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As i supected it was the thermostats that went first i replaced them but now when i switch on the dryer the plugs trips. How can i test the dryer plz help rainy seanson is coming.
just to put washmans repost in perspective i said i dint want to pay a grease monkey to fix it . I appoligise for that!! to:oops:
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Hi
Seeing as all help you get here is from the “grease monkeys” as you put it . You may not get a sensible reply. We are all domestic appliance engineer’s ,who give are time and knowledge for free to answer your queries, so lets have some respect please. We have to earn a living the same as everyone else.
Washman
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Sorry if i had offended anyone as i am from south africa the local techs will screw you if you dont watch them or replace your parts with 2nd hand part and qoute you for new replacements!! I am in desperate need of help. Is there there a relay that trips or someting because i have opened the dryers top and when it trips theres a “jerk” in the wires?? Sorry again about my first post 😳
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Part of first post has been edited out by original poster so my reply looks out of place
Washman
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Is it possible to get an service manual somewhere for download on the net??
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Right, start again, shall we?
Standard faults on Whirlpool condensing dryers:
1/ Element failure – should read approx. 25 ohms. Replacement p/no 4812 259 78681
2/ Thermostat failure – should all be normally closed. Heater stat kit p/no 4812 310 18585. Front stat p/no 4812 228 208008.
3/ Cooked wiring and connectors. Pretty obvious when you remove the rear panel to access the heater.Other faults are possible, but start there – it’ll almost certainly be one of them.
Stay safe, power off.
Penguin45.
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ok bought replacement thermostats and element. When i open back wires were indeed fried awell as the stats. I replaced the thermostats and now something is tripping when i remove the stats it works fine just no heating how do i wire the stats up with the element. Think thats the reason for the mains tripping can IT BE??
Help!!
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If you have connected the live feed to the stats/element and the neutral return to the same thermostat then it will trip the circuit breaker.
However, wiring diagrams & manuals are copyright information so are not available online to the general public.
Our forum RULES are in place to protect anyone who may read this post now or at any time in the future. In particular section #8 applies.
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So what you are tellin me im going to have to trial and error my connections until it works or worst burn out my machine. So im going to have to take it to a service centre witch is going to rip me off. Its like 3 wires!! 🙁
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Can i blow something up if i wire the element and the t/stats up wrong??
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JacquesKleynhans wrote:So what you are tellin me im going to have to trial and error my connections until it works or worst burn out my machine. So im going to have to take it to a service centre witch is going to rip me off. Its like 3 wires!! 🙁
An interesting assumption perhaps but not one that generally exists here in the UK. I’m sure South Africa is not only a very long way away but has different standards that perhaps you’re more accustomed to? I can assure you that most employees here in the UK have culturally diverse staff from all points of the globe and in this day an age of wanting to be as politically correct as possible, I’m sure they couldn’t discriminate a witch from their employ for fear of PC reprisals?
Are witches known for ripping off people these days I wonder? It wasn’t long ago you could cross their palm with a few coins and they will tell you everything about your past and future. Their crystal balls were well polished and would cost just a modest sum to reveal all to all that ventured a question.
Now in your case you have a problem with just 3 wires yet you shout about with little thought as to the consequences. Almost as bad as trying to enter the Kop end of the stadium wearing a MUFC shirt!!! 😯 It’s the same thing here my friend, trust me on this.:wink:
If you had asked nicely and asked us where each wire goes from and to, you may have had more luck? Just 3 wires plugged into a 2,500 watt element at 240 volts the wrong way round can indeed make more mess than you’re trying to solve. Not rocket science ’tis true but it just as well may be as far as you have established so far at least.
However, I’m a very broad shouldered “grease monkey”(your quote), ask me nicely and I’ll see what I can do to help? 8)
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Hehe 🙂 Pretty Please. Those 3 wires are bit of an under qoute. Lets start As i have 2 thermostats with two connections on both and the heating element also have two connections. I whould think the connection will go like this.
live………stat………..element……….stat………..gnd/neatral.
Btw its not how its connected atm thank goodnes for trip switches!! Is my guesstamation far off?
Kind Regards Jacques
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