[Al_scim]

I’ll start by doing that – the fact the squeaking was when it’s going round had lead me in the direction of either bearings and / or belt. Given it’s 10 years old and has been well used, I’d suspected the belt may be getting tired, particularly as the machine has been well loaded on some occasions.

[Al_scim]

It seems to be when it’s been on a while and has got warm. Yesterday it started after about 5 minutes. If left to fully cool and then restarted it didn’t seem to make it initially and then it started.

The noise is a squeaking type noise. When you stop the dryer and try moving the drum by hand it also makes it for part of a turn and then not – again only when warm.

[Al_scim]

OK – so have tried turning it back on – you hear the fan start up but no compressor noise that I could make out, then a ‘click’. I assume that click is the overload cut out and therefore it’s a dead compressor ?

[Al_scim]

Ok, will have to pull it out to do that. Have turned it off for the time being. But if I turn it back on and check a few hours later what will hot / cold compressor suggest?

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