WE HAVE A WHITE KNIGHT SENSORDRY WK427 TUMBLE DRYER AND IT SPINS BUT IT WON'T DRY CAN YOU HELP

PAUL REDSULL, September 2004

Red button on the back worked for me. Makes you wonder why they didn't put it on the front. Saved me a few bob.
Thanks

J Fitz, April 2014

I have the same dryer I've pressed the red button but still no heat? What could it be? Is it time to get a new dryer?

zoe, February 2013

Hi i was lookin on here for a last solution before i went and bought a new dryer, i seen ur posts about the little red button, pressed it and now its heating up im so so happy, you guys saved me money, internet forums are the future :-) thanks guys xx

Sammyb, September 2012

This happened to me too and the short term fix was indeed to press the small red button on the back.
That button is a thermal overload trip. Its job is to trip when the machine gets too hot *and alert you to the problem*. It is important that you find the reason for the overheating and fix it properly.
There are lots of possible causes of overheating. On my machine it turned out to be that the temperature sensor on the back of the drum which switches the elements on and off to keep the heat constant during the drying cycle had disintegrated - it simply fell apart in my hands as I was examining it. Crosslee sold us a spare relatively cheaply.

Calvin, January 2005

I had the same problem. I resolved it by pulling the machine out and pushing the little red button on the back, problem solved.

Terry, December 2004

Hi paul not an easy diy job this but if you have a meter check the contnuity of the thermal overload trips there may be a few thrown around and some are difficult to get to without stripping the dryer down

RS, September 2004