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Issues with condenser dryer

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7jen11 · 15/01/2018 12:05

Hoping this is the best place to post, we recently bought our first dryer (a beko condenser) there is a plug socket in our garage which we have a heavy duty extension lead to that has a built in circuit breaker. We also have a chest freezer in the garage both are plugged into the extension. When we first got the dryer it tripped the switch and I assumed that it was too close to the freezer and moved it after that it worked fine in the last week I noticed that there was water at the back on the floor behind it. I have emptied and cleaned it and tried it again yesterday and it had tripped the lead and there was moisture in the drum including around the lint collector part could not see any water on the floor behind it this time though. Is there anything I can do to try and trouble shoot before I phone and have someone out to look at it?
Thank you in advance

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ToadOfSadness · 15/01/2018 12:21

Not sure if this will help but some appliances shouldn't be used in a garage or outhouse due to the temperature.

However if I were you I would Google the make and model and see if it is a common problem, I have seen something similar mentioned when I was Googling ours as it came with no instructions and I found all kinds of things about them.

prettypaws · 15/01/2018 12:24

Tumble dryers should go direct into a socket, and shouldn't share an extension lead. For safety reasons it isn't advisable.

7jen11 · 15/01/2018 12:45

Toadofsadness I hadn't thought of that will give it a go see what comes up.

Probably a silly question but I don't really have much of a clue with things like this. Would it be ok to get the single socket turned into a double? Or does it need to be a separate plug completely? Anyone have any ideas of cost for this?
Thanks again

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venys · 15/01/2018 12:57

It's the heat pump dryers that shouldn't go in the garage - only because they use the ambient temperature to heat the dryer. But that shouldn't cause it to trip..I am no expert, but I think that the dryer and freezer should each have their own socket. Physical proximity to each other won't have any bearing on it (mine are next to each other). I would suggest a sparky at about half days local rate would be needed. It all depends on the fuse rating and what's on each circuit that determines the load capacity (or something - I am not at all literate on all things electrical but had a couple of rewire jobs done recently.).

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