Tumble drier has blown up!
Dec 13th 2014, 2:55 am
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Tumble drier has blown up!
Dangit.
There was a pop, and a smell of burning.
I've reset the fuses, emptied the machine and pulled it away from the wall. It smells at the back of the machine, but no visible burnt bits, so I suspect it is something inside.
Is it terminal or repairable do you think?
I don't want to have to fork out another $1k plus just before Christmas. (It is a condenser drier.)
There was a pop, and a smell of burning.
I've reset the fuses, emptied the machine and pulled it away from the wall. It smells at the back of the machine, but no visible burnt bits, so I suspect it is something inside.
Is it terminal or repairable do you think?
I don't want to have to fork out another $1k plus just before Christmas. (It is a condenser drier.)
Dec 13th 2014, 2:58 am
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re: Tumble drier has blown up!
Dangit.
There was a pop, and a smell of burning.
I've reset the fuses, emptied the machine and pulled it away from the wall. It smells at the back of the machine, but no visible burnt bits, so I suspect it is something inside.
Is it terminal or repairable do you think?
I don't want to have to fork out another $1k plus just before Christmas. (It is a condenser drier.)
There was a pop, and a smell of burning.
I've reset the fuses, emptied the machine and pulled it away from the wall. It smells at the back of the machine, but no visible burnt bits, so I suspect it is something inside.
Is it terminal or repairable do you think?
I don't want to have to fork out another $1k plus just before Christmas. (It is a condenser drier.)
At least it's summer and you can dry on the line - well when it's not raining anyway
Dec 13th 2014, 3:09 am
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Title should say BLOWN, but the n didn't come out. Any help mods?
Dec 13th 2014, 3:20 am
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Too scared to plug it back in. As for sunshine, it has been miserable weather here since the start of December!!
Dec 13th 2014, 3:22 am
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Dec 13th 2014, 3:39 am
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Re: Tumble drier has blown up!
Dangit.
There was a pop, and a smell of burning.
I've reset the fuses, emptied the machine and pulled it away from the wall. It smells at the back of the machine, but no visible burnt bits, so I suspect it is something inside.
Is it terminal or repairable do you think?
I don't want to have to fork out another $1k plus just before Christmas. (It is a condenser drier.)
There was a pop, and a smell of burning.
I've reset the fuses, emptied the machine and pulled it away from the wall. It smells at the back of the machine, but no visible burnt bits, so I suspect it is something inside.
Is it terminal or repairable do you think?
I don't want to have to fork out another $1k plus just before Christmas. (It is a condenser drier.)
Dec 13th 2014, 3:43 am
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Re: Tumble drier has blown up!
The laundry is internal, and it is over 3m to an outside wall- and not in a straight line.
Dec 13th 2014, 3:57 am
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Dec 13th 2014, 6:46 am
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Re: Tumble drier has blown up!
However it sounds as if motor or heater parts have gone. If you can identify and change yourself, it might be worth it (they are basically swap jobs), but if you have to get a man to look at it, it's unlikely to be economically worth it.
Google the make, model, and "repair".
Dec 13th 2014, 9:30 am
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Worth checking if it's still under warranty.
However it sounds as if motor or heater parts have gone. If you can identify and change yourself, it might be worth it (they are basically swap jobs), but if you have to get a man to look at it, it's unlikely to be economically worth it.
Google the make, model, and "repair".
However it sounds as if motor or heater parts have gone. If you can identify and change yourself, it might be worth it (they are basically swap jobs), but if you have to get a man to look at it, it's unlikely to be economically worth it.
Google the make, model, and "repair".
OH took the top off and had a look, then he plugged it back in,turned it on and it went bang and blew the fuses again. Reckon something is shorting it out. Not worth the time/expense to get someone in to find what is causing the fault, so it is off to the shops tomorrow. Not sure I really wnted a tumble drier as my Christmas present!!
Dec 13th 2014, 9:37 am
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Cheers Garry. The machine is one we bought when we first came to Aus 6.5 years ago, so well out of warranty.
OH took the top off and had a look, then he plugged it back in,turned it on and it went bang and blew the fuses again. Reckon something is shorting it out. Not worth the time/expense to get someone in to find what is causing the fault, so it is off to the shops tomorrow. Not sure I really wnted a tumble drier as my Christmas present!!
OH took the top off and had a look, then he plugged it back in,turned it on and it went bang and blew the fuses again. Reckon something is shorting it out. Not worth the time/expense to get someone in to find what is causing the fault, so it is off to the shops tomorrow. Not sure I really wnted a tumble drier as my Christmas present!!
It's at times like this, it pays to 'know a man'.
Dec 13th 2014, 9:59 am
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