Fried Dryer plug and outlet
#1
09-29-13, 01:40 PM
Fried Dryer plug and outlet
Hi everyone. Can anyone point me in the right direction? See the images of a fried dryer plug and outlet. This has to be an easy fix, loose something or someone spilled water on it. Does anyone have an idea what typically causes this failure? Thank you!
#2
09-29-13, 01:43 PM
The green residue on the receptacle tells the connection was loose and was oxidizing the copper. Have you had the cover off the receptacle, yet. You will probably find that hot lead melted and came in contact with the ground. Let us see that, too.
#3
09-29-13, 01:51 PM
Thank you! Not yet. So if I turn the breaker off, open the receptacle cover & see that or another issue in there, then cutting the wires and re-attaching with nice clean connections should fix it? It's a dryer in a detached garage that is not heated or conditioned.
#4
09-29-13, 02:00 PM
Group Moderator
Regardless of what you find inside the receptacle you will need to replace it as well as a new power cord.
