Diplomat 8512 – water overheating?

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  • March 1, 2011 at 3:46 pm #61390
    rob6414
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    Our Diplomat 8512 has worked fine for years – no problems. Recently it has shrunk a number of items – socks, woollens and so on. Please can anyone help?

    I’m wondering whether there’s a temperature control fault causing the water to get too hot. I guess it could be that the unit that controls the input mix of hot and cold water is getting dodgy or that the machine is overheating the water.

    Is there one thermostat that controls the water temperature? Do they ever fail? Is it easy to replace (I can fix/fit most machines/appliances with problems). What’s the part number for a replacement?

    Thanks for any help

    March 1, 2011 at 3:50 pm #345956
    Specialist01269
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    Re: Diplomat 8512 – water overheating?

    Could be the control but could also be that the element is leaky from Neutral to Earth. You need an insulation tester to check properly.

    March 2, 2011 at 3:52 pm #345957
    rob6414
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    Re: Diplomat 8512 – water overheating?

    Specialist01269 wrote:Could be the control but could also be that the element is leaky from Neutral to Earth. You need an insulation tester to check properly.

    Thanks for this.

    Haven’t got an insulation tester! I’ve put an ordinary circuit tester across the Neutral and Earth – no connection. But is that reliable proof that the element isn’t leaky?

    Any other way I can test it?

    How do service engineers check that the water temp in the machine is what it’s supposed to be?

    Any/all advice much appreciated

    March 2, 2011 at 4:02 pm #345958
    Specialist01269
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    Re: Diplomat 8512 – water overheating?

    Hi: No unfortunately the only safe & reliable way to test that there is no leakage on the element is useing a 500v insulation tester.
    Servie Engineers would normally use an infra red thermometer to test temperature without opening a machine.
    If you have a Digital thermometer, put the machine onto a wash programme at say 40 Degrees & let it run until it starts to wash, turn the machine to off & remove the otulet hose from the standpipe. Drain some water into a bowl & test with your thermometer to see what temperature it’s at.

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