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Re: Hotpoint CTD80

Actually, I think you’re right. It probably does shut off just the heater, now I think about it more.
With your advice I’ve been able to check the problem in more detail and found the control module was a faulty one. Thankfully I was able to fix that.
Thanks for all your help.
Regards,
Colin 😛

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Re: Hotpoint CTD80

iadom wrote:

Not sure what you mean by ‘ECO sensor’

F15 fault is supposed to signify Dynamic (PD) heater relay with contact NA/NC welded closed. effectively a faulty PCB. There can be other causes such as poor contacts etc.

I would have just kept on at them until they fixed it, annoying, frustrating and time consuming I know, but possibly less expensive in the long run.

Jim.
Edited to test the filters 😉

Thanks Jim.
The ECO sensor is what Hotpoint refers to as the part which senses when the clothes are dry and shuts off the machine to conserve power.

I suggested the same about repeatedly calling the engineer out but the wife was too angry to agree. She already had two weeks worth of wet washing. We bought another dryer as a temporary measure. She was adamant about not having another Hotpoint so we bought an Indesit! 😉 (I won’t tell her!)
From what you’ve said, it is quite possible that when the first engineer replaced the control module he may had inadvertantly fitted a faulty one.
F15 hadn’t previously been displayed.
Thank you for your help so far and any more comments or ideas are more than welcome.

Regards,
Colin

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