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posted by [identity profile] woodpijn.livejournal.com at 09:50am on 03/09/2010
We had this problem. The filter gets clogged up, and this trips some kind of safety switch on the heater. So even if you clean out the filter, it won't start heating again until that switch is reset.

How easy it is to find depends on your make of dryer. With our old one, I took the back off and couldn't find it, and had to call the repairman out. He said they deliberately make them hard to find so that users can't reset it themselves and have to call them out - ostensibly so the repair people can verify the filter is cleared and it really is safe to restore the heating function, but I suspect also as a way to make money. But he kindly said that he couldn't actually stop me watching how he did it so I'd know for next time ;)

You might be able to Google for instructions on how to find the switch for your make of dryer.
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posted by [identity profile] gummitch.livejournal.com at 10:40am on 03/09/2010
Our tumble drier (in a washer-dryer) stopped heating, but in our case the heating element had actually burned out. So I'd certainly try the above, but you might need a repairman.

I've read something somewhere about a software bug in some models of dryer, so the repirman can fix it with a firmware update.
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posted by [identity profile] bugshaw.livejournal.com at 12:23pm on 04/09/2010
I am mightily pleased with myself for putting the dryer on an upside-down piece of carpet - it slides out easily. But the fixings on the back are a rounded hex on the outside, and a six pointed star inside, which do not look designed for removal by the casual user :-/ Ah well, it was worth a look at.

Also it's 8.5 years not, not just six!
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posted by [identity profile] alexmc.livejournal.com at 10:21am on 06/09/2010
> six pointed star inside

That is still a "standard" for security screws. I bought myself a set of those when I needed to open my Sky Plus box to replace the hard disk. - oh and I've just found the spare set . The six sided star is called a T15, T20, or T25 depending on the size.
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