Hoover Performa 1100 Manual Wanted

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Hoover Performa 1100 drying behaviour query

The problem

The owner reported that on both drying cycles the Hoover Performa 1100 heated up but the drum only turned a couple of times every few minutes, leaving clothes steamy and not fully dry. They also asked whether the drum should turn continuously during drying and wanted a manual.

Likely cause

The accepted reply said the drum should turn only occasionally, back and forth, during drying rather than continuously. The most strongly supported possibility for poor drying was overloading, as washer dryers usually dry a smaller load than they can wash. If small loads also fail to dry, a fault was considered possible, but no exact fault was identified.

What fixed it

Advice was to first reduce the load size and bear in mind that washer dryers take longer to dry than separate tumble dryers. If the machine still does not dry even small loads, a fault is likely and further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer. No manual source was confirmed in the discussion.

Checks to try

• Observed that the machine heats during drying
• Observed that the drum turns only occasionally during drying
• Check that the machine is not overloaded
• Check whether it will dry a small load satisfactorily