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[Doctor Gollum]

New one could be ordered, delivered and installed in the time it takes to work out which piece of electrickery has broken... 

[Shackeng]

New one could be ordered, delivered and installed in the time it takes to work out which piece of electrickery has broken... 

But not for the price.

[Sir Tigger KC]

New one could be ordered, delivered and installed in the time it takes to work out which piece of electrickery has broken... 

If you'd bothered to read the thread properly, you'd know that Shack is afraid of modern tumble driers!     

[Doctor Gollum]

That much is clear from the get go

Unfortunately twin tubs don't last for ever...

[plym ian]

Thanks Dave, thinking about it, I moved it to another room shortly before it failed and some water spilled from the condenser tank, so damp may be the answer if the water got onto any of the electrickery at the bottom. I have the top off at present, but will get underneath tomorrow.
It is the main RCD that trips.
Ian, I agree, I looked at replacing it due age, but the new ones have all sorts of controls, who needs them? This one is so simple I would like to hang onto it if I can.
Cheers guys, I'll let you know if I get on to it tomorrow. Trouble is, I moved it from the utility room to do some floor leveling and lay some new vinyl  tiles, so these take priority.

Not only do the new ones have daft settings like 'iron dry'(still wet),'cupboard dry'(damp)and 'extra dry'(almost dry) they never dry them to my liking and I always have to take some things out and leave some in to do again.

You are very domesticated.

In England we have women to perform menial chores. It gives them a sense of purpose.

You know so much more about everything than i do.

I don't mind the menial chores. After all, my wife has to go out to work for 12 hours every weekday, in order to keep me in the manner to which I've become accustomed. Pressing a few buttons is the least I can do. 
And you're quite right, I do know more than you about everything.

Where she work? Downt mine with whippet int tow 

[Nick W]

That much is clear from the get go

Unfortunately twin tubs don't last for ever...

My mother doesn't understand why they're so hard to buy....

[STEMO]

Thanks Dave, thinking about it, I moved it to another room shortly before it failed and some water spilled from the condenser tank, so damp may be the answer if the water got onto any of the electrickery at the bottom. I have the top off at present, but will get underneath tomorrow.
It is the main RCD that trips.
Ian, I agree, I looked at replacing it due age, but the new ones have all sorts of controls, who needs them? This one is so simple I would like to hang onto it if I can.
Cheers guys, I'll let you know if I get on to it tomorrow. Trouble is, I moved it from the utility room to do some floor leveling and lay some new vinyl  tiles, so these take priority.

Not only do the new ones have daft settings like 'iron dry'(still wet),'cupboard dry'(damp)and 'extra dry'(almost dry) they never dry them to my liking and I always have to take some things out and leave some in to do again.

You are very domesticated.

In England we have women to perform menial chores. It gives them a sense of purpose.

You know so much more about everything than i do.

I don't mind the menial chores. After all, my wife has to go out to work for 12 hours every weekday, in order to keep me in the manner to which I've become accustomed. Pressing a few buttons is the least I can do. 
And you're quite right, I do know more than you about everything.

Where she work? Downt mine with whippet int tow 

Don't be silly. She doesn't take the dog with her.

[aaronjb]

We have a washing line.  That never blows trips.

But you're still waiting for the clothes you put out in February to dry... 

[Shackeng]

Success, after warming it up with a fan heater overnight, it now works OK. Clearly water got into something when I moved it.

Thanks all for suggestions. Another OOF facility not envisaged when it started I opine.

[Mister Rog]

Success, after warming it up with a fan heater overnight, it now works OK. Clearly water got into something when I moved it.

Thanks all for suggestions. Another OOF facility not envisaged when it started I opine.

Give the reported failures of tumble driers, fridge freezers etc causing fires (IE: Grenfell Tower), I would have got rid of it rather than some makeshift solution to an ancient appliance. I like to sleep at night. 

 

[Kevin Wood]

There have been plenty of scandals regarding modern tumble driers catching fire. 

Largely, I suspect, because users CBA to clean the filters.

[aaronjb]

There have been plenty of scandals regarding modern tumble driers catching fire. 

Largely, I suspect, because users CBA to clean the filters.

Or, in Hotpoint's case, "We can save 0.0005p on this component, it'll just push the MTBF up 5%"*


(*Probably. I'm speculating)

[dave the builder]

sounds like it lasted 20 years without catching fire so far 
I've fixed many appliances in my time ,to many to remember 
if you want a basic dryer that is reliable, cheap,cheap parts ,easy to fix
get  a simple white knight vented one

[Kevin Wood]

There have been plenty of scandals regarding modern tumble driers catching fire. 

Largely, I suspect, because users CBA to clean the filters.

Or, in Hotpoint's case, "We can save 0.0005p on this component, it'll just push the MTBF up 5%"*


(*Probably. I'm speculating)

Where MTBF = Mean Time Before Fire!

or

Mean Time Before Fekkking RUN!!!

.. and the fix for the Hotpoint ones appears to be to install a thermal trip that requires the machine to be stripped down to reset, and it trips about once a month.

[TheBoy]

We have a washing line.  That never blows it dry😊

Ftfy

Whats wrong with a washing line? Far better than a stupid fire generator.