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Re: White Knight CL 847 not drying properly.

Ok, I’ll try that then. Cheers.

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Re: White Knight CL 847 not drying properly.

Ahh…That’s what I was afraid of! Thanks for confirming that Martin. So it’s not actually faulty, it just doesn’t work too well kept in the outhouse this time of year. Mind you, neither would I, to be honest!

Thanks again, Greg.

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Re: White Knight CL 847 not drying properly.

Hi all. Before I stripped this machine down further, I checked the heater voltages through a complete timed cycle. On this machine, this takes around half an hour. The compete timed cycle consists of four separate spins of around five minutes each, separated by short anti crease reverse spins. The heaters are not powered for the anti crease spins. The power is applied to the heaters during the four main spins as follows:

1 Heat on for around 4 mins
Heat off for around 1.45 mins.

Stop/Reverse

2 Same as above.

Stop/Reverse

3 Heat on for about 2.50 mins.
Heat off for around 2.44 mins

Stop/Reverse

4 No heat at all for around five minutes.

(This last one is presumably the cooling cycle.)

Does this seem reasonably normal for this machine? Grateful for opinions or suggestions.

Thanks, Greg.

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Re: White Knight CL 847 not drying properly.

Thanks Martin. I’ll check that out.

Cheers, Greg

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Re: White Knight CL 847 not drying properly.

Hi. We’ve had it for a few years, and have tried all combinations of the heat settings. The reset button didn’t click. I’ve now checked continuity of both heating elements with a multimeter, and they are ok. I’ve also checked that power is reaching both elements, and it is. The high/low heat switch is also working correctly. I’m beginning to think that this dryer is simply not up to the job. We keep it in an outhouse, and this is obviously very cold at this time of year. I have also read today that this dryer can take up to seven hours to dry a full load!! Any comments or help appreciated, thanks.

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Re: Hoover HNF 6127 tripping mains.

Hi Martin. So I finally got around to dragging the machine out, and took the back cover off. As soon as I did, it became obvious what the problem was. There was a heavy build up of condensation on the drum motor, including the wiring loom, and on the heater terminals, etc. I dried it all out with a hot air blower for a few hours, then left it to dry naturally overnight. I tried it today, and it has done three loads no problem. The only thing I don’t understand is why this has happened now, when the washer has lived in the kitchen with no problem for the last two years??

Anyway, problem solved!

Thanks, Greg.

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Re: Hoover HNF 6127 tripping mains.

Martin wrote:Duff heater?

Thanks for the reply Martin. Can I check this by disconnecting the heater, and then see if it runs ok?

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