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May 22, 2018 at 5:30 pm #93952
neon_3SP_glow
ParticipantMiele T/D T8422C.
Customer complains that the machine stops after a few seconds and flashes the cooling down light as well as sounding the buzzer.
The user manual mentions this:

The only other thread I could find on here was this:post324534.html?hilit=t8422c#p324534
Any ideas please? This machine is way out of my usual area. But, customer is willing to pay as apparently booking a Miele engineer takes too long!
Thanks all, Daniel.
May 22, 2018 at 6:53 pm #456005electrofix
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is this on an auto setting or timed dry do you know
Dave
May 22, 2018 at 6:57 pm #456006neon_3SP_glow
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electrofix wrote:is this on an auto setting or timed dry do you know
Dave
I don’t know Dave.
Can i ask what the diff might be for when i go to take a look?
Thanks.
May 22, 2018 at 7:12 pm #456007electrofix
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with a timed dry it may not be using dryness sensors and will do the whole programme regardless of dryness but on the auto prog it senses the moisture
my be a silly fault. there are a set of brushes running on the drum to sense moisture
there also may be no heat at all. most have a relay board to switch elements and I have had them go
there is also overheat stats on element
Dave
May 22, 2018 at 7:34 pm #456008neon_3SP_glow
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electrofix wrote:with a timed dry it may not be using dryness sensors and will do the whole programme regardless of dryness but on the auto prog it senses the moisture
my be a silly fault. there are a set of brushes running on the drum to sense moisture
there also may be no heat at all. most have a relay board to switch elements and I have had them go
there is also overheat stats on element
Dave
Thanks for the heads up.
I’ll let you know how I get on!
May 22, 2018 at 7:40 pm #456009electrofix
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there are some tech manual for miele here
https://www.manualslib.com/brand/miele/dryer.html
mostly American stuff but some tech cant be all different. does not have your unit as a tech but others may give you an incite
look for the technical info tags
Dave
May 23, 2018 at 5:39 am #456010Kentish
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Could be drum brushes worn, or temp probes issue. Haven’t had no heating causing rapid change to cooling down, as normally the machine keep running.
May 26, 2018 at 10:13 pm #456011neon_3SP_glow
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As promised, here’s an update after visting the machine.
The drum moisture brushes were fine.
The thermal limiter on element box is good.
No visible signs of damage on the Element relay PCB, however, at no point did the element ever get a Neutral. The Left most Relay (when looking at relay pcb from above) never allowed the Neutral through to complete the circuit and as such the machine never heated.
That’s either because the Relay is faulty, or the sensors are preventing the relay control circuit from activating.
Now I understand it, i think!
The Sensor probe located in the element box read: 138kOhms
The probe located under the door read: 13kOhmsThese readings were at room temperature and both probes lowered their resistance when i warmed them with my fingers.
Can I ask if anyone know’s what kOhms these probes should be reading when working correctly at room temp?
Thanks.
May 26, 2018 at 10:29 pm #456012neon_3SP_glow
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neon_3SP_glow wrote:As promised, here’s an update after visting the machine.
The drum moisture brushes were fine.
The thermal limiter on element box is good.
No visible signs of damage on the Element relay PCB, however, at no point did the element ever get a Neutral. The Left most Relay (when looking at relay pcb from above) never allowed the Neutral through to complete the circuit and as such the machine never heated.
That’s either because the Relay is faulty, or the sensors are preventing the relay control circuit from activating? Is that correct thinking?
Now I understand it, i think!
The Sensor probe located in the element box read: 138kOhms
The probe located under the door read: 13kOhmsThese readings were at room temperature and both probes lowered their resistance when i warmed them with my fingers.
Can I ask if anyone know’s what kOhms these probes should be reading when working correctly at room temp?
Thanks.
May 31, 2018 at 1:00 pm #456013neon_3SP_glow
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According to this manual:
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/83192 … =32#manual
Which is for a Miele model T9800…
[Edit – I think the sensor in the element box is actually an 1R30, its one or the other!] The R230 thermal sensor (which is located in the element housing) should have resistance readings as outlined in attacchement…
May 31, 2018 at 1:06 pm #456014neon_3SP_glow
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Regard the thermal sensor located under the door. Here are the respective readings:
Again, this corresponds with the values I tested (13KOhms = 22’C ish)
So, it looks like both sensors are working correctly. This leaves me to deduce the fault is in fact on the relay board. Specifically, the relay which switches the Neutral to complete the element circuits.
Cheers.
May 31, 2018 at 2:15 pm #456015electrofix
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you can check that by measuring the relay coil voltage
Dave
June 15, 2018 at 8:57 am #456016neon_3SP_glow
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Hello guys.
Just a quick summary for the benefit of anyone reading this thread in the future.
Renewing the relay which activates the neutral cured the fault. Whith a new relay the machine heated as normal.
Although the relay didnt show any visual signs
of damage, when i desoldered it i notice on of the legs dettacthed. Possibly a result of my man handling.Glgl
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