clothes dryers catch fire? Pull it apart and check it out. The inlet to the heater elements. Eeeewe! I know, I should be working on watches, but the belt snapped in the dryer so I thought I'd give it a deep clean after five years of operation. And to clear the confusion for @STANDY. It's what Victorians use to dry clothes, it's just like a Hills Hoist, but in a big white cabinet the size of a beer fridge.
Couldn't figure out why the dryer would leak sometimes. Seems that the float that triggers the pump switch wasn't a float any more, more like a sinker. So I made a new one (pays to save the corks from your single malts doesn't it! ). All fixed and tested, now just waiting for a new belt.
Wait until the dryer is fixed (tomorrow hopefully). I'd hate to say to SWMBO "Sorry Darl, can't fix it now, got watch work to do!" (It would not be conducive to harmony in the residence).
My cloths dryer is energy efficient @JimInOz 100% solar He could do the beautiful Smiths I sent him as a gift
It's in the queue Andy. I'd like to get a bit more confident with smaller movements before I do it though. But don't worry, you'll be the first to see it when I finish.
You’ve inspired me to take mine apart - maybe it’s all gunked up also and that’s the reason it trips the safety switch
I didn’t think clothes dryers were a thing in Australia. With those temperatures can’t you just always dry the clothes outside
You'd be waiting a long time for your clothes to line dry in a place like Melbourne, often damp and rainy. I had an idler pully assembly disintegrate on my dryer last year, upon tearing down I didn't find all that much lint on the parts. If you have a buildup of that much lint you might check your exhaust for clogs or impediments to free flow of air.
Makes sense. All my information on Australia and Australians comes from Watching Crocodile Dundee 1 & 2, when I was a kid