RCD switch trips when using tumble dryer

[Moes Tavern]

My tumble dryer has been running OK earlier this evening but when I came to restart it the RCD switch on my fuse board tripped. This happened everytime I reset it. The dryer has been owned and used from the same socket for a number of years. No new electrical equipment has been added to the circuit concerned and the switch does not trip when I plug in the kettle and switch it on.

Any ideas and solutions?

Thanks.

[malcoa]

could be your dryer is on its way out i.e. the heating element

[Moes Tavern]

I have noticed that it sometimes takes forever to dry clothes and lacks heat. Are these things repairable or is it a case of replacing the dryer?

[Sparky]

sounds like blown heating element, get it checked by a professional or buy qa new dryer