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I went to a VHC392T-80 this morning. A relatively simple mission to replace a duff motor capacitor in fact. Job sorted inside 30 mins but what a bl**dy heap of tosh these things are left me wondering how in hells name do you get access to the belt or the motor come to that?
It seems access is only from the front and I didn’t mess with the condenser or fan. I just lifted the front drum support away so I could sqeeze in and reach the capacitor that was conveniently fitted on the top of the motor!
There’s a sheet of cardboard underneath but peeking a look under there and all I could see was the plastic base? So I’m fuffed if it was obvious how to access the motor or anything short of yanking the whole base out of the cabinet maybe?
Talk about Indesit? Hoover are well up there in line with them and no mistake. Who designs this junk anyway? Surely not anyone with any ounce of engineering know how? ‘Computer Aided Design’ (CAD) I expect? Some prat with a Sinclair ZX-81 in a log cabin in Moldovia must be to blame here if I’m any judge? 😈
Re: Hoover condenser t/d probs.
yep your right it’s a drum out job for motor or belt – just did one about 2 hrs ago
FranzRe: Hoover condenser t/d probs.
franz wrote:yep your right it’s a drum out job for motor or belt – just did one about 2 hrs ago
Oh good, well I’m wondering how the hell its done as it wasn’t obvious to me. Seems you’re ideally placed to help me out on this hopefully, thanks.:tup:
Re: Hoover condenser t/d probs.
Top off – c/panel off- plinth off – 2 screws at top of front panel – 4 screws on front of front panel -2 of which are the top screw on each hinge – 2 screws under front edge of front panel – disconnect door sw – 4 hex screws on drum support – lift drum support upwards then pull bottom towards you it will then come clear. remove circlip from drum shaft and wiggle belt backwards on drum until it comes off -drum will then come out leaving motor etc exposed.then just have to put eveything back – piece of cake really. NOT.
FranzRe: Hoover condenser t/d probs.
Be careful if you have to deal with jockey pulleys on Hoover condenser dryers. They have a wide set and a narrow set, not always identified by serial numbers etc.
Always worth mentioning when ordering, I had the wrong ones sent to me.Re: Hoover condenser t/d probs.
franz wrote:remove circlip from drum shaft and wiggle belt backwards on drum until it comes off -drum will then come out leaving motor etc exposed.then just have to put eveything back – piece of cake really. NOT.
FranzI appreciate your assistance here franz. But I can’t figure how the drum can slide out because there’s a metal cabinet crossbar at the top and a huge condenser/fan unit at the bottom preventing it’s clear removal? 😕
Re: Hoover condenser t/d probs.
If its the same as the other VHDs i’ve done then it does come thru the gap martin
Re: Hoover condenser t/d probs.
franz wrote:If its the same as the other VHDs i’ve done then it does come thru the gap martin
OK thanks for that. I got a phone call from the guy this morning to say that the dryer worked OK for 3 complete cycles after I replaced the capacitor. Now it’s back to square one and if his turns the drum by hand away it goes again, so the motor must be duff? At around £140 for a new motor (conversion) it looks certain of being placed up high on the landfill. :rolls:
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