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My 110 washer will work my 220 dryer will work. why will it throw breaker when both are plugged in on separate breakers?
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∙ 14y ago
Your 110 volt washer receptacle sounds like it is not a dedicated circuit directly fed from the distribution panel as it should be. It sounds like someone has tapped off of one side of the dryer receptacle hot and neutral terminals and run them to the receptacle for the washer. If true, this would have been done in the back side of the dryer receptacles which is located in the wall. You best get it checked out because it is likely the wire feeding the washer receptacle is a #14 rated at 15 amps and is undersized for a 30 amp breaker. A #10 wire has the capacity to be connected to a 30 amp breaker which you should find the dryer's connection to be.
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∙ 14y ago
If both the washer and dryer are plugged into separate 110V outlets on different circuits, it should not trip the breaker. However, if both appliances are plugged into outlets on the same circuit, it could overload the circuit and cause the breaker to trip. Check that the washer and dryer are not sharing the same circuit and ensure that the circuits can handle the combined power draw of both appliances.
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