Tumble Dryer Fuse

[Homer55]

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??

Thanks

[RAYMAN]

No,obviously there is a fault with the dryer,if it,s new or under warranty get it checked out or replaced otherwise have a maintenance check.

[terence7556]

no definately not.the plugs for the power circuit accept 13A as a maximum.
your fuse is the appliance protection and is a warning, something is causing the fuse to blow but it needs to be checked out by someone who is experienced in this area to find the fault

[Homer55]

thnaks guys

[VHG]

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.

[dabees]

If a 13amp fuse keeps blowing, the first thing i'd look at is a faulty thermostat. They are usually quite cheap to replace in a tumble dryer.

But as the others have said, you can't put anything bigger than a 13amp fuse in a British plug, and if it keeps blowing it's not a fuse problem.

[prodraught]

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.