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I have a 'shocking' dryer issue

I've never heard of a dryer doing this before and when I talk to other people they look at me like I'm crazy.

My dryer shocks. It shocks you when you touch it. It shocks you when you're putting clothes in. It shocks you you lean to grab something on the shelf above. It shocks all the time.

What could cause this? It's annoying and painful and I'm about ready to take a sledgehammer to it.

Geez, destroying dryers, kicking my old vacuum, I have an issue with cleaning essentials. Or they have an issue with me.

Anyways, any help or advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Re: I have a 'shocking' dryer issue

  • I have never heard of this, nor do I have a solution, however I got quite a chuckle out of it.  If it makes you feel any better my car door ALWAYS shocks me.  It's one of those things that makes me irate in an instant, so I can understand you're frustration. ..lol. maybe you should hold a dryer sheet when you come within 10 feet of "shocking" appliance.
  • It sounds like it may not be properly grounded.... that's not good. You should check out that it's properly hooked up.
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  • I think that you probably shouldn't use it until you figure it out. You don't want to mess with anything electrical, especially if it is shocking  you.

    I agree to make sure it is grounded. I would shut the power off to that area and unplug it and reattach everything. 

    If other things have been in that outlet and have been fine then it is probably your dryer. If other appliances are having a problem then your outlet must be having an issue.

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  • My sister is living in Italy on the Air Force base. They gave them a dryer from Germany. I guess they don't match up with the power supplied to the house. She gets shocked everytime too. And it isn't a static shock! Have someone come in and check it out. It might not have the correct plug, or not grounded. That isn't safe.
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