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Posted on Dec 28, 2007

Bosch WTL5400 Condensation Dryer

Lint filter is constantly going off. Checked drain line and no blockage. Cleaned drum sensors and filter. Checked heat exchanger. Turns off after 15 mins or so because of lint filter beeping. Help!

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  • Anonymous May 02, 2008

    Same with wtl 6401 /Erik

  • network2525 Jun 16, 2008

    Lint filter alarm is always going off. Cleaned lint filter, air intake and the heat exchanger......still it goes off. Appears worse when there is high humidity.

  • Anonymous Aug 18, 2008

    Same here in Finland....sensor broken??

  • Anonymous Oct 19, 2008

    Same problem

  • chrisp870 May 12, 2009

    Same problem, I've cleaned the lint filter, the condenser, taken the back off the dryer and cleaned those areas, but still the beep..beep...beep lint filter! Help?

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We continuously had a similar problem with signals forever coming on after just a few dryer loads. The problem was corrected when we took the back off of the dryer and cleaned the recirculating fan and removed a rubber glove that somehow came through the system and blocked the air flow at the heating element. Low air flow is the same as plugged filter and apparently the computer in our German-made Bosch dryer simply says that. We cleaned the area well, removed all traces of the glove and restored the dryer to operation. We have not had the filter problem since. We routinely clean the heater area at the back of the dryer to maintain our sanity. And we now dry our clothes. Bosch never responded to my query.

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