Electrolux EDH3786GDW Questions & Answers

Hi Carly, I didn't come across anything like that with my dryer, don't know if it had anything to do with leaving the door ajar after any use ( I do the same thing with my front loader) so it has a chance to dry out. As your cleaning after use and there is no water sitting in the in the bottom I would contact your authorised repairer if it is still under warranty, maybe the condenser needs to have a deep clean, as it works on a similar principal as an airconditioner. Sorry for not being able to help, I know how frustrating it can be.

I seriously hope this isn't a problem with most heat pump dryers. Allowing for them to take extra time is fine but I wonder if they never ever dry as I have personally experienced with another brand which appears to perform exactly like yours Bec??. I was looking for a good model and unfortunately found this!!!.

I seriously hope this isn't a problem with most heat pump dryers. Allowing for them to take extra time is fine but I wonder if they never ever dry as I have personally experienced with another brand which appears to perform exactly like yours Bec??. I was looking for a good model and unfortunately found this!!!.

I know this is an old question, but I'd like to add something for anyone else that might be reading it... My dryer (EDH3786GDW) was bought brand new from Harvey Norman and I was having similar issues as others with it not drying properly. It is my understanding that these dryers do not get as hot as other types of dryers, so I have noticed that the air is warm and not hot.

I fixed the issue of having to run things on 2 or 3 cycles to dry completely (even on the extra dry setting) by changing the "remaining laundry moisture degree" or the level for hard/medium/soft water. Mine was set (by default) to CO with three dashes, which according to the manual is the "standard dry laundry" level. When I changed it to CO with one dash, or the "maximum dry laundry" setting, my clothes were coming out completely dry on the extra dry setting in one cycle. THIS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. Towels and sheets would take 4 or 5 hours to dry and now they dry in one cycle.

So for anyone having drying issues with this dryer, try changing that setting first. You can find the instructions in the manual (press on, wait 8 seconds, press buttons A and B at the same time - which were the "time" and "delay" buttons on my model, press the E button to cycle through the three options - which was the start/pause button on my model, then hold A and B buttons for about 2 seconds to save the setting. I changed mine from the default CO 3 dash to CO 1 dash and now my dryer actually dries.