Hotpoint Ultima WD865 dyer not working

[Isitworththehassle]

Hi all

i Have a hotpoint Wd865 washer dryer – the dryer no longer functions and clothes come out exactly as they enter in I.e no heat is entering the dryer. I can hear the water being excavated so that seems fine, just no heat.
I had the top off and see the heater box on the top right of the drum. I have read various forums about washer dryers in general and some people suggest the TOC’s may have tripped but not clear where these are on this machine.
Any other advice would be appreciated.
thanks

[electrofix]

on the top of the dryer box should be a yellow tube. In this tube under the clamp is a protection thermal fuse

part no C00199364

https://parts.indesit.co.uk/product/washer_dryer/electrics/C00199364

they can blow for various reasons fluff build up being one of them, turning dryer off when things are hot instead of waiting till the end of the cycle

you can test it for continuity with a multimeter

Dave

[Isitworththehassle]

Thanks dave. Let me get the cover back off and have a look. Do you know wich other parts of the heater box assembly I should check whilst I have the top off?

[Isitworththehassle]

Also, i notice the link is to indesit – so hotpoint shares parts with indesit?

[electrofix]

Isitworththehassle wrote:Also, i notice the link is to indesit – so hotpoint shares parts with indesit?

same company so machine designs are used across the board

Dave

[Isitworththehassle]

Thanks for the info dave. So got multimeter, opened top and as I was checking the connections for the thernal fuse noticed at one end the cable was not actually connected to its spade connector meaning the thermal fuse was only connected at one end. No idea how the cable had come out of that spade connector.
So pried open the crimp like tabs took out the copper wire, stripped a bit of sheathing of the cable and reinserted. All working fine now. very bizarre how the cable dislodged.

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