anyone know how to fix tumble dryers?

[arc]

ours died a month or so back. so i put it on timeout in the garage. just tried it again and it still doesnt work.

it powers on nicely, all lights up and goes 'beep' to say hello. you set it to a programme, hit 'start' it spins the drum a tiny amount and BAM off goes the power. It trips the RCD.

any ideas what might be up with it?

 

[greenstarvaz]

take the top off and see if the drum has damaged any of the leads near it

 

[arc]

theres none really near it that i can see.

 

[Jamie]

check all cabling, it may be shorting when the drum turns.

 

[arc]

you dont think its summit to do with a fault on the heater, or just a motor fault then? this thing aint all that old - cant think why any wires might've been caught by the drum :s

 

[Jamie]

you dont think its summit to do with a fault on the heater, or just a motor fault then? this thing aint all that old - cant think why any wires might've been caught by the drum :s

motor shorting. if it trips teh RCD then its a high powered component using 240v

 

[gazzaman2k]

my dryer has started to do the same is it a condensing unit?

 

[SlinkyCinqi]

the motor got brushes in? if so i'd check them

 

[arc]

my dryer has started to do the same is it a condensing unit?

tis yeah.

 

[T14086]

Back to basics,does drum turn freely?

 

[Hellcat]

Does it have a fluff up function where it just turns the drum without using the heater?

 

[T14086]

fluff up,whats that ...............shows you how many times I use a washing machine/tumble drier

 

[arc]

it's got a setting for 'cool air'

so i set it to that, and it spins happily.

i adjust it to warm air, and BAM

luckily ive found another RCD i can plug in, so it trips that one rather than taking out all the plugs / lights.

 

[Brooky]

you set it to a programme, hit 'start'
-

try being abit kinder to it and not hitting it:devil:

 

[gazzaman2k]

tis yeah.

zanussi?

 

[arc]

LG. summit very similar to this http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=281697

 

[bludvl_x19]

try being abit kinder to it and not hitting it:devil:

And stop washing car parts in it

























Use the dishwasher instead:devil:

blu:devil:

 

[Hellcat]

it's got a setting for 'cool air'

so i set it to that, and it spins happily.

i adjust it to warm air, and BAM

luckily ive found another RCD i can plug in, so it trips that one rather than taking out all the plugs / lights.

So it's the heater element that is tripping the system. Have a look for a condensate leak - that used to trip my parents condensing boiler.

 

[jug]

surprisingly good

 

[JonnyBoy]

Sounds like the heating element is either partially shorted and drawing too much current, or (more likely) is shorting to earth.

Whip it to bits and have a look at the heating element itself, the insulation supporting it and the wiring running to it. A multimeter on resistance setting will help you find any shorts