Posted by Helen Rodriguez
7 hours ago

Why does my hair dryer keep overheating after a few minutes?

I've been using this hair dryer for months and lately it gets really hot and shuts off. It happens every time I dry my long hair, which takes about 10 minutes. I clean the vent regularly, but that doesn't seem to help.

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Christian Reed avatar
4 hours ago
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Overheating and tripping usually come from starved airflow and voltage drop from cords that slow the motor and cook the heater... Plug directly into a lightly loaded wall outlet and use high fan with moderate heat, keep the intake a few inches from hair or fabric, watch for a warm plug as a red flag, and end with a couple minutes of cool air.

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