Failing To Stop When It's At The End Of A Drying Cycle

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

Washer dryer hangs at 1 minute remaining on drying cycle

The problem

A washer dryer about 3 years old was not stopping at the end of the drying cycle. The display reached the final 1 minute and then continued tumbling until switched off manually. The load was reported as very hot when removed. The fault was stated to occur only on the drying cycle, not on wash.

Likely cause

No single fault was confirmed. The discussion indicates the cause is more likely to be a component used only during the drying cycle rather than the main pump, motor or main wash heater, because wash operation was not affected.

What fixed it

Professional diagnosis was recommended. The advice was that the appliance would need meter testing of relevant dryer-cycle components, including resistance and insulation checks, as this symptom can have several possible causes. The original poster then arranged an engineer visit.

Checks to try

• Confirmed the fault happens only on the drying cycle
• Observed the machine sticks at 1 minute remaining
• Noted the contents are very hot when removed
• Advised resistance and insulation testing of dryer-related parts with a test meter

Parts or tools mentioned

• test meter