Would you repair a four year old tumble dryer?

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My tumble dryer, which is possibly my best friend, still goes round but has stopped heating. I took the back off and tried the reset button but it hadn't been tripped.
That's the end of my diy abilities - should I call someone out, or will it be over £100+ to replace a heating element on a 4 year old machine that was £250 in the first place?
Maybe it would work for years with new heater element though.
What would you do?

Ime appliance engineers don't want to do uneconomic repairs - if you ring one and describe what has happened they can probably give you an idea of price. A genuine part with usually have a warranty. I'd want to know the cost before deciding.

I spoke to an engineer and they had a fixed price for call out and fix, you just paid for the part but mine was a temperamental thing so it would have required me being without it for a week and no idea of cost. Mine just kept turning off, mid cycle at different points in the cycle plus the interior light kept flashing. But it didn't do it all the time. It was frustrating not knowing if it would dry a load or not.

Like you I paid £260 for it (Beko, 9kg and I loved it) 4 years ago. I just bought a new one, exactly the same for £270 on the advice of the engineer.

My old one was stripped for parts.

Thanks guys. I’ll try and find someone in the morning - maybe it will have fixed self magically overnight! (I can dream!)

I can't speak for all machines but I was gifted a non heating Miele tumble dryer. Everything else worked but the heater had stopped. I took off the back and located a little part that would regulate the heating. If it got too hot, this thermostat would stop all heating and couldnt be coaxed back into life-it needed replacing.
I tested it with a meter from Halfords (less than £10) and confirmed it wasn't working.
I bought a replacement thermostat on Ebay from these guys www.ebay.co.uk/str/appliancespares2go/Thermostats/_i.html?_storecat=5454124013 and it works perfectly. It was easy to fit and took ten minutes.
I'll add I'm not particularly techie just very frugal!

I'm very impressed!
Thank goodness there's been some sun today, at least I've got yesterday's wet loads (pre breakdown) dried.