Thanks for the offer of help, Mr Red & or the warning, Jimmyt, but I do like fixing things myself (when I can). I still have a bookmark I bought in 1977 - pic of Mona Lisa wearing overalls with a spanner in her pocket - caption - "The best man for the job is often a woman". Things I can't fix I naturally call for help & I will keep you both in mind.

When my first dryer was only a young thing lint started escaping from the lint catcher & getting caught in the door, so I took off the door. After I had removed the thick felt-like mass of lint, I put everything back & it worked perfectly. But I never found where the 3 inch piece of wire, shaped like a capital "R" fitted & the dryer kept going for 17 years in total. Maybe if I had put back the "R" I would still have it?

Sandra - sometimes handy person & always luddite (I need a solar powered clothes dryer)