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  • February 14, 2005 at 11:44 am #7937
    admin
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    Good Morning,

    I have a Hotpoint condenser dryer, model TDC30.

    It runs for a couple of minutes and then stops, sometimes the Start button does not work.

    The machine is located in a cold garage, but it has been working ok all winter.

    Any ideas?

    Many Thanks

    Richard

    February 14, 2005 at 12:11 pm #126033
    Dave_Conway
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    Re: Hotpoint TDC30

    Very probably the relay by the sounds of it Richard.

    Not an expensive part, you can get one here in the shop:

    http://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/Tumble+D … Relay.html

    Dave.

    February 16, 2005 at 9:13 am #126034
    admin
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    Re: Hotpoint TDC30

    Dave,

    Many thanks I have ordered the part.

    Any hints on where the relay is located in the machine? Or is it obvious when I get the machine apart.

    Many Thanks

    Richard

    February 16, 2005 at 9:30 am #126035
    Dave_Conway
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    Re: Hotpoint TDC30

    Pretty obvious once you’ve taken the lid off Richard 😉

    Dave.

    May 4, 2005 at 11:28 pm #126036
    admin
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    Should have replied to this earlier…. !

    Same problem, ordered the part from here and it fixed the problem. £12 against the £90 (+VAT !) quoted by the local call-out company… no competition really.

    It took me about 15 minutes to replace the relay and another hour taking the bottom off the machine to recover the screws I dropped past the drum ! If you’re doing this, have a magnetic screwdriver handy….

    I found it fiddly, not being an experienced repairer, and removing the crimped fittings from the relay required some force,some scraped knuckles and some patience, but a saving of £100 is worth an hour of my time.

    Thanks guys 🙂

    August 26, 2007 at 12:35 pm #126037
    jonmulry
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    Re: Hotpoint TDC30

    Just changed the relay in my TDC30. In ref to the post regarding dropped screws, try putting the machine on it’s front, then unscrew the relay. Much less chance of losing the fittings that way.

    August 26, 2007 at 2:45 pm #126038
    helo_75
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    or u could take the easy route, only take one out, and loosen the other, and just slide it off

    then if you drop one, you can still hook the relay under the screw you left and tighten it up, dont matter if theres only one!!

    however, theres always the option of not dropping them in the first place!!

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