Tumble dryers do not dry the clothes

Incorrect use:

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The error may be due to the air not circulating due to clogged filters or air ducts. If this is the case, you should clean the filters and possibly separate and vacuum the tumbler. Condenser tumblers have a heat exchanger (also called cross field) and the air must be able to pass through the sides of this.

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When using a condensation dryer, it is important to mention that it must not be left too hot. It can be in small rooms, if it is built in, or stands on the floor with underfloor heating switched on, the dryer's drying ability will deteriorate or cease altogether. The reason for this is that the condensation dryer uses the surrounding air to condense the moist warm air in the tumbler, just like dew on the mirror after a bath. If the room temperature is too high, the moist air circulates without being condensed. The solution is to lower the room temperature - possibly by leaving doors or windows open until the temperature is lowered to the desired level. If you open a window every time you use the dryer, you also avoid condensation on the walls and ceiling.

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The error can also be caused by drying a mix of different types of clothes. For example, if you dry a mixture of cotton and clothes made of other mixed synthetic material, the synthetic material dries faster, whereby the sensors can risk measuring that the clothes are now dry, even if the cotton clothes are not yet completely dry. Therefore, make sure to sort the clothes being dried so that they are of the same type. Pockets on cowboy trousers etc. where the material is extra strong, it is also difficult to get it dry on the auto programs, and this is completely normal - use an "extra dry" program if you want the machine to dry a little extra.

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It can also be due to the machine being overfilled. If the machine is too full, the air circulation is reduced, and the machine cannot therefore dry the clothes. It can also cause the machine's overheating protection to be activated and the machine to stop for some time before it can be started again.

Conversely, it could be because there is not enough clothes in the machine. If the machine does not have enough clothes in it, then there is not enough contact with the sensor and the cycle will therefore stop before the clothes are completely dry. You can make a few towels slightly wet and dry them together, so that the amount in the machine is greater.

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New dryers with a very high energy label dry at lower temperatures than traditional dryers, which is why the drying time is also much longer. The clothes may also seem a little damp at the end of the programme, but let it steam off for a few minutes after taking it out of the dryer, after which it will be dry.

Test your dryer

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A good test to find out if there is something mechanically wrong with your dryer or if the problem is due to incorrect use is that you can initiate a timed drying instead of using the auto programs. For example, use time management for 30 minutes and if the clothes are dried in connection with the time management program, then the dryer is most likely okay and you should consider whether you can change your use of the machine, cf. the above advice.

Mechanical causes:

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The drive belt, which is a large flat belt, is broken. This will prevent the drum from rotating.

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The fault may be due to the fan belt, which is a thin round nylon belt, being broken. This will cause the fan wheel not to turn and thus the air not to circulate. However, note that not all tumble dryers have a fan belt.