W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

[MickGeorge]

Hi folks

Been to this one today and TOC operated – reset, cleaned out condenser but cust also complaing after I had got the heater working that it was overheating – sure enough tried on full heat/no load for 20min and no stat cut out (only on reverse tumble)

This must be a faulty stat – if it was a normal drier I would go for exhaust stat or cabinate stat. When I looked on Connect they are only listing a inlet stat???.

Is there another stat besides the TOC and this inlet stat? And any ideas of partno and where it is situated?

Thanks

Mick

[jackster]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

There is the exhaust stat situated at the front, drum out job unfortunatley. The part no is: 481228248252

[MickGeorge]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

Thanks Jackster 😀

[MickGeorge]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

Good grief – just looked this up with Connect and price is £55 trade!!! –
checked with Masterpart and the price is POA and both special order

Where do manifactures get these prices from? – really feel they dont want there products repaired anymore. 😥

Mick

[Penguin45]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

421309221081 is the Crosslee p/no.

Chris.

[MickGeorge]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

Thanks Chris – bit of a diff price wise @ £13 trade 😀

[MickGeorge]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

Went back today to change thermostat – this looks a pig and not enough time to spend messing to much.

Never worked on these before – How do you get in to change this stat – through the back or through the front?

If through the back (the obvious at first glance cuz thats where all the screws are) is the plastic fan screw or spline fitting and if screw how do you get onto the motor shaft to hold it while you unscrew? How do you get the belt back on as there is no way to get your hands in?

Which make me think access to all this is through the front? So is this sraight forward? facia off, unscew front and lift off? or are there any difficulties or anything I should be aware of?

The old types used to be prettey straight forward as you could access stuff through the base or a split back but this has solid base and a one piece back but didn’t have loads of time to spend trying to find my way in to find it was the wrong way.

Comments appreciated

Thanks

Mick

[electrofix]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

go in from rear

those fans rust on most of the time its a smash it off job and fit a new one

Dave

[jackster]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

The fans normally come off ok but if they dont and are rusted on ask the customer for a garden spade and shimmy it off! Seriously it works, I have actually got a removal tool for them but to be honest I have never needed to use it because normally a big strong pull and they come off. The rest comes apart pretty easily after that.

[MickGeorge]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

Thanks for the replies folks

Did try to get the fan off with a couple of screwdrivers but didnt seem to want to budge – enough for me to think it might be screwed on like the old ones but if i know its def a spline type I can force a bit more but will order new fan to be on safe side.

The other problem i can see is getting the belt on once the job is done as peering past the fan I cant see the belt on the fan side of motor + there seems no point of access to get to the belt. How do you get to the belt as this looks like it might be a tight (pain in the bum) stretchy type?

Is there any reason not to do this from the front (like its all welded !) as it looked like it might come off – just wondered how they got it all together on production line? – Cant see them spending a load of time stuggling to get everything together.

Thanks

Mick

[cornwell40]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

Oh and the belt is a pig as well :rolls: . Last one I did looked like then drum would cave in before it went on 😥 .

Loverly dryer to work on 👿 .

TC

[LJDomestics]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

They are pretty crappily made in my view, Don’t recall looking at a condensor version but the vented are push fit fans.

Ive always found them hard work as they aint that strongly assembled

[Simon46]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

I was lucky. replaced the reset and the rear stat and it worked. 😀

S.

[MickGeorge]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

Thanks for the replies guys appreciated.

So am I right in thinking that because I cant see the belt the only way to get the belt on is with the back off – place the belt round both drum and motor pully – afix back to drum bearing and force back into position and screw back on?

Looking at the Bosch equiverlant on their web site the front pannel is a seperate part – just wondered if anyone tackled this thru the front and is this an easier way?

Comments appeciated

Thanks

Mick

[jackster]

Re: W/Knight 767C Cond T/Dry – overheating

I do loads of these, in fact I did one today.

The best way is to take of the rear banjo panel, then tackle the fan, bolt out and a few hefty tugs sould free that.
Then remove all screws from around outer panel and remove the heater cover, disconnect the heater and remove the 3 drum bolts, I then carefully rest the panel on top of machine out of the way, then you will see that there are acouple of metal slides holding the fan cowling,take them out and remove cover, giving access to motor shaft.
Slide belt of drum and then take drum out, you will see stat at front.
To put it back together is easier than you may think, its a bit fiddly but its not that hard. I always put the belt on the drum, put drum back in and stretch belt back over the shaft then put cover back on. The hardest bit is next, put rear panel back and replace a couple of screws at top just to hold it, grab the drum and line up bolt plates and replace bolts (thats the fiddly bit!) and then adjust drum until it sits right, the rest is easy once thats done.

I hope this helps, its really hard to try and explain it! But its really not that bad to be honest, fiddly is more how I would describe it!

Chay

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