Is my dryer a fire risk

Hello Mandy, I am not sure what you mean by a heat reset button; perhaps explaining what the problem is, I may be able to assist you. Are you referring to the dryer motor's overload reset button? As a safety feature, a dryer has a high-limit thermostat and either a thermal fuse or thermal cut-off fuse.

In the event of poor air flow where there is no proper ventilation to the heating element- the internal temperature of the dryer exceeds its high-limit, the dryer will shut-down; once it cools off, you should be able to run it again.

However, if the thermal fuse (located on the blower housing) or the thermal cut-off fuse (located on the heater housing) goes, the dryer heating element will will not heat up or the dryer will stop running altogether.

Please note, a dryer will have either a thermal fuse OR a thermal cut-off fuse, but not both.

By-the-way, there has been a recall on certain models of HotPoint Creda, and Indesit tumble dryers due to a fire hazard risk; I am sending you the link...If your dryer is manufactured by HotPoint model TCM580, then your dryer maybe affected. Read the info in the link- it'll give you instructions on how to determine if your specific dryer is affected and what to do.
http://www.which.co.uk/news/2015/12/113-hotpoint-indesit-and-creda-tumble-dryer-models-pose-fire-risk-426557


http://www.itv.com/news/2016-04-18/hotpoint-dryer-fire-risk-which-models-are-affected

contact the manufacturer and ask for a refund on the machine
show proof of the document that it is a fire risk ( recall or alert document)

on all washing machine or dryer it most important is don't fill up it must have a space to the machine do the jobs ,
on the two machine 2/3 to 3/4 full is good ,
more your two machines are going to work incorrectly and broken !

and your dryer are going to overheat is bad for the dryer and a risk of fire all dryer have a overheating breaker but a risk of fire is a risk of fire,
be safe !

http://www.which.co.uk/news/2012/11/safety-alert-beko-tumble-dryers-at-risk-of-fire-303974/

Hi,
If you are having problems with your gas dryer not heating the most common problem is that the ignitor goes bad. Even though it glows sometimes it is still not working properly.

if you dryer is gas check out this gas no heat tip....

If you have an electric dryer, you can have many different things that can go wrong causing the dryer not to heat.

check out this electric no heat tip...


heatman101

if the fuse is the right load for this dryer but keeps blowing then there is a sever fault in the dryer this could be in the wiring loom or more likely in the motor the dryer is pulling far to many amps and the fuse should then blow to protect the house wiring from catching "fire!"
yes i did say "fire!" so dont try up-rateing the fuse,,,,thats asking for it!
i would not use this dryer till you have it looked at,,,you will be risking a dryer or house fire if you do,,,

Howdy: There is a spring loaded belt tenioner that holds the belt in place. They are plastic with steel bearings. They do go out often do to the surround heat in that area. Good luck - Doug

Clean out the dryer vent exhaust system. Check the gas burner for a clean blue flame with white tips. Air shutter on the gas burner may need adjusting.
Clean out any lint in the dryer cabinet.

is it getting hot ? if not then its either the heating elements or thermostat. both available on espares. Most likely to be thermostats. If its heating then give the condensor a good clean. hope this helps.