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  • March 5, 2017 at 1:31 pm #90741
    Bizrix
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    Hi all, first time posting here, my problem is with a Zanussi Lindo300 8k condenser tumble dryer

    Mod: ZDC8202P
    Product: 917097379|00

    I have been having this problem for some time now and I am guessing it is the motor struggling to turn the drum, on occasions it starts and runs fine for a while, then when it switches cycles it will struggle to start turning the drum again.

    I have opened up the side and taken a short video of what is happening and it will hopefully give you guys a bit more information on what exactly is causing the problem. At a glance everything looks new inside..

    not sure why but i couldn’t get the video to work, so I have uploaded it to YouTube

    https://youtu.be/v9D8ea98J2M

    Thanks for taking the time to read

    <3

    March 5, 2017 at 1:35 pm #445810
    bazza500
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    Re: Zanussi Tumble Dryer ZDC8202p

    Probably the motor capacitor is faulty.

    Does it struggle to turn when there is a bigger load in it? Try it empty and see if it seems to work fine.

    If the above is the case then it will be the capacitor.

    March 5, 2017 at 1:39 pm #445811
    Bizrix
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    Re: Zanussi Tumble Dryer ZDC8202p

    thanks for the speedy reply, I have just tried it with nothing inside and it does exactly the same thing :s

    March 5, 2017 at 1:52 pm #445812
    bazza500
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    Re: Zanussi Tumble Dryer ZDC8202p

    If it were me, I would be checking the capacitors and if they are reading correctly then I’d be replacing the motor.

    March 5, 2017 at 2:00 pm #445813
    Bizrix
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    Re: Zanussi Tumble Dryer ZDC8202p

    Ok thank you :). From a complete novices point of view, how would I go about testing the capacitors?

    March 5, 2017 at 2:03 pm #445814
    bazza500
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    Re: Zanussi Tumble Dryer ZDC8202p

    You would need a meter with a capacitance test facility unfortunately.

    March 5, 2017 at 2:25 pm #445815
    Bizrix
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    Re: Zanussi Tumble Dryer ZDC8202p

    ahh ok, I can get hold of one of those during the week, I will test the capacitor and go from there. If it is the capacitor then happy days I shall get a replacement but if it is in fact the motor then ill probably look at getting a new dryer.

    Thanks a lot for all your help

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