Electrolux EDV505 / EDV605

Lasted years and was very happy with the product – Had it for 10years, only now it’s started making a noise. Worth every cent. Thank you for such a great product that lasted so long. Show details

Just a few seasonal years use. Fire Hazard! – After only a few seasons use, this machine stopped spinning with only two towels inside. Required stop, start and manual hand spin to help drum turn again. Electrical fire smell starting to omit from Machine. It's out of warantee. Electrolux advised they will fix, if I pay for it... I'd rather boycott Electrolux and buy a more trusted product elsewhere.

No problems what so ever – Purchased 7 yrs ago and only used a few times whilst living in Tassie. Dryer hasn't been used for more than over 4 yrs. Had to use the other day and still works perfectly. Have matching front loader washing machine and can't fault it either. Love my electrolux appliances. Had a vacuum cleaner that kept going for 20 yrs Show details

Over five years of service – This great unit actually stopped working for our family on the weekend, which was a real shame as it does dry very well. I guess I can't complain too much, as my title suggests, we got over five years of service out of this unit. Pretty good run in today's era of value engineering and planned obsolescence. Anyhow, after some googling, I… Read more

found this review page and saw the comments on the main electronic board (or is it just the relays?) dying being a common fault. So I found the PCB on eBay (Hint: search for: 133300128 Electrolux Dryer P.C.B. EDV505-EDV605) and dropped $100 on the replacement. It arrived a couple of days later.

The install takes about 5-10 minutes: Old board out and the new board in. It's just a few screws, clips and connectors. Most importantly, the dryer is back up and running. The old board was manufactured in 2011, the new one in 2017. Here's hoping I get a few more years out of it.

Excellent – Excellent dryer. Works great since 2012 - serves all our need, has airing mode that saves energy (no heating). Recently stopped spinning - I diagnosed the fault to be the main power control/logic board (relay dead), replaced it and it is back to full functioning capacity again. Made-in-Australia (I think) quality this is something I'll be looking… Read more

for when having to buy again. My fridge is a Simpson and washer is a Hoover. Hope they continue to release quality products like these again compared with the imports.

Worked for 1 year – Dryer worked for about a year and now I have to spin the drum by hand manually in order for it to start spinning and drying the clothes. Very convenient for it to start playing up after the warranty expired. Show details

New Dryer does not start – The dryer got delivered today . The power etc is on ..the dryer is installed inverted on the wall . the dryer wont start.. called customer support and they asked to remove the sticker Show details

was happy until it died like everyone else – it worked ok, but like the other 500 reviews it died all of a sudden. As a professional chef i use a lot of electrolux products especially having worked for a brand ambassador and now having an almost industrial kitchen decked out with everything electrolux and something is always broken reliability is a serious issue. Choice recommend a 7 year… Read more

life span on midrange product(which it was when purchased) i rarely use it and am only home 6months of the year, so yes it fell well short of its expected lifespan. my washing machine which gets a real flogging is still going strong. I know where I wont be spending my money any more Electrolux and that counts for both my home and workplace

Easy to Operate – For an entry level clothes dryer this is great. It is very light and has a lot of the features of the more expensive brands. Great choice for the value conscious. The large bowl accepts a big load and the short cycle is ideal for those short of time.

No customer support from electrolux – It was great at first but soon started playing up, contacted company several times with no response, zero customer service its like they try to avoid you so they dont have to deal with the issue. Would not buy this brand again, highly recommended you dont either if you want customer service.  Show details

Dissatisfied – Have had this dryer for just over 2 years. It runs for no more than 10 mins at a time, no matter what cycle it is on or what is in it. Have thoroughly cleaned filter as suggested (dirty filter gives incorrect moisture reading), but has not helped. Very unhappy, as warranty on this item ran out at the 2 year mark.  Show details

Very dangerous and terrible customer service – This dryer clearly has serious manufacturer problems and should have been recalled. I have been using mine for only 18 months - and only in winter. Like everyone else has experienced, the barrel has stopped turning. It occasionally works if I spend time turning it by hand first. However, when it does work, it smells very strongly of smoke and is a… Read more

fire hazard so I am too scared to try to keep using it. Newspaper articles were published on the problems consumers were experiencing with this dryer in 2015 - and yet it was not recalled. I am now trying to get Electrolux to repair or replace the dryer as they are obliged to do under the Australian Consumer Law (in accordance with the statutory consumer guarantees). Several emails have gone unanswered and now that i have followed up by phone, they are insisting that they will only assist if I pay for it. (Despite their consumer law obligations and the fact that this is a known manufacturer fault with the product.) I am surprised they do not have a better consumer law compliance program and training for customer service staff given the ACCC enforcement action that some of their competitors (i.e., LG) have recently been subject to.

Dryer was okay for 5-6 years then died suddenly – We bought this about 5-6 years ago to replace a Hoover dryer we'd had for nearly 20 years! (Hubby bought it when he first moved out of home!). In that time it worked well, although did leave a lot of condensation in the laundry. Suddenly, 2 weeks ago, it made a thumping sound like a bearing had let go and then stopped working. While I would love… Read more

to get more than 5 or so years out of a product (like our last one!) Whitegoods and electronics don't seem to be made to last any longer and the cost to fix means you may as well just replace. I don't mind electrolux products but their lack of longevity means I'll only buy them if they're competitive and it's worthwhile my doing so.

Waste of money – Purchased this a couple of years ago. Did work to start with but now to dry not even half the capacity it claims to I’m needing to have it on for 4-5 hours (NO EXAGGERATION!!) (not towels or jeans, just lightweight) that take 45 minutes in mums dryer (different brand).  Show details

The most dangerous appliance I have owned – I purchased the Electrolux EDV5051 Clothes Dryer in August 2014. The appliance had worked as expected for the first couple of years. However in late 2016 the dryer had started to heat the clothes to the point where you could not handle them straight out of the dryer. Even in ‘Delicate’ mode the synthetic fabrics were getting damaged. You could… Read more

smell the fabric being over heated. The dryer gets so hot you could not physically hold your hand against the sides of the dryer.

I still have this dryer and if anyone could help me with who or which government department in Queensland or Australia this should be referred to I would happily hand it over for testing.

Good dryer – I have purchased this 04/06/16. Its drying good but you have to keep door/window open in the laundry or everything will be very wet around. Works good for 2 years. Pretty enough to use for our family of four, but I cant load more then 5kg wet clothes at ones.  Show details

Stopped working just like that! – It's been working great, but all of a sudden it won't turn on any more. It's been working really well and now nothing. We have really liked this drier, if there's a way to fix it that would be hugely helpful. It's incredibly annoying as I can't get the uniforms dried in time.  Show details

Stops working just as warranty runs out – Just stopped working lights come on the control panel makes musical noise but that want dry your clothes seems same problem with other post Very disappointed should not have to purchase extended warranty dryers should last more than two or three years .Option 1 pay approx $300 for a new control panel to be fitted then replace it again in another two or three years Option 2 buy Anther dryer yes ( but not a Electrolux)  Show details

Barrel wont spin – I have a very similar issue as KMW during cycle when barrel stops and then reverse cycle commences, the barrel wont start again. Even on tbe lightest loads. I have to open door and adjust clothes so barrel will commence after a nudge. 2 years for a dryer to pack it in is useless. Servicing is a joke costly item to throw good money at bad product. Im now off to purchase a new , ' not electrolux' dryer. Not happy jan!  Show details

Worked well then shat itself – Bought this dryer a few years ago and it worked well. Now when I turn on the on button it'll try to turn on (music starts and light start to flash) but then it'll automatically shut off. After several attempts at pressing the on button it'll finally stay on and start drying only to shut off in less than a minute. When it does finally run, it'll… Read more

make this horrible noise, sounds like tennis shoes are dinging about I there, and shut off. Super frustrating especially since I mainly use it during winter months and now I can't even use it.

Throwaway junk – I guess I was luckier than most from reading the other posts... My control panel still works, but I've changed the belt twice and the pulley once, and in the last 2 years (out of 6 years of life), bits of the rim have started to crack and metal bits fall off. The metal gauge is just too thin, and it has now cut a groove in the plastic guide, to… Read more

the point where the drum is no longer supported, so it's off to the tip, unless I can buy a replacement drum and guide. But again, from the other posts it seems I've been t lucky, so I'll stick with the old westinghousr I've

Awful, I am done with Electrolux – My husband brought this home in Jan. 2015, I was immediately disappointed spotting the Electrolux name as I had recently replaced our Electrolux washing machine and had nothing but problems with an Electrolux dishwasher two years before. But, maybe this time would be different. I was desperate as rainy season in the tropics had set in and the… Read more

dryer was pretty cheap. Although the sensor wasn't great (almost never dried a load completely or kept going long after it should have stopped) it managed its job with supervision. It lasted just over two years (although to be fair, I don't use it during the dry months so it's really done maybe 9 months' work) and now just won't turn on. No lights, just dead. I should have told hubby NO ELECTROLUX! Please, Electrolux, don't bother posting that "you'd like to speak with me about this issue if I call you". I did call, it is out of warranty, the fee to have someone out to look at it in a rural area is huge. My hubby doesn't have time to look at it, so off I go to Harvey Norman for something other than Electrolux....

EDV605 stopped working - out of extended warranty by two weeks – My EDV605 has stopped working - it turns on, though when I press the 'start' button it sounds like it it is going to work, but then i hear a click and it doesnt work. I think it might be the sensor? I know it may start working again tomorrow for a while and then stop again! It also takes hours for the clothes to dry. Frustrating especially when… Read more

I only use the dryer during winter months each year. As is my luck, the extended warantly expired two weeks ago - not happy with Electrolux.

Seems ok – Had for about 2 years and so far, so good. The odd occasion the clothes sometimes need to go another cycle after the initial one, but wondering if its because im stuffing too many clothes in there, sometimes i think i am. Have never looked at the pipe, only lint filter. Maybe i should. Havent had the troubles others seem to be having.  Show details

good dryer – has this dryer for 2.5 years and its an awesome dryer has no problems and dries clothes in to time just keep the venting pipe clean and the lint filter with a vaccum cleaner needs some effort if you don't keep it clean your suffocating the heat then it'll stop working  Show details

Terrible product, worse customer service – Dryer is very rarely used and stopped working after only a couple of years, experiencing the same problem as hundreds of others on this site - the drum wouldn't spin without a push-start. Then the drum stopped spinning mid-cycle, clothes inside were too hot to touch with the dryer emitting a burning smell. I contacted Electrolux to request a… Read more

repair/refund/replacement for a major failure under the Australian Consumer Law's consumer guarantee - Electrolux's customer service staff were quite unhelpful, refused to honour their requirements under the consumer laws, and advised that I would need to pay a $145 call-out fee (plus any additional labour costs if the dryer was repairable).

After writing the dryer off as a bad experience, and hopefully a one-off, another relatively new Electrolux appliance in my house has broken down with faulty electrical wiring, and Electrolux are again displaying the same poor customer service when trying to get this second appliance repaired/replaced.

Never will I purchase an Electrolux product again.

Great Dryer – Drys really well, reliable, no problems. Clothes don't get knotted together and come out relatively wrinkle free. Use it for probably 4 loads per week. I must have got a food one because I can't fault it. I would recommend this dryer. Better than the Simpson I used to have.  Show details

Scorched and scared – I purchased this dryer approx. September 2014 as a replacement for another brand that had been a family favorite. For first 6 months it did not get a lot of use due to warmer weather. Then a small intermittent sound started if more than a small load, and only when rotating anticlockwise. Since then, the "sensor dry" setting has been near… Read more

pointless as clothing was almost always not dry and requiring a second application.

Until yesterday when a small load was started. After a considerable time I assumed the load must have finished, when the house began to smell like scorched clothing. I found the dryer still operating, with all the lights of the machine off, and the clothes inside too hot to touch with bare hands. The machine could not be shut down without disconnecting power.

After the overheated clothes were removed and the machine cooled, I checked the filter as usual for lint buildup, including air exit vent, and there was none. There is no lint to be found hiding anywhere else.

I'm too scared to use this machine now. It is in my laundry, out of sight and unable to be monitored. For a $450+ machine, 2.5yrs is not good enough value.

Shame on you Electrolux – I've had this dryer for 2 years now and have always been REALLY PLEASED with it. Turned it on yesterday and no power - $90 call out fee for tech to tell me power board needs replacing. Estimate $150 for part plus another call out fee and labour. Now I understand that my dryer is out of warranty, the cost is mine. What I don't understand is… Read more

that I search these reviews and find the same problem over and over again. Electrolux used to have a good reputation for quality appliances, do they just not care?

SHAME ON YOU ELECTROLUX for perpetuating the same problem in your dryers and no longer building high quality appliances. I know what brand I WONT BE BUYING AGAIN.

Disappointed dryer has never worked well – This dryer has never from new worked well at all. When using the dryer we always had to spin the bowl inside to help it start and only ever had very minimal use of it. Now it doesnt even spin constantly beeping and if it does start it will only go for a couple of minutes before stopping. Extremely disappointed  Show details

Under 2 years and not working!! – Dryer not working and seems to be a common thing with this model when reading reviews. All it does is spin and not heat. Really disappointing when you buy something and does not last. Would not recommend this product if you want a dryer to last more than 2 Winters.  Show details

Not spinning, Not heating - Two CHEAP and EASY faults to fix. - Overall - happy with dryer. **UPDATE – I have had my EDV605 for 5 yrs 5 months and it has just packed it in. 2yr Factory warranty plus 3 yr Extended warranty - total 5 years - just didn't help me. By reading all these reviews it looks like I done well to last this long. FAULT DETAILS : Press start and drum will attempt to turn with small "clunk" sound. Will only spin maybe 1/2 cm. … Read more

All lights and sounds works and all buttons operate fine. SOLUTION : The electrical board had failed. I paid $155 from a local store that had in stock to fix before the Easter long weekend - however - if you can wait a week for postage, these boards are available on ebay for under $100 free postage. INSTALLATION : Easy, 2 screws on either side of front panel - no need to remove dryer from wall if mounted. 2 screws on inside of cover hold panel in. Everything else can just unplug and swap over to new board. ****** A licensed sparky "should" be used for this. .... just make sure you UNPLUG unit from wall before doing anything.********

My dryer spins fine now and works again - the board replacement fixed it. Unfortunately, it no longer heats.... NEW FAULT DETAILS : When dryer starts, the heating element will start to warm up - this takes about 10 seconds to fully heat. After about 6-7 seconds of operation the heating turns off. The dryer will finish the cycle - 60/90 mins - whatever we selected, but all clothes will remain damp. I believe this is caused my a failed Thermistor - The exhaust sensor in the unit. It appears the sensor thinks their is no moisture in the exhaust, then turns off the heat as it thinks the clothes are dry. I think I may have damaged this when I was poking around inside the unit doing some original fault finding. SOLUTION : New sensor (I think)! This is part of the entire wiring harness. I have ordered this from my local store but wont be available until Monday next week. This will be a bit more involved to change over as the back will need to come off, the drum and motor removes and harness changed from the inside. Again, this should be done by a professional, BUT,.... just make sure it is unplugged!!!! If you are willing to give these repairs a go, they are not too hard, once you look inside the dryer you see they are very basic. And you could save a fortune.

I will update next week and let you know if replacing the wiring harness has sorted my heating problem.

Apart from my "non-spinning" fault and the "non-heating" fault which I think I caused myself, The last 5 years have been trouble free for me. I quite like the dryer, it is easy to use and the 6kg drum is a good size for us ( 2 Adults and 2 young kids). Also worth a mention is that we are heavy users of this dryer, at least 5 days a week, and probably averaging around 10 loads a week.

****UPDATE****

Non-Heating fault. Well, I thought that I had a problem with the sensor in my wiring harness - this was incorrect. I also thought that I had caused the non-heating fault myself - unfortunately this was correct. I am hesitant to even admit it - but the non-heating fault was caused by me putting the fan blade on backwards when putting machine back together from initial pull down..... yes backwards - only discovered this when noticed that less air was blowing out the front vent.. Flipped the fan, put it back together and now its all good....went to bed feeling rather silly.

On the plus side - I now have a machine with a new board and a new wiring harness. If I do encounter any other issues in the future - I definitely give the repairs a go - the parts are readily available and reasonably priced.

Dryer EDV605 – Has been a great dryer to now, not even 5 years and Dryer model no. EDV605 now does not heat anymore. Can say it has only been used a few times a week if that. By all the reviews dont think it would be worth fixing by the time you get some one else out plus parts.  Show details

Just stopped – I'm gathering my dryer is out of warranty but I have read so many people with the exact same problem with my EDV605 model. I go to start it all lights come on but just will not spin. It make a sound like it wants to spin but doesn't. Otherwise it was ok until 2 weeks ago. Have had other minor issuse where clothes haven't dryed proper  Show details

Not happy! – Hi i bought this in 2013 and it has now started to not turn on... unless you somehow hold the play (on ) button down a certain way.. considering i owned a fisher and paykel for nearly 10 yrs before it gave up the ghost only having this one for just under 4yrs and playing up is not good.. this seems to be a common problem with these dryers so weve… Read more

found out when googling so what can be done from electrolux to help us out with this COMMON problem this dryer has?