Yes could have just been a connection a bit corroded, but normally when that
happens the heat melts the block or seizes up the screw.
I think I'd have waited a day before I dismantled it but if it is
overheating it will happen again unless you found the blockage and removed
the lint and general crud inside it..

Brian

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On 06/05/2021 18:35, GB wrote:
Our 23 year old tumble dryer (!) stopped heating the air, although the
rest of it worked.

So, I dismantled it, couldn't find what was wrong, cleaned it, and put it
back together. About 6 hours altogether. It now works perfectly.

Please, please reassure me that disconnecting it from the electricity
would not have reset it without all the dismantling?

Miele T430, by the way.


It is overwhelmingly likely that you cleared the fault by random physical
manipulation of the beast. Brawn over Brain. As for whether it is a
permanent fix . . . !

PA