Hi Dave
Had a similar fault on my Candy. Called out an engineer at a cost of £85 to clear out a blocked filter in the back of the machine. Took him all of 5 minutes to sort out. Apparently if they get blocked there is a temp sensor which cuts down on the heat. It my be the same for yours. I think this filter is inside the machine. I wasn't present when it was fixed and my wasn't paying attention
Cheers Lee
Lee, July 2005