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Hi folks
I bought one of these dryers as to be honest at the time I had little spare cash. Unfortunately it seems to take forever to dry one load and if you open the foor and put your hand in it is only luke warm.
The vent to the outside is fairly long (approx 8-10 feet). The previous machine was a Zanussi and it didn’t have a problem so can anyone please help me to solve the problem. Apparently this has been happening for some time but I have just found out about it.
Many thanks
Re: Tricity Bendix TM 220 W
Taken from user manual. May be things you would like to check.
Check that the air inlet and outlet vents are unobstructed.
The best way of evacuating the moisture is through a vent
hose to the outside of the building. Use the special 100
mm diameter flexible hose supplied with the appliance
connected to one of the air outlet vents with the collar
supplied.The unused outlets must be covered.
Never connect the air vent hose into an existing discharge
pipe or duct, as this could be dangerous, might disturb
neighbours and could cause the dryer to malfunction.IMPORTANT: This product is supplied with a 2.50 metre vent hose,
although the maximum length of the vent hose may be:
4 metres with NO bends, or 2 metres WITH 2 bends.Problems can be encountered in rooms fitted with a very
powerful central extractor fan. If you find that drying
times are too long, switch off the extractor or close its
grille whilst the tumble dryer is in use.A highly effective solution is to simply poke the vent hose
through a window or skylight. This might however cause
problems in winter because the dryer will draw in very
cold (and often also very damp) air through the open
window, so increasing drying times and leading to very
high energy consumption.If the dryer is fitted next to kitchen units, make sure
that the vent hose is not squashed. If the hose is
partially squashed, drying efficiency will be reduced,
resulting in longer drying times and higher energy
consumption.If the hose is completely squashed, the safety cut-outs
with which the machine is fitted may operate.Re: Tricity Bendix TM 220 W
Hi
Thanks for the prompt reply. Unfortunately non of the above are relevant as i have already done troubleshooting from that side. Nothings squashed, bend, vents are clear and no extractor to cause a problem etc.
What I was concerned about is the lack of heat when you pult your hand in. It’s very luke warm. I’ve even cleaned the internals of any ooze and that makes no difference. One thing I would say is that the glass door seems to always have condensation on it which i don’t remember the Zanusssi ever having. All the other things are as is and the other vent holes are blanked off properly.
At a bit of a loss unless the heater element is faulty and thats whats causing it to be luke warm. It has a kind of half heat button which you can push in/out and I’ve even checked that to see if it was pressed the wrong way or wired up at factory vice versa and that made no difference at all. Fact I don’t even think the heat was any cooler when it was activated which leads me to think does it have 2 x elements and one is bust (the cool heat button deactivating one of them if you get my meaning).
With the Zanussi you could feel the warnth throught the glass with this you have to put your hand inside the drum to see if there’s any heat as the glas is barely warm.
Anyone with any ideas? Be greatly appreciated to know what it’s like inside whether there are 1/2 elements or if a faulty thermostat would cause this. I have to say I get the impression it’s stuck on cool cycle all the time.Thanks
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