[Garty0]

Re: dryer not tumbling

Thanks Martin, I changed the capacitor and hey presto! It tumbles. Just a note To others to say that even though there was no hum from the motor and I couldn’t push start the tumbling, and the cap seemed ok on the multimeter, it still seems to have been faulty. At £15 it had to be worth a shot. 😀

[Garty0]

Re: Hotpoint dryer intermittent fault

I should have posted this sooner to spread the word. As the thread suggested, I replaced the relay switches on the PCB. I got them from RS components for about £12 and it took me about 40 min to take out the old relays and solder in the new ones even though I have minimal experience with a soldering iron. Important to note that when I looked carefully, this wasn’t really an intermittent fault, it occurred only when the machine switched direction as it does every 10 min or so.
Good luck

[Garty0]

Re: Hotpoint dryer intermittent fault

Thanks. My machine also works if you thump it! I have ordered replacement relays from RS. Fingers crossed

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