AEG 87695WD washer dryer driving me mad please help :)

[Gokhk]

Fan spins freely , solenoids valves 3.6 , 3.7 brown , green 5.31 ohms

not sure what else to do as the condenser seems as its part of drum moulding and even if i get past the slit nothing could be pulled out.

only thing left is boiling water down that hole hoping it clear any blockage. Im even yhiking of checking all the rubber holes from 3 way vakve runs freely in to soap dispenser perhaps a blockage there ？

is there a easy way to test fan ？ maybe its faulty ？

any other ideas as im feeling very deflated now

[electrofix]

well it has to be a condensor problem
you said clothes came out hot and steaming which means heat is circulating , that rules out fan and heater

so the only things left are condensor blockage or lack of water flow. All the earlier machines i have seen test the water flow before the drier starts which is why i said condensoer, but not sure on this model. Also with water savings in mind the water may not flow until things get hot

check the coil of the condensor valve. if this is ok check its energising and there is water flow. Water flow in this case is a very slow trickle and not like the normal fill cycle

Dave

[Gokhk]

Ok going to pull hose off condenser solenoid and see if any water comes out on a drying cycle only is that a good one at to test ?

unless you’ve got a suggestion I just can’t see a way to clean the condenser chamber bar pouring boiling hot water and praying it unclogs it.

is that safe to try ?

[electrofix]

no reason why you should not pour water down there but i would not use boiling. nothing over 60 degrees or so

2 reasons
1 if you slip it would hurt
2 i dont think boiling water would cause any damage but dont want to risk it

also you have to be careful if you spill water on electronics, motors etc

Dave

[Gokhk]

Cheers dave

going to try test that solenoid and check water flow , I know through reading on here that these 3 way valves can be iffy , in a way I don’t want it to be the solenoid as I assume a whole unit for that valve is expensive but in a way I want it to be that as condenser I just can’t see how hot water could clear it as reading the service manual again , it says that the condenser is filled with cold water but I’m assuming it’s not full per say but just rainfall for hot air to be cooled.

lets see I’m too stubborn to admit defeat and I can’t even get hold of AEG as there lines are down.

will update you again tommorrow

[electrofix]

its just a very slow trickle
would fill a cup in about 5 mins

Dave

[andyjawa]

I had this problem on a similar AEG WASHER DRYER a couple of months ago. It was the green solenoid winding breaking down: sometimes it would work = closed circuit roughly the same as your reading then suddenly an open circuit solenoid coil and remained open circuit for 20 to 30 minutes so no water was going through it then the coil would go back to how it should be then failed again but only after 5 minutes. Strange old fault and took a bit of detective work and luck. I replaced the 3 way valve and it has been as good as gold ever since. So the bottom line is my very attractive female customer has no hot steamy damp undies anymore…………least not from the washer dryer!
Normally a blockage in the condenser that is severe would take out the t/dryer o/load stat that being its whole point of being there.

[Gokhk]

Wow andy your a star , i hope it is that , any way to just replace that one solenoid rather than a whole unit ?

I phoned AEG who said they would speak to technical and come back to me or email a PDF , so fingers crossed they do , havent had time to check the condenser solenoid again , but given thats its only a cup of water that it dispenses i was going to add a little liquid like bric conditioner to see if the pump does indeed dispense some water as i dont half fancy waiting by it to dispense , will recheck readings with leads off.

Hoping AEG will clear up the mystery of getting to the condenser as i really see no way bar the top of the fan which is limited and wont allow cleaning just water to be poured. Theres not even a condensate tube , according to the service manual i have ,it just uses the detergent dispenser hose but how does it know to divert the water to the condenser and not the drum ?? All very strange.

If i could find a condensate tube i could trace it back but alias there doesn’t seem to be one

AEG told me the machine was made in 2004 any one else have any other input ???

Again much appreciated to dave for all his help already and fingers crossed andy’s spot on.

[Gokhk]

andyjawa wrote:I had this problem on a similar AEG WASHER DRYER a couple of months ago. It was the green solenoid winding breaking down: sometimes it would work = closed circuit roughly the same as your reading then suddenly an open circuit solenoid coil and remained open circuit for 20 to 30 minutes so no water was going through it then the coil would go back to how it should be then failed again but only after 5 minutes. Strange old fault and took a bit of detective work and luck. I replaced the 3 way valve and it has been as good as gold ever since. So the bottom line is my very attractive female customer has no hot steamy damp undies anymore…………least not from the washer dryer!
Normally a blockage in the condenser that is severe would take out the t/dryer o/load stat that being its whole point of being there.

Hey Andy and Dave

so im working on the machine am i right in thinking condensation solenoid is green one and the hose connects to number 3 of draw ?

see image

https://ibb.co/Pgs838M

Going to take the hose off and see if it fills a bottle with water on dry cycle

Furthermore according to this manual it should measure 3.5ohms to 4.5ohms see pics below

https://ibb.co/5hkVNDZ
https://ibb.co/4mCYDHZ

So looks like this is the culprit at mine measures 5.3 ohmns

Any links for a replacement part as theres quite a few models and i dont want to buy the wrong one

AEG part number is 1325188405

Thanks again

[electrofix]

well it measure 5300 ohms and the manual says 3500 to 4500 ohms. in my opinion thats ok but

what could be happening is the coil fails after its energised and gets warm

so run it for a bit and see if the reading is still there
or see if you get 240 v to the coil while its running. if you do that i would tape your meter probes so there is only 2mm tip

Dave

[Gokhk]

Cheers Dave will give it another try as i dont want to order a part on the chance its that , the replacements iv found range fro 30-50 quid which whilst not horrendous is still not worth the gamble at this stage without a proper diagnosis.

Will update you again when i test more

[Gokhk]

Well I’m bloody getting sick of this machine

tested valve seems to be filling a cup just fine so I’m at a loss feel like putting a hammer through it at the moment !

if someone can watch the videos and let me know I’d be grateful

https://streamable.com/xth066

https://streamable.com/k3ud04

https://streamable.com/b1t7v3

https://streamable.com/pumj1t

https://streamable.com/q1j0zl

Far as I can tell the condenser valve works fine.

Back to 0

Is there anything else I’m missing ?

[electrofix]

how long did you leave it

these valves can go open circuit and stop when the have been on for a while and get hot

Dave

[Gokhk]

Hey Dave

I’ve only ran the dryer for 5 or 10mins. Enough for the valve to open twice and draw water through, and enough time to get the drying steaming hot.

is there anyway to conclusively test this thing as I’m reluctant to order a new one and it not fix the issue.

[electrofix]

if the valve is letting water through its working ok

as a better test run it for 30 mins or so and see if the valve works then. If yes then you dont need a new one

Dave

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