Dripping tumble dryer

[mikeyman76]

Hi all

I have a wall mounted Zannusi TC180 condenser tumble dryer, which dries fantasticly, but it drips !

Its dripping front the front when its on, its infuriating as i now need to put a bowl under it when its on, i think it leaking inbetween the door and the cabinet, when the condensed water is chaneled to the collection tank.

Has anyone had experience of this ? can i order washers anywhere that will stop this ? There is a little bit of what looks like limescale on the rubber washer on the door.

Any help welcomed

Mike

[helo_75]

sounds more like its blocked
as long as the airflow is there, there shouldnt be any condensation

have you checked the condenser, and the channel behind?

is it taking longer than normal to dry?

[Trilobite]

Re: Dripping tumble dryer

Check and clean all the rubber seals around the porthole and condenser unit, before and after use, to get rid of fluff and debris.

I have the full size TC470 from 1998, and I religiously wipe the seals and their corresponding mating surfaces, before and after use.

I also leave the door ajar when not in use, to preserve the tension in the rubber seals.

With a condenser machine, it is vital to regularly BLAST water through the removable condensing unit, to remove the lint and fluff that does build up. Use a fast flowing cold tap, such as the garden tap, or the shower head. Make sure that the condensing unit’s integral seal (on the rear end) is also clean of old fluff.

DON’T insert sharp implements between the condenser vanes, to remove fluff; the condenser unit might get damaged.

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