I've got a hvdr1040b fridge can I disconnect the heating element I'm using it in my motorhome it draws way to much juice

the heating element is drawing a load when it shouldnt be. Make sure when u replaced the heat element that it isnt touching the metal tubing inside. Could possibly be a fault in the heating relay inside the circuit board

Use an ammeter to see if the motor current draw is within specs. If higher you may have some shorting of compressor windings and that will use up more juice and create more heat (and smell) and perhaps the clixon is shutting unit down till it cools off. And your condenser is squeaky clean, right?

the reason for the power trip is your element use to defrost the freezer is blown and earthing out hense when it goes into auto defrost it will trip the main power

simple repair replace the defrost element

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motorhome fridge will not switch from propane to electric even when on auto

Well a dryer heating element does draw quite a bit of amps(that is why it is 220) but it cycles on and off & it is not an appliance that is used everyday. The first think I would do is read the electric meter and verify that it was not misread before condeming the dryer. If the electric meter reads are correct then it is possible it could be the dryer heating element shorting. How much do you actually use the dryer? Is the heating in your house electric and have you been using it? You could also have your electric company test the meter. Look at your usage of electricity for last year at the same time(it will be on the bill) and see what the number was.

It is possible that you could have a bad breaker in the panel. They will start to trip randomly when they are going bad. If not the dryer is drawing too many amps and the breaker is doing it's job. If the heating element is defective and drawing extra juice that could trip the breaker. Usually replacement breakers are not too expensive if you electrical panel is less then 20 years old and can be purchased at most home improvement stores. I would try replacing the breaker before you try repairing the dryer. If you install a new breaker and the problem continues to happen then you should check the dryer heating element. That component is what draws the most amps and would be the most common one for tripping the breaker.

baked control module for heating elements. if you have a volt meter, check for power when oven on, if no juice its the control element, if you do get juice then its the elements

the fridge in my camper wont work on 110V either , and I have been told to replace the element that heats the (amonia) coolant. I never use the 110V anyways so i havn't fixed it. Fridge works fine on Gas , but it takes quite a while for these evaporative type of fridge to produce noticable cold. Very much a different system that your household fridge.

This engine has a heated intake and glow plugs. The heating element draws alot of juice from the batteries. After the heater cycles, the volt gauge wil jump back up. This is normal. Good luck