Avoid putting items with metal components, such as bras with underwire or clothing with large metal buttons, in the tumble dryer. The metal can damage the drum, create noise, and potentially lead ...

Tumble dryer belts can break because the machine has been overloaded. It may also be that the motor or start capacitor has failed. If this is the case, it's likely that there will still be lights on ...

The Frigidaire Affinity ... but generally adds to a dryer's cost. Painted tops, far more common, are often quite durable with normal use. This feature keeps the drum tumbling without heat after ...

noise ratings, warranty details and estimated running costs. We’d always recommend heat-pump tumble dryers as the best option for energy efficiency, but they can be expensive. This Sharp dryer ...

Multiple tumble dryer fires happened over the past seven weeks in north Wales with several people taken to hospital. On Tuesday, faulty tumble dryers caused house fires in Mynytho on the Llyn ...

Fire chiefs have again issued a tumble dryer warning, after a house was badly damaged in a fire. The property in Mynythno, on Tuesday afternoon (April 9), was one of two blazes involving tumble ...

The incident occurred accidentally and was caused by the tumble dryer. In response to the blaze, the London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: "If your white goods start making a strange noise ...

and when a heat-pump tumble dryer will pay for itself in saved energy costs. On average, a washing machine uses 11.29 litres of water per kilogram of cottons, whereas a washer-dryer uses 12 litres.

A family of five is staying in temporary accommodation after a tumble dryer fire ruined their home. Emma Vaughan had left for work having turned the dryer off and leaving it to cool.

A spate of tumble dryer fires has prompted a stark warning from fire chiefs after severe damage was inflicted on a house. The latest incident occurred in Mynythno on Tuesday afternoon (April 9 ...