> But why would you fuse a washer circuit. I don't know those
> to pull a lot
> of power.
Some washing machines (especially older ones, newer ones not so much) draw a
lot of extra power when they are starting up
(especially the spin cycle). So that would have been a "slow blow" fuse, able
to handle a momentary overload without blowing,
dedicated to the washing machine. It may not have had a dedicated circuit back
at the original main fuse panel.
Lessee, must've been about 1963, my folks were renting a house that had a fuse
like that just for the washing machine. It would
sometimes blow when Mom tried to wash too many clothes in one load (according
to my Dad).
-- Randall
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