Tumble Dryer playing up - any ideas?

minnie123

I have one of those tumble dryer that you have to empty the water out of. It used to dry things really fast but it has been on 3 hrs plus now and the washing is still slightly damp. What things can I check myself? I have just realised I have not cleaned the filter in the door for ages - and also I sometimes have forgotten to empty the water out between drys and it has sometimes leaked out. I don't know if these things could have caused it to break. It is a few years old but I haven't really got the money to buy a new one because this week my central heating has broken and my oven is broke and now this :-( help

TimBuckTeeth

The filter should be cleaned regularly (or even after each load), if it is blocked then the air cannot circulate and dry the clothes and can cause the machine to overheat.
Cleaning the filter should improve the drying time. If there is no heat then a thermal fuse could have blown and you would need to get it repaired.

minnie123

Well I haven't cleaned the filter for at least 4 months - oh dear. In fact I was given the tumble dryer and I only realised it had a filter that could be cleaned when I was looking on ebay at tumble dryers and I saw a picture of a tumble dryer just like mine with the filter pulled out. I am going to clean it and time the drying. hopefully it works thanks so much.

richardc1983

So its a condenser dryer? I have posted about care of condenser dryers in an earlier post see link below and look for my reply at bottom.

Here you are, read this explains how to get it working again!!! Make sure you follow my post at least once a month if you use it a lot!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1433147

Alias_Omega

Put hand on the back, is it getting hot? if not,maybe thermal trip has gone, or heater element is not working.