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My Neff integrated dryer has developed a fault. It has started to insist that the water container is full when it isn’t. It was working up until
a week ago, but now the water container never gets full. I have removed and cleaned the air coller but that hasn’t made any difference.the area behind the water cooler has a small well which seems full of water. I manually emptied it and it worked for about half a load before insisiting the water container was full again ( when it was only about a third full)
has anyone any ideas why this might be?
Re: Neff Integrated Condenser dryer
The float switch is indicating that the chamber is full – a condition that should only happen when the top resevoir is full and the lower chamber is full as well. When you manually emptied it you merely made more space for the water, therefore it just refilled.
Problem is caused by the condenser not being cleaned properly or frequently enough. Fluff makes its way through to the back of the condenser and blocks the float chamber; inhibiting the pump from drawing water up to the reciever. Strip and clean out is the only answer. The pump may be blocked or possibly failed; but a blockage is the most likely cause.HTH,
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Re: Neff Integrated Condenser dryer
Thanks Aqualectric.
You are right about the condensor and cleaning. We have just bought the house and the applicances were fitted 3 years ago and i would guess it had never been cleaned.
HOWEVER – the pump works ok. I know this as the rear of the machine allows the option of fitting a drain hose to allow it to be mains drained. it pumps fine through that ( though i can’t currently set it up like this as there is no convenient point to connect it to permanently).
So can i assume the pipe it pumps into that must feed up to the condenser draw must be blocked?
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