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Re: Hotpoint WD420P, dryer does not work

Hi,

Bit of an update:

Looks like i’ve fixed the problem, I took the heater box off from the drum and the fan looked good, it span freely and wasn’t loose. I powered it up and the fan span quickly and pushed lots of warm air out of the end of the box, so i’m happy that the fan and heater element are ok for now.

What i did find was a filter at the end of the box that was clogged with fluff:

Cleaned it up :

refitted the heater box and the drum gets warm again 😀

Looks like the clogged filter was stopping the fan from drawing air into the heater box

[stever]

Re: Hotpoint WD420P, dryer does not work

Thanks Jim,

Is the fan likely to have come completely off and need a new fan and or nut to secure it or just loose and slipping?

Is it worth replacing the fan motor at the same time? is it the top one on this page http://www.4hotpoint.co.uk/cgi-bin/search.pl?query=wd420p+motor

does this require complete removal of the heater box? Do you know what size the torx bit required is?

What modified heater boxes are available and is it worth fitting one of these rather than trying to fix the old one?

Steve

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