Posted on Oct 25, 2007

Tumble dryer not working

At the end of a drying cycle, the clothes still remain wet. The dryer appears to work (correct led display and length of cycle etc) but the clothes aren't dried at all. The appliance is 4 years old. An Engineer was called a fortnight ago to replace the pump as it wasn't washing but there is no error alert at all this time. The tumble drier appears to work but quite clearly doesn't when the cycle has ended and I check the clothes. Thank you.

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torrance Nov 18, 2007

I have the same problem.I changed the thermostate and it worked but after that time it turned to not working again.I don´t Know where is the air filter for the drier mechanism.I believe that is the problem, because it´s dirty.
spatula Apr 05, 2008

Yes I have the same problem as well. The cycle runs fine - no warning lights - nothing to indicate there's a problem. But when I open the door after end of the cycle the clothes are cold and as wet as they were to start with. Have checked through the manual but nothing in the troubleshooting section. Anyone got any suggestions?
DAL61 Feb 22, 2009

PUT DRYER ON RUNS FOR 10 MINS OR SO THEN STARTS TO FILL WITH WATER, CHECKED THE PUMP I CAN HEAR AND FEEL THE THE PUMP WORKING ALLBEIT A LITTLE NOISEY, ANY IDEAS OF PROB DONT WANT TO REPLACE WHOLE HOST OF PARTS THAT ARE NOT NEEDED

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I managed to solve the problem the following way: I noticed that if you unplug the Sensor-NTC(part nimber 154431 https://www.bosch-eshop.com/eshop(bD1lbiZjPTAwOQ==)/bosch/gb/prodp.htm?prod=WET2820GB%2f13 ) that controls temperature of air in the air channel, the drying cycle runs as you describe above. So this circute was checked up to the power module. Contacts of the Sensors plug were tightened; I think this solved the problem; resistance of the sensor checked. It must be 4.8K at 25 degree C. and decrease when temperature increases. I dipped the sensor in a glass with hot water.

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