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Condenser dryer
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Simple way to check is bypass the door switch , condenser dryers are very simple beasts not much to go wrong on them
Have you cleaned all the fluff out the machine, including from the condensing unit , the water pump , all pipes and the water trap which is behind the condenser unit under a cover?
Have you checked the water pump works?
Have you cleaned all the fluff out the machine, including from the condensing unit , the water pump , all pipes and the water trap which is behind the condenser unit under a cover?
Have you checked the water pump works?
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Just put a piece of wire between the two wires for the door switch so the tumble dryer thinks the doors closed , or just bodger the two cables together somehow , just make sure what ever bodge you use , you don't touch it when you turn it on nor the bodge is touching anything metal on the dryer
Would it just be easier to get a new door switch .. or could it be the stop start switch? I will have a look at it tomorrow and see what l can do with bodging it!
I know the switches are easy to replace but not knowing which one is faulty could be expensive!
I know the switches are easy to replace but not knowing which one is faulty could be expensive!
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Exactly! That's why bypassing them saves you cash
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If it doesn't work out the door switch back to normal and bypass the on/off switch
If it works then replace the door switch , I'm guessing it is the door switch given you have to slam the door to get it to work
If it works then replace the door switch , I'm guessing it is the door switch given you have to slam the door to get it to work
Thank you so much for your help. I will give it a go tomorrow. Its only 3/4 years old so its a bit of a pain and with 4 daughters l have lots of washing. Hopefully l can work it out without ending in Casualty! The last place l want to be these days. Watched a You Tube video about changing the switches and as you say they look simple beasts and everything looks like its plug and play!
I will give it a go and tell my husband what l am doing in case l get a blast!
I will give it a go and tell my husband what l am doing in case l get a blast!
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Do you work as an engineer ?
You come across quite skilled in diagnosis and repair, not many people can narrow a problem down and use various sources to confirm it and then replace the problem part
You come across quite skilled in diagnosis and repair, not many people can narrow a problem down and use various sources to confirm it and then replace the problem part
Me an engineer. No l am a mum.of 4 and a Learning Coach at a school!!
Just do not like being beaten.
Process of elimination probably ... cleaning etc then realising it had to be door catch or on/off switch. I did not realise the insides of the dryer were quite as easy to work with.
I will have a go and see what transpires
Just do not like being beaten.
Process of elimination probably ... cleaning etc then realising it had to be door catch or on/off switch. I did not realise the insides of the dryer were quite as easy to work with.
I will have a go and see what transpires
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