OMG...craziness with my breaker box...calling all handymen/women

[kyparrish]

So,

The dryer was on. All of a sudden, I hear a LOUD bang and think, okay, breaker flipped. No biggie. So then I'm at the breaker box, and I try to move the "slider" over to the right spot. It wouldn't stay there. I walk away...

a few minutes later, I tried to slide the slider back and BANG. A LOUDER bang than the first tone. THEN, I smell smoke...WTF. We opened all the windows asap and I was trying to find fire extinguisher. Luckily, the smoke died down and all seems to be okay now. the slider is back in the right position, but I'm scared to try the dryer. Is it safe? What the hell happened?

thanks

 

[n0cmonkey]

Do it. Reply from the fire department.

 

[FoBoT]

be carefull , electricity is dangerous, electrical fires are bad, just ask the canadian navy

 

[AlienCraft]

There is a short or the breaker is bad.
Call Apt. Manager first thing. DO NOT use dryer.
Unplug dryer overnight.

 

[kyparrish]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
There is a short or the breaker is bad.
Call Apt. Manager first thing. DO NOT use dryer.
Unplug dryer overnight.

yeah, i'm calling apt. manager first thing in am...
unplugged dryer too

what was burning???

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: kyparrish

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
There is a short or the breaker is bad.
Call Apt. Manager first thing. DO NOT use dryer.
Unplug dryer overnight.

yeah, i'm calling apt. manager first thing in am...
unplugged dryer too

what was burning???

probably your dryer. check the electrical plug, and wherever the cable goes into the dryer.

 

[kyparrish]

thanks you guys

 

[Batti]

I'd leave that breaker off for the night, too.

 

[jagec]

you turned the breaker on while the dryer was on? Before you flip any breakers, turn everything connected to them OFF so that power surges don't cause problems.