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  • November 11, 2006 at 3:03 pm #22466
    vitiris
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    The Zanussi has gone kaput and I can’t figure out how to get to the brushes which I guess is the problem 🙁 I think what killed it was the girls’ horse blankets. Any suggestions for a good long lasting heavy duty machine would be most appreciated.

    Thanks

    Sean

    November 11, 2006 at 8:43 pm #195073
    iadom
    Moderator

    Re: Spin Dryers

    If you are talking about a tumble dryer, not a spin dryer then it is almost certain that it does not have any brushes in it. Virually all Tumble dryers use brushless induction motors.

    November 11, 2006 at 9:48 pm #195074
    Trilobite
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    Re: Spin Dryers

    The Creda “Debonair” Spin Drier used to be quite good.

    It appears to be still available, and in two forms: auto-pump, or gravity-drain.

    I always favoured pumped spin-driers, of any make. It was too easy to forget to put a basin under the spout on the gravity-drain models! :rolls:

    November 12, 2006 at 5:34 pm #195075
    vitiris
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    Re: Spin Dryers

    Thanks for the replies. It is a spin dryer and I just assumed it would have brushes. They don’t seem so popular nowadays but they are useful for blankets, jumpers etc.

    November 12, 2006 at 6:05 pm #195076
    Penguin45
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    Re: Spin Dryers

    If it’s a proper Zanussi spin dryer, it will have an induction motor, which uses a capacitor to get the motor running. If you can hear a humming noise, but no motor action the capacitor will almost certainly have failed.

    Regards,
    Penguin45.

    November 12, 2006 at 6:57 pm #195077
    iadom
    Moderator

    Re: Spin Dryers

    Creda spin dryers are also capacitor run induction motors.

    November 12, 2006 at 10:08 pm #195078
    vitiris
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    Re: Spin Dryers

    Bl…. H…. Penguin you are amazing that’s exactly what I hear. Does that mean I should junk it and get another or is it an easy job?

    November 12, 2006 at 11:46 pm #195079
    Penguin45
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    Re: Spin Dryers

    Doddle……….. We will need either the model number of your spinner, or, you take it to bits and find the capacitor an d tell us the “uF” rating on it. Difficult to know exactly the prices, but typically £10-£15.

    Plug out, please………

    Penguin45.

    November 13, 2006 at 7:45 pm #195080
    vitiris
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    Re: Spin Dryers

    Well it is a Zanussi Type: ZEW 0004 Mod: SD 2801/A hope that is enough.

    Thanks again.

    Sean

    November 13, 2006 at 9:31 pm #195081
    Penguin45
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    Re: Spin Dryers

    Except……… The capacitor isn’t in the parts listing. 99.9{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} sure it had one. You’ll have to find it inside and tell us the rating.

    Power off, of course.

    Penguin45.

    November 14, 2006 at 12:45 pm #195082
    vitiris
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    Re: Spin Dryers

    Nothing that I would recognise as a capacitor 🙁 which as it hums exactly as you describe is a bit depressing.

    Thanks for your help.

    Sean

    November 14, 2006 at 3:53 pm #195083
    Martin
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    Re: Spin Dryers

    vitiris wrote:Nothing that I would recognise as a capacitor

    It’s the small silver tube that’s fixed on the side of the motor! 😉

    February 5, 2007 at 6:56 pm #195084
    ASHUK22
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    Re: Spin Dryers

    HI I HAVE THE SAME POBLEM WHERE DO I GET THE CYLINDER FROM

    February 5, 2007 at 7:58 pm #195085
    Penguin45
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    Re: Spin Dryers

    spares@ukwhitegoods.co.uk will be able to supply a suitable capacitor, if you take on board the comments above and find the rating for us.

    Regards,
    Penguin45.

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