Whirlpool AWZ7913 Not Heating

[bimboveloce]

Hi
I have a whirlpool awz7913 that is not drying clothes. I have cleaned the filter, heat exchanger with no joy.
I have also had the heater element off with the machine running and it is emitting a small amount of heat,I don’t think enough. I have metered out the sensors on the heater all seem good. I have metered across the 3 heater coil lead and get 50ohms across 1&2 , 1&3 100ohms and 50 across 2&3
Is this correct?
Is there anything else I can check?
Also sounds very noisy like a bearing has failed, any ideas?

Ps drying piling wife and kids not happy
Many thanks in advance Tony

[bimboveloce]

Re: Whirlpool AWZ7913 Not Heating

Hi,
On further testing it seems that the heater is working, when removed from the machine it fires up and goes off, i assume due to the lack of air flow across it? So if heater is working fully why is not hot air being emitted through the drum?
Could it be a thermostat on the heater board shutting the heater off?
Regards
Tony

[bimboveloce]

Re: Whirlpool AWZ7913 Not Heating

Hi,

Probelm resolved with the heating issue, turns out the thermal limiter had broken and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer did not have a spare part and they wuld not be available for over 2 weeks, at a cost of £25.50 delivered.
I managed to get the part number off the manufacturer parts line and did a Google search, i found one on Amazon for £10.50 and £5.50 for express postage. Part fitted on Saturday, heater now works.

The thermal limiter can be located at the front of the machine under the fluff filter. Remove the bottom grate/filter, where the heat exchange goes and on the right hand side are 2 brown wires, just grab the clip and pull it out. To replace make the cable connection and just slide into the rubber o ring as far as it will go, job done.
Regards
Tony

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