Sounds like the bearings are worn and the inner drum has dropped, hitting the heater inside the outer drum (if that makes sense). You'll have to replace the bearings pronto before they collapse totally. Its a bit of a job, but doable if youre a bit of a spannerman.
Check out this site for info: www.2ndwave.co.uk/manual.html
dan
February 2008
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