Cold air from my tumle dryer. I've taken off the back of my Creda TCR2 and the elements look fine - not tested the wiring but was wondering where the thermostats were as I've read that you are able to reset these with a needle

In many machines, those elements, which are manufactured by "robots", are very cheaply made.
Rather than risk a fire, perhaps an investment of 20 - 30 dollars for a new element might be a good idea.
If you decide to do this, take a second look around for what specifically is getting so hot it is melting.
Likely the loose wire inside the element is doing that problem.
I should guess it is out of it's place and is melting an adjacent wire outside the heating element.
God bless your efforts.

hellojean, the problem may be down to the heat sensors these's usually 2 of them and they are located at the back of the dryer with wires attach to them.you need some 1 with a multimeter to test them if 1 is faulty change both of them.if theses are ok the the element is the next thing to test hope it helps

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shaun

Hi,

If your dryer is not drying like it once did or if you just have nottaken the time to give yourself a clean dryer in a long time then youneed to do that. At least once a year the dryer cleaning should takeplace. Lint build up in the dryer duct is one of the main causesfor your dryer to fail.

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I would suspect thermal fuse, easiest way to test is to tape wires together and start dryer. Safety note if left like this it will start a fire. It is located on the back of the dryer and has two wires connected to it. Here is a website that will help:

http://www.partselect.com/dryer+dryer-wont-heat+repair.htm

Usually, failure of a thermal switch is caused by extreme heat: meaning that the dryer is not venting properly, clean dryer of lint inside and outside as well as the vent tube. Good Luck Tim

If you plan to try to repair the problem yourself, then the first thing you want to do is unplug the dryer from the electric.
Remove the back of the machine and try to locate the air tube going from the blower to the drum. Normally inside the air tube you will find the heating coil and the thermostats/thermistor.
Once you have located the heating coil, remove the two wires from it and check the coil with an ohm meter across the two terminals of the coil.
You should read continuity across the terminals, if not you will need to replace the coil as it is faulty.
If the heating coil is ok, then:
You can check the thermostat/thermistor by removing the two wires and taping them together with electrical tape.
If the coil heats up then replace the thermostat/thermistor.
DO NOT LEAVE THE WIRES TAPED TOGETHER AFTER THE TEST. This could cause a fire, as you have removed the saftey of overheat from the machine.
Good Luck,
Hope this helps

Try this website, maybe you will find out what you need.
I hope this helps


Clothes Dryer how-to instructions. Clothes Dryer help.
laundry.manualsonline.com/manuals/device/clothes_dryer.html

Hi

If your dryer doesn't heat, check these:

Power from the house -- Check to see whether there's power getting to the dryer. Is it plugged in? Check for blown fuses or tripped circuit breakers--your dryer uses two fuses or circuit breakers. The dryer could tumble but not heat if only one of the two fuses is blown. If you have circuit breakers, one of the two circuit breakers can trip, even if the two for the dryer are connected.

Heating element -- Often a dryer heating element burns out, but doesn't trip the circuit breaker or blow a fuse. The heating element is simply a long coil of special wire. You can check it for continuity with an ohm meter. No continuity means the element is bad and you need to replace it--electric heating elements aren't repairable.

Thermal fuse -- On many dryers, there's a thermal fuse mounted to the exhaust duct inside the back cover panel. The fuse--which is about an inch long--is usually embedded in black resin and mounted in a white plastic housing. If the fuse has blown, you need to replace it. (You can't re-set it.)

Wiring -- A common problem is for the main wiring connection from the house, at the dryer, to burn and break its connection. Because the dryer can still tumble with partial power, the connection may be only partially defective. You may need to replace both the power cord to the dryer and the terminal block inside the dryer that the wire is attached to.
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Rylee

there are ways to the element disconnect the power, then get to the element from the back of the dryer. disconnect the 2 wires on the element and use a muti meter. find the ohm section on the meter(it will beep when you connect the test leads) . connect the test leads to the element, if the meter does not do anything the element is bad.

There is a lint filter inside the front of the m/c.
A filter at the bottom left of m/c,undo catches to release it, remove it and wash out under running water to thoroghly cleanit.
.Remove water container at top left front , and empty.
Make sure air intake and air out lets are clear, one at front right, and one at rear of m/c.
You can download user instructions.
Goto;;
www.hotpoint.co.uk

Click on (after sales), click on download user instructions, and follow the guide

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put it in the bin