I am not a trained electrician, but this happended to me and I was able to fix it.
If your condenser unit at the bottom on the left gets too clogged up, then you may find
that damp starts to build up inside the rear of the machine on the element.
If the machine senses damp on the element then it will trip the electric when you try
to use it.
My solution was to thoroughly clean out the condenser unit. The two small side screws
can be undone giving you better access to inside the unit. Run cold tap water through it
as the instruuction manual says.
Make sure all fluff is out and wait for condenser unit to dry and put back in tumble dryer.
Before proceeding with next part make sure plug is disconnected from electric supply.
Now, slide the machine away from the wall so you can get to the back of it.
There is a panel on the back at a 45 degree angle which covers about 25% of the back area.
Unscrew this to get to the circular fan and heating element.
The panel has about eight srews round the edge, do these first.
Try and pull the panel slightly away from the machine.
The two screws on top of the panel need to be done last as they are holding the element in place
behind the panel.
You need to try and hold the element while un-doing the last two screws so the element doesn't drop
inside when you undo the screws.
When the back is completely off you may find a tablespoon or two worth of water may fall out.
Due to damp I found that some of the fluff had turned to a paper mashay type texture.
Basically give the heating element and fan a good clean. I used an ever so slightly damp cloth.
The damp cloth helped to lift the fluff which had turned to powder and had become stuck to the metal.
When I had finished cleaning it, I spent about ten minutes lightly fanning a hair dryer over the heating
element and fan.
This is the important part to do well. You need to make sure there is no feeling of damp on the heating
element before you put the back panel back on.
If you have correctly removed all traces of damp from inside the back panel then the machine hopefully will
not trip out when plugged back in.
The user manual suggests emptying the condenser unit about once a month, but really a tumble dryer being
used in the winter by a family of four or five I would suggest once a week as more accurate.
Also empty the water panel after two loads maximum.
If your machine still trips out after drying out the element behind the back panel then I suggest you contact
a qualified electrician.
This is my own personal experience which resulted in a successful outcome. Your problem may require a
different solution, but good luck.
Jon
Jonathan Williams, December 2007
