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Just when I thought things can’t get worse in the job, some so called friend at work books me a Candy condensor dryer with no heat. When I got there, half the screws for the back are missing and the thing is fluffed up to hell!!! Thermal fuse on element faulty as suspected so decided to investigate why… Found it to be made up with fluff at the back of the drum and tried picking it out with a screwdriver (carefully). Realised the felt seal at the back of the drum which was all singed and brittle as egg shell was coming away with the fluff. At this point I decided to bring it into the workshop. I know this is going to be a nightmare job 👿 so any advise is deeply appriciated!!! I wish I could meet the designer behind this shower of s**t so I could make a voodoo doll of them and stick pins in it. I thought the new hoover vented dryers were bad enough.
Re: CANDY CONDENSOR TUMBLE DRYER
I didnt take the model # as it going to the workshop but i think its the same as the HNC170.
Modern Hoover/Candy condensors are not easy to work on my engineers used to hate them. Best advise I can give is “There are no shortcuts” if you try you will get angry and frustrated. Take your time and literally strip it one screw at a time. It is possible to put the drum back in and then refit the belt. Common faults are heaters (Gias engineers cut and butt connect the wires) rear drum bearings, condensors block, jockey wheels get noisy, the drum shaft often shears off (kit available) they leak water from the ducting at the back and models with autosense need a good earth path through the rear of the drum. In short I agree they are not a good design.
“Good Luck” 😥 😥
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