OK now I'm puzzled..

[esselte]

We have a Zanussi washer dryer..it washes fine,but when the clothes are supposed to have been dried they're still wet...I've had the back off the thing and the heating elements work,the dryer fan works,the drum goes round,the vent that lets the warm air into the drum is hot and the condenser seems to work and the drain pump works...I'm stumped..does anyone have any ideas (apart from a new machine ) I thank yew..

[fatboy b]

You can only dry about 1/2 the capacity you can wash. If you try and dry the whole lot, it'll stay wet.

[esselte]

fatboy b said:

You can only dry about 1/2 the capacity you can wash. If you try and dry the whole lot, it'll stay wet.

Nah it's not that we've had the thing about 3 years and the "domestic engineer" knows how to operate it but thanks anyway..

[fatboy b]

Have you clean the fluff trap bottom-right?

[esselte]

fatboy b said:

Have you clean the fluff trap bottom-right?

'At the front?..yes all clear although there appears to be some water in the bottom of that trap,the m/c drains normally after a wash so should that be there..?

[fatboy b]

Then I am of no use to you!

[esselte]

fatboy b said:

Then I am of no use to you!

Thanks anyway..it's a bit of a puzzler really...

[fatboy b]

Just found this....

http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=94276

[esselte]

fatboy b said:

Just found this....

http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=94276

Ah smashing thanks..I'll have a go this evening.it's easy to take apart so shouldn't be a problem

[esselte]

For fatboy...cleaning the condenser sorted the problem..it didn't look too bad from the outside but once I'd taken it off and started to clean it there was loads of stuff to clear out...clothes are coming out nice and dry and warm now...

[fatboy b]

esselte said:

For fatboy...cleaning the condenser sorted the problem..it didn't look too bad from the outside but once I'd taken it off and started to clean it there was loads of stuff to clear out...clothes are coming out nice and dry and warm now...

Nice one. I have a John Lewis W/D, which is basically a Zanussi inside, so I'll remember this.

Edited by fatboy b on Tuesday 8th December 07:07

[esselte]

fatboy b said:

esselte said:

For fatboy...cleaning the condenser sorted the problem..it didn't look too bad from the outside but once I'd taken it off and started to clean it there was loads of stuff to clear out...clothes are coming out nice and dry and warm now...

Nice one. I have a John Lewis W/D, which is basically a Zanussi inside, so I'll remember this.

Edited by fatboy b on Tuesday 8th December 07:07

Really easy job,I may do it every so often to avoid the problem we had..