Electric Wiring

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Something that you should definitely not overlook in your flip is the electric wiring in the house. Make sure that you have the wiring inspected by a certified electrician and have any repairs made that need be.

The reason I say this is because of what I am going through now. We have been living in this house for about 8 years now I guess. After we moved in, we replaced all of the electric wiring (including lightfixtures, junction boxes and all the works) except for the dryer feed. The dryer feed looked pretty new so we didn't feel the need to replace it. Well, it shows what we know.

About a year ago, we noticed that the pigtail plug was starting to melt into the plug box. We didn't really find a reason for this happening, we just assumed that I had been running the dryer too much with not enough cool down time in between loads on laundry days. We replaced the box and the pigtail and all was well for ten months or so.

About a month and a half ago, my dryer quit after running for only about five minutes. We checked everything really good and couldn't find a reason for it. So, we assumed the dryer had had too much and the motor went bad. So today I went and bought a new dryer. We brought it home and it ran but it wouldn't heat. I was really upset as you can imagine. We checked the heating element and it was fine. We actually pulled the stove out and plugged the dryer in the stove's outlet and it worked great. So finally, we followed the dryer wire feed and discovered that it had been spliced together in the middle!!!!! This is 220 wire I am talking about! It is a wonder that my house hasn't burnt down!

I am glad that we now know what the problem is and we can get it fixed for good this time around!