Anyone fitted a new fan to a tumble drier?

[Steve Maskery]

And if so, is it easy to do?

Our tumble drier has stopped drying. It tumbles for evermore, but the contents are just as cold and damp as when they were put in. The machine has been making squeaking noises for a couple of weeks too, and we have had this scenario before. I suspect it's the fan not blowing in hot air (either tht or the heating element has packed up. Any other options?)

The problem with white goods repairs is that they can so easily become a very large percentage of the cost of replacing the machine.

£60 call out, plus the parts, plus VAT, guaranteed 3 months, so in another 4 months the same...

So if I could get the fan and fit it myself it would be a much more attractive option. I really don't want to have to buy a new machine if I can help it - this building work has bankrupted us!

S

 

[Deejay]

Hello Steve

Have a look at

http://www.ukwhitegoods.com/

I've never used the forum myself, but it should be a step in the right direction.

Cheers

Dave

 

[Racers]

Hi,

Could be the heating element or the fan, it will have a thermal cut out so it the fan stops it will cut the power to the element instead of burning it out, so it could also be the thermal cutout.


Pete

 

[OLD]

I have purchased a number of parts from these.
http://www.espares.co.uk/search/tumble-dryers/p/1088
they seem to list items that are common faults/problems so you may get a idea from there list.

 

[RogerM]

Steve - We had a broken fan blade that was hitting the casing and sounding like running a stick across the park railings. Despite having to remove the drum, replacing it was very easy. In fact I superglued the fan back together as a temporary fix while I ordered a replacement over the net (about £7 ) and the glue lasted over a year before it finally gave out and I had to fit the replacement.

Obviously can't comment on what may be wrong with yours, but there are relatively few moving parts in a tumbledryer so it's not rocket science. This was a really useful site when I had trouble working out how the fan belt should be fitted.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Thank you thank thank you all

Following Deejay's link I just pressed the red button...

The only thing now is to work out why it tripped, but for now, I'm delighted.

Remind me to buy you all a drink
S

 

[lurker]

Mines a pint!!

I once half stripped down my TS when I noticed it had a trip switch :roll: :roll:

Our dishwasher has been playing up.
SWMBO has been doing her usual "something must be done!" routine so I said to her "its no good moaning at me"
So in a fit of sarcasm, she starts ranting f ing & blinding at the machine and threatening it with the tip & replacement.

Its been working fine for days now :shock: :shock:

 

[Racers]

Hi, Lurker

Broken wire! they snap due to being flexed every time you open the door, ours did several just pull the wires and one should stretch where it is snaped internaly, solder, sleve, job done.


Pete

 

[frugal]

So in a fit of sarcasm, she starts ranting f ing & blinding at the machine and threatening it with the tip & replacement.

Its been working fine for days now :shock: :shock:

Just be carful she does not do the same thing to you

 

[RogerM]

Broken wire! they snap due to being flexed every time you open the door, ours did several just pull the wires and one should stretch where it is snaped internaly, solder, sleve, job done.

Pete

Our Bosch dishwasher just died mid-cycle at lunchtime on Xmas Eve. I took the door cover off and found that a leak of rinse aid (SWMBO had been overfilling) had softened the insulation on the wiring loom and it had shorted out. So, off to Maplins to buy some connectors and spliced in about 6 x 30 - 50 cms lengths of new cable, and bingo - Xmas service was restored. That was about 6 years ago and it's not missed a beat since, and it's 18 years old now.

 

[Digit]

Till I retired Steve I regret to say it was my job. Make and model please and I'll see what I can come up with. Very few TDs are difficult to work on, a number 2 posidrive and a few spanners is the lot, but a multimeter might be needed.

Roy. AKA Rich! :lol:

 

[lurker]

Digit,

Do try to keep up mate :lol:

Steve found a red button :roll:

 

[Steve Maskery]

Digit,

Do try to keep up mate :lol:

Steve found a red button :roll:

but thank yo for the offer, Roy.

You won't believe this, but today the hood over the cooker has stopped! The light works but the fan doesn't. It's done this a number of times before. I might come on in a few hours or it might take days. Last time it came back on 30 minutes before the engineer arrived, who could do nothing except charge me £70. I think I'm electrically jinxed this week.
S

 

[Digit]

Well Lurker old son that post has yet to reach me.
If, Steve, the button is a reset the machine has overheated and unless the reason for that is found it will do it again, and again, and again.

 

[RogerM]

Well Lurker old son that post has yet to reach me.
If, Steve, the button is a reset the machine has overheated and unless the reason for that is found it will do it again, and again, and again.

Steve - presumably there is no blockage and all ducting is clear, and filters clean?

 

[Steve Maskery]

I'll have a proper look, I was just glad to get it going again. The only thing that I know is not right is that the cover over the vent on the outside of the wall has been knocked off during the building work, so there is a an open hole. If a squirell has got in then No, it's not clear Otherwise nothing has changed.

Reading the whitegoods forum, it seems that the overheating trip switch can be triggered if you open the TD whilst it is in program, it should be allowed to complete its cool-down cycle. I hope it's something as trivial as that.

What's a little more scary is that some trip switches are "single-use" ones, which cannot be reset, they have to be replaced.

BTW, the cooker hood is talking to me again. I wish I knew what was going on there.

Cheers
Steve

 

[Digit]

One of the most common causes for failure on TDs Steve is actually opening the door mid cycle, as you have read. The heaters are normally either bare resistance wire or encased like cooker elements, and as soon as the air blast is stopped they glow red hot!
What ever the cause it needn't be costly, as you have found out, labour is the bugbear, (not a political comment please note! :lol: ) and I am perfectly willing to guide you through any repairs should you need to take that route.

Roy.

 

[Anonymous]

I might come on in a few hours or it might take days.
S

:shock: :shock: :shock:

 

[NeilO]

Steve, another suggestion.......if it turns out to be completely fubar, buy her indoors a new tumbledryer, and use the motor out of the old one to make a 300mm sander :idea:

 

[Steve Maskery]

use the motor out of the old one to make a 300mm sander :idea:

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

Actually, at this moment in time, the lights are working (apart from a blown halogen bulb), the TD is working and the cooker hood is working. Everything in the garden of life is rosy. Everything electrical, anyway.


Thanks to all for your helpful input.
S