Zanussi Condensor Dryer tc484w

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I would be grateful for some help with diagnosing a problem with heating.

The dryer turns (new belt fitted) but there is no heat. I have checked
1. The element
2. The 2 stats on the back of the element casing
3. The stat just inside the door

All three appear to be good i.e. not open circuit.

Is there another stat somewhere? Elsewhere someone mentioned a stat in the ducting. However, I cannot find one.

Any help appreciated.

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Re: Zanussi Condensor Dryer tc484w

If you have checked the element, the ‘stats on the rear of the element assembly and the front duct ‘stat (above the door) then apart from the possibility that a wire has come adrift, then there is a fault with the timer unit.
I would check again – with the wires disconnected from each ‘stat. The element is difficult to check; but a visual inspection will usually reveal a problem.

Power off before any inspection starts – Safety First!! :plug:

A.

[i4004]

Re: Zanussi Condensor Dryer tc484w

Thanks for your reply.

This case is now complicated by my now being in Tunbridge Wells and the machine being in Dorset (it is my mother’s) – in fact you are closer to it now than I am! However, I expect to be back down again in a couple of weeks.

I checked the element visually – twanging the springs to see if they came apart etc and then electrically checking for continuity from the plug. 3 wires carried current whichever way I played them.

I will check again as a timer problem would probably be terminal. Now you mention this, though, I should have checked each of the wires onto the timer, making sure they were home.

Regarding wires, I did photograph the connections to the mains lead, with the blue, black, brown, black in the main section. Then there was an earth lead in the lower section with 3 prongs. The one wire I didn’t notice at first, and which I didn’t get in the photo, was fawn – I reconnected this to one of the lower three prongs, which I took to all be earths. Does that sound right to you?

Yes, I unplug before doing anything!

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