SIEMENS WT46W56CGB iq700 possible faulty fan

[cypher007]

weve had this heat pump tumble dryer just over 6 years now. I seem to remember the fan would occasionally come on to presumably cool the fridge unit down in the bottom of the appliance. for some time now I haven’t heard it.

is it thermostatically controlled? the only change is weve moved and it sits in a cooler room.

[cypher007]

Re: SIEMENS WT46W56CGB iq700 possible faulty fan

No one?

[kwatt]

Re: SIEMENS WT46W56CGB iq700 possible faulty fan

I doubt many, if anyone has any experience with those as they are low volume and most are likely to still be under a Siemens warranty.

There is a fan on the main drive motor and a small, looks to be a low voltage one, at the front. I presume the front one does as you think so, if the room was cooler then it’s all too likely it will need to draw in cool air less.

K.

[cypher007]

Re: SIEMENS WT46W56CGB iq700 possible faulty fan

thanks for the reply. forgot to check back here.

have you got a service manual for one of these? or could tell me if the fan is stat controlled?

I’m a qualified electrician control panel engineer for 10 years and now a IT guy, so can usually fix most stuff.

[kwatt]

Re: SIEMENS WT46W56CGB iq700 possible faulty fan

We don’t even see those much of the time…

http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/help/fix- … ce-manuals

K.

[cypher007]

Re: SIEMENS WT46W56CGB iq700 possible faulty fan

thought id followup with the fix.

I removed the fan as it was quite easy to do, though broke one plastic retainer fitting the new one. I tested the fan and it was open circuit so replaced it with this one:

http://uk.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores … reId=10151

seems identical other than the last three numbers which are an oem part. I did have to retap an earth on another hole on the fan so it matched the original. but appart from that all good touch wood.

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