Cold Tumble Dryer

xxxdarlingxxx

Hi there

My 6 yr old condensing tumber dryer is not heating up at all. After I used it last the stuff was still damp but I just thought I hadn't set it for long enough and popped them on a radiator. I cleaned it out and there was a lot of fluff in the filter, more than normal.

Any idea if it would be worth getting someone out to fix it or would I be as well just getting a new one.

Thanks

baldelectrician

Make sure it gets a good clean (including the hose as it may be blocked)

Pull it out, there is sometimes a red reset overheat button -press it and if it clicks it has just been reset.

Hope this helps.

Dukie_Boy

HI xxxdarlingxxx
just fix the daughter's last week
Her's is a creda simplicity mended three times now same fault each time
we have now found out the real cause filter blockage in the door, the filter you take out thats in the door needs cleaning but the appeture it fits into was half block we used a long rule to clean it out

because it was block it cause the temperature switches in the back to blow
replaced them £20 for the pair (you have to buy a matching pair)
As i said this is the third time just because they didn't clean it out properly

Hope this helps a little
dukie boy

xxxdarlingxxx

Thanks Guys, I have cleaned it all out now including the door. There is no reset button so I think the temerature switch has gone. I will call my odd job man tomorrow hopefully he can work some magic.

Thank you ever so much for taking the time to help me xxx

ScoobieGirl

Probably a bit obvious, but mine goes cold if the water is not emptied out.

Morty_007

Morty_007 wrote: »

My DH (not renowned for his DIY skill, it HAS to be said) had similar sucesses with our Tumble dryer a few weeks ago and my shower during the hottest week of the summer just gone.

Tumble dryer was tumbling but not drying so DH called local tumble dryer fixors to make an appointment. They couldn't come for 3 days so made the appointment anyway (£30 call out!!) and in the mean time had a bit of a fiddle. Decided it was probably the thermostat, had a little search on the internet, found some instructions about getting thermostat out and chucking it on a hard floor to reset internal thermostat switches and figured what the hell, it's already broken, what more can happen?? Hey presto, one fixed Tumble dryer, one cancelled call out. *Swoon* My hero!

The shower suddenly died during the hottest week of the summer when we had only just moved into the house and were completely SKINT. Just wouldn't switch on. Anyhow, we went and took it apart (learning a very valuable lesson about turning off the water at the mains before disconnecting the water pipes : cue two freezing cold, shocked looking, dripping wet amaturs, one holding the end of a spurting pipe the other runnig frantically down the stairs to locate the stop tap!!) established what we thought it was (thanks in part to a search on the internet) , ordered the part over the internet and fitted it within days. Amount saved on call out and labour? we reckon about £100.
It's oh so satisfying knowing that you can use that money for something else!!

He has since turned into a true MSE much to my delight and admiration.

I'm so pleased I finally found this post. Have been searching most of the day on and off! It was a post I made after our tumble drier died last winter. Have a search on the internet for your make and model to find out where the thermostat is and get someone who knows vaguely about electrical things(preferably someone not going to charge you an arm and a leg or anything at all!) to unplug the machine and then follow the instructions you find on the internet.

Good luck!

xxxdarlingxxx

Thanks for the answers, my odd job man looked on google and it seems that with my model it is usually a internal switch that needs replacing. He isn't very happy doing anything electrical so has got the wee local domestic shop to come out today or tomorrow and do the biz. Thanks for the advice, perhaps it's silly but I run the dryer at night and I would be scared of it going on fire if I had tampered with it !

divadee

our tumble dryer did this and it was the thermostat things. it cost about £35 to have done by our washing machine repair man. that price was for parts and labour.

xxxdarlingxxx

Hi there

All fixed, I was very lucky the man does evening appointments so I didn't need time off work. It was £65 and he fitted a new thermostat.

I am chuffed to bits.

Many thanks to everyone who posted xxx

abwsco

xxxdarlingxxx wrote: »

Thanks for the advice, perhaps it's silly but I run the dryer at night and I would be scared of it going on fire if I had tampered with it !

Don't want to cause offence at all but do you mean whilst you're asleep?? Tumble dryers are a big cause of fire in the home and I'd never run one whilst we were asleep. Apologies if I've misunderstood you.