The short answer
The DV family is a tumble dryer platform sold by Blomberg, and the models in the table below share the build that makes these faults behave alike. The dominant complaint is cycles that stop early, run forever or never sense dry.
Problems on these models
- Cycles end early with wet clothes, or never finish — Run a timed cycle: if that dries, the sensing path rather than the heating path is at fault. See that page. — Slug: blomberg-blomberg-dryer-dv-dryer-cycle-fault
- Rumble, squeal, rattle or scrape from the cabinet — Which sound it makes and whether it fades as the machine warms names the worn part. See that page. — Slug: blomberg-blomberg-dryer-dv-dryer-abnormal-noise
- Nothing happens when start is pressed — A dead panel is a supply question; a lit panel with no rotation points at the door switch. See that page. — Slug: blomberg-blomberg-dryer-dv-dryer-wont-start
- The drum turns but the air stays cold — Check the exhaust duct before anything else: a restriction is usually what opened the protection device. See that page. — Slug: blomberg-blomberg-dryer-dv-dryer-heating-failure
Problem classes by frequency
- Cycles that stop early, run forever or never sense dry — Most reported on this family: it usually arrives before an outright no-heat, because a restricted duct lengthens cycles first.
- A dryer that has become noisy — Next, a wear complaint that arrives with age rather than as a sudden failure.
- A dryer that will not start — Next, frequently the same one-shot protection device that also stops the heat.
- A dryer that tumbles but does not heat — Least reported here: the dominant complaint on this family, and the duct is behind most of it.
Models in the DV family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| DV16540NBL00 | blomberg:dryer:dv |
| DV17*** | blomberg:dryer:dv |
| DV17540NBL00 | blomberg:dryer:dv |
| DV17542NBL00 | blomberg:dryer:dv |
| DV17544NBL00 | blomberg:dryer:dv |
| DV17600W | blomberg:dryer:dv |
Problem classes by rank (no counted sample) — No denominator: this family has no fault counts, so the table ranks and states no share.
General guidance| Problem class | Rank on this family |
|---|---|
| Cycles end early with wet clothes, or never finish | most reported |
| Rumble, squeal, rattle or scrape from the cabinet | mid-ranked |
| Nothing happens when start is pressed | mid-ranked |
| The drum turns but the air stays cold | least reported |
What is owner-fixable
The duct and the filter are yours; the cabinet is not. A thermal device is replaced only after the restriction that opened it is cleared, and that is a job with the machine isolated and open.
Generalized information
What you are reading covers a family rather than a single machine. Every model code in the table above is in scope, and no model-specific page exists beneath this one to link to yet.
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