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I replaced the relay yesterday and the tumble dryer is working again!
It turns out that the low-heat synthetics etc. programs actually start on high heat which explains why those programs were still providing heat. The timer programs run low throughout, so they were completely cold.
Thanks again for your help.
Yeah, I’m just trying to keep within my competence to do the job! My soldering tools and skills aren’t the best but the holes look well spaced so I’m going to give it a shot. Thanks for all your help.
Thanks Dave.
One of the solder joints to a relay labelled RL4 looks burnt and the same place on the other side of the board has a faint brown mark. Quite hard to see but definitely there so I guess this relay has burned out. From there, the solder track leads to a connector with large spade terminals unlike any of the other connectors on the board, so I think it’s fair to assume this leads to the heater. I struggled to trace the wires back as they are bundled up and inside plastic trunking in various places.
I’m feeling pretty confident that this is the problem. The question now is do I replace the relay or the whole board…
Andy
I have removed the board and there are no visual clues or smells that might indicate a fault. I have a basic multimeter but not sure what to test on the board. I don’t really want to mess around replacing individual board components but would like to somehow verify if the problem is with the board before buying a new one. I appreciate your help!
Yes, any idea why? The heater has been replaced – it is brand new. The heater that it replaced was doing the same thing.
Yes these timed programmes are meant to use low heat.
It seems strange that other low heat programmes (e.g. delicates, synthetics) are still putting heat out so it’s not just a simple case of the high heat programmes running low and the low heat programmes running cold.
Not sure where to go with this!
