
For the outlet, we get L1 + N = 90V (was 75 the other day). L2 + N 75V. L1 + G = 60V. L2 + G = 115V.
On the Dryer itself.
L1 + G = 180v
L2 + G = 65v
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