I have seen dryers trip the heating element when the temperature gets
too high. Many times this is due to a clog or restriction somewhere in
the dryer vent. You can clean it yourself or call a professional. In
the US, chimney sweeps are the dryer vent cleaners.

Alisa LeSueur
Certified Dryer Exhaust Technician
http://CleanYourOwnDryerVent.com



wrote:
Hi All,

I have a Hoover HSWD 126 washer dryer which keeps tripping the
thermostat. What I mean by this is there is no heated air coming out on
the tumble dry cycle even through it still goes through the cycle. The
machine is now just over 12 months old (out of manufacturer warranty).

The engineer came out a month ago (when it was still in warranty) and
showed me how to reset it (3 screws at the back, slide the top off and
press one or both of the reset switches). He explained this had
probably just tripped as a one-off but mentioned they commonly go after
2 or 3 years due to the fluff build up in the condensor.

How can I clean the condensor on this - if I unscrew the main back
panel, is it obvious? The engineer made it sound straight-forward...

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mat G
Birmingham, UK