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Re: Zanussi Condenser TC 470 not drying
NWRanger
Don’t have a picture, but the pad gets stuck above and to the right of the fan pulley as you look at it from the rear of the machine – onto an oblong protrusion in the machine’s rear panel pressing – about the same size as the pad and with a roughened surface – which is where the pad should be mounted. With the pad in the correct position, the fan belt should press lightly against and run approx through the centre line of the pad as the belt leaves the top of the fan pulley.
I made up my own pad from a piece of felt (slightly thicker than the original) with a groove filed in for the belt track. I stuck it on with evostick impact adhesive. I also checked that there was clearance between the two sections of belt at the cross-over using a piece of paper. It’s been running trouble free and reasonably quiet for the past three months or so.
In my case, I probably didn’t need to replace the pad, but the belt had broken (and as a result the heater cut out needed a reset too) and I thought the broken belt might be due to excessive wear on the pad resulting in the two sides of the belt rubbing against each other at the cross-over.
FYI, I found that I needed the genuine Zanussi belt – the generic replacement I got first time stretched too much as it warmed up and regularly fell off the pulleys – resulting in the heater thermostat cutting out again – and that’s a pain to reset.
I also roughened the groove on the fan pulley and put a few drops of oil on the pad – this has succeeded in keeping the squeeks down and reducing the amount of green dust produced by the friction between belt and pad.
Hope that helps
Rgds, Paul
