Hotpoint Dryer sticking timer

[Markx]

Hi
We have a Hotpoint Aquarius tumble dryer model VTD60P which has started getting stuck with 10 minutes remaining on the timer. The machine keeps going indefinitely until I switch it off, still with 10 minutes showing on the display. Heat is still on so it seems to get stuck just before the cool down cycle begins.

Any ideas or help greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Mark

[iadom]

Re: Hotpoint Dryer sticking timer

Does this happen when you set the dryer to ‘auto sense’ the drying time/temp?

Have you tried to used a timed programme, say a 30 minute one. When you say the dryer, ‘keeps going indefinitely’ just how long is your indefinitely. Even if a fault in the sensing controls occurs the dryer should stop after the default time of 180 minutes has expired, has it been running for over 3 hours? If the machine gets to the 180 minute stage, it then does the ten minute cool tumble but no error codes are displayed.

If it runs for exactly 30 mins on a timed programme, but stalls on an auto sense setting then it suggests a fault in the sensing operation. This is a fairly complex setup, measuring the electrical resistance through the laundry as it dries, this involves the PCB, two thermistors and a conductivity sensing device.

jim.

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