Opening Condenser dryer doors prior to end of cycle

One of my customers (my first Repairs@ job) pointed this out to me yesterday.

When I told them that the main reason for stat failure on condenser dryers is the customer opening the door prematurely, they showed me the instruction book which implies, in several places that it is safe to open the door during the cycle…

The model in question is a Creda T622CW

http://imagebank.indesitcompany.co.uk/p … T622CW.pdf

From page 8 and 11

The ‘Cool Tumble’
phase
About 10 minutes before the programme is completed, the heating
elements will be switched off and the programme enters the final
‘Cool Tumble’ phase. During this phase the fabric is cooled. You
should always allow the dryer to complete this phase.
By opening the door you can check the dryness of the load as often
as you wish and if you want to remove some items before they are
fully dry. (This is particularly useful for a mixed load where you want
to iron some items, but others are to be fully dried.) You will need
to press the start button after closing the door to re-start the
programme. See section ‘The Controls’.

Page 17…

How dry you
want the
clothes
As it takes longer to fully dry clothes than to have them ready for
ironing, you may wish to remove some clothes when they are slightly
damp, ready for ironing and then continue to dry the remainder until
they are fully dry.

Bulky items

Some bulky items such as padded jackets can be dried, with care,
and we do advise that you remove these items several times, shake
them and return them to the dryer.

Bob