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matrixresonator wrote:Diagram shows it next to the motor. Can you share a photo of the motor area?

I CANT upload a pic myself , says pic to big , but this is how the motor looks on mine and yes usually they are mounted infront of the motor, but Nowt there, , am i right in thinking without a capacitor the dryer just wouldnt start? if i am then it must have one, but where?

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Yes thanks Kai+Dave, i have a HOTPOINT FTCF87 i acquired it knowing the capacitor was iffy , the only one i had to hand was an 18 uF, I actually think it came off a Beko washing machine, ill order an 8uF tomorrow, i just wondered whether putting a much bigger one, whether it is dangerous, knowing that they provide that extra kick for the motor, and would a washing machine one be any different to a dryer capacitor (in the main )?

Follow up Q , when they humm, and wont start the motor , IS it doing any damage to the motor itself humming away but not doing anything?

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So as a finish off, when i wrote the initial post id turned the dryer upside down -to have a proper look, then the posts and confirmation, . So i stood there and swore at it a few hundred times, popped it back on its feet in prep for the stripdown, I thought id give it one last go , and Bingo, whatever was causing the high pitched whine has gone 😀 a few more loads to make sure and it hasnt returned, So success in a way…!

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Thanks guys yeah, id sorta resigned myself that a drum out job was the only way , but, had to ask, yeah very silly design, im guessing the pumps usually are very reliable usually so the location of it didn’t matter,I’ve no issues stripping it, just a flippin pain with Arthritic fingers what do you mean fiddly to change the pump? does the motor have have to come as well to access it? i mean the pump does pump…!, but its very very loud lol, odd is, when its pumping you tip the driver backwards, or sideways , on two feet , the noise stops, but as soon as you pop it back on all 4 feet its there, i think tomorrow ill swear at it a fair bit then attack it on Monday

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Cheers Dave and Kaibart,
The problem seems to have sorted itself out, didnt say its been fixed but its sorted, onto the next Noisey pump issue in a new thread:(

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Cheers Dave, yeah I read that too, but in that pause to reverse tumble hell fire its loud, might change the pump again, , hoping..!! but cant say im, confident, the two wires that go on the pump im guessing it makes no difference which they are in–to the pump operation i mean

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Hi Dave this was the one i ordered swopped the internals over, thinking theyd be the same, i tried to buy something off the shop, may have been a lock/the lock your saying thatll fit, and it kept on rejecting my card debit and credit, emailed the site, got a reply , just aying for some reason , it rejects certain cards i could paypal they suggested thanks[IMG2=JSON]{“alt”:”Bush Door lock Swan VESTEL KENWOOD ZV446M2, L39A004I8 FAGOR, VESTEL 81761 – Picture 1 of 12″,”data-align”:”none”,”data-size”:”full”,”height”:”233″,”width”:”378″,”src”:”https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/QcUAAOSwOyJX9pgv/s-l500.jpg”}[/IMG2]

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Dave Hi do you mean the serial number off the washing machine SN 0012714004600980111
Cheers

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electrofix wrote: no put it together and see how it goes

if the coins were blocking the drain water banging on the drum makes quite a noise

Dave

Dave excellent advice, popped it back together(Mrs) happy again lol ,and on a 28 min wash all is quiet

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electrofix wrote: just check the weights have not come loose

Dave

Dave,So checked weights at front and underneath, , all needed no more than a quarter nip up at most, mind you the filter had more coppers in it than you will ever see on the streets so ill reassemble tomorrow and re try it , unless while its apart(again making good use of the kitchen table), the mrs is overjoyed, shes speechless.:eek: theres anything else i could easily check look at?

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Dave , cheers for that, up early watching the f1, bound to be another red flag, ill get the sockets out in between lol

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Project scrapped, onto the next 🙁

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So, before i did what i did today , i had a error code, but not much else , so i did what Dave suggested reassembled plugged and POP it tripped the trip switch, popped back up, now lcd display nothing and whichever setting its on , it seems to be filling and draining at the same time, not a happy bunny, anyhow removed the pcb and there does seem to be an area which looks cindered/burnt , but i could be imagining it , can you post pics on here?, i have to ad when i first reassembled with no water connected, it just hummed but zero lcd display, after some cussing , and connected to water it popped and is on permanent fill and drain your move Dave lol

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Dave I will attempt to do without removing a painfully large {e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of knuckle skin and report back
Cheers

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Dave One presumes with an exceptionally steady hand and professional soldering equip, would it then req coding? To my machine and I’m presuming it’s a small electrical bit of kit, so where could I source it?
cheers

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