Hotpoint W/D timer fire

[iadom]

This is the first time I have seen anything like this, has anyone else come across this on Hotpoint hybrid control units?

Jim.

[johnnyj]

Re: Hotpoint W/D timer fire

Had 1 or 2 but usualy water ingress causes it, leaking from worktop or burst door seal , mostly in dirty middens.

[iadom]

Re: Hotpoint W/D timer fire

This one was bone dry, lovely house, large utility room, well away from any sink. First time the lid had been off since installed six years ago.

Jim.

[Penguin45]

Re: Hotpoint W/D timer fire

Where’s it actually caught, Jim? Looks like the heat has come up through the motor connestor block.

Chris.

[Martin]

Re: Hotpoint W/D timer fire

The relay on the top the cause I reckon?

[iadom]

Re: Hotpoint W/D timer fire

Yep, wiring harness still intact and perfectly reusable. The large square blue component ( not a relay, possibly a capacitor) had cooked itself, look at the condition of the plastic watershed, looks like that was near to combustion.

Jim.

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