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iadom wrote:Cable tie was one of the methods I used.;)

Brilliant! Was going to buy a new tumble drier but bought a new capacitor from U.K. white goods instead for £3.95.

Thanks again!

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Hi folks. Just came back to say thanks again and I bought a new capacitor and fitted it and everything seems to be ok.

One reservation. The capacitor had a different end fixing to secure it to the plastic mount in the tumble drier so I attached the capacitor with cable ties instead. I don’t expect anyone to endorse that as good practice but does the capacitor body get hot in normal use?

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I’ve ordered the capacitor but am seeing comments online that I might have to discharge the existing capacitor before removing it.

How would I do that?

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iadom wrote:Yes, at that price well worth a punt.:cool:

Thanks very much for all your help! I’ll give it a go!

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iadom wrote:Done a little more digging, this machine does have a capacitor start motor, located behind the right hand ( from front ) side panel, screws down the back and one sneaky one up at the top/front. It’s a bog standard 8uf capacitor available in the forum shop here. https://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/washing-machine-tumble-dryer-dishwasher-8uf-capacitor

Have found the Product No. 916 094 547 00

Does that confirm the capacitor is what I need?

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iadom wrote:Sounds like a failed motor capacitor, usually accessed from side panel not back.

Thanks for that. It hums quietly when it’s trying to start turning. Serial Number is 13835750.

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Re: Zanussi ZDC 47200W water tank problem

captaincaveman1 wrote:Yes the top picture is the complete assembly

Brilliant! Thanks very much for your help. Much appreciated. 😀

Just out of interest, how does it tell when the tank is full?

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Re: Zanussi ZDC 47200W water tank problem

captaincaveman1 wrote:The valve has sprung apart as the small “o” seal has worn off the back of it causing the rest of it to spring out when you last removed the tank.

Thanks for that!

That makes sense as I couldn’t see how it would work with the parts that are there.

I had a look in the store on this site but couldn’t see anything that looked the right part.

I’ve found that you can buy the valve but that only comprises the piece on the right of the picture above, and the spring can be bought separately too.

Can you advise what it is I need to buy to fix it?

Would it be this?

or this

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Re: Zanussi ZDC 47200W water tank problem

Thanks for the reply!

I’ve cleaned the condenser out so it’s ok.

The PNC is 916094547

The Serial No. is 13835750

I’ve attached photos of the tank assembly. Does that look right?

There appears to be nothing that prevents the spring coming out every time you empty the tank?

Also, it beats me how it knows the tank is full?

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