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Re: Hotpoint BWD129 dryer fault

Quick update: this has solved the problem in case anyone experiences the same. The part cost £7 and it all took about half an hour with cleaning the fan out. The cutout was open circuit. Thanks again. 🙂

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Re: Hotpoint BWD129 dryer fault

Well I must say thanks for your help. Just ordered one so fingers xd that will sort the problem and I’ll have saved a few quid! What an awesome site this is!! :tup:

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that’s great, thanks for your help. the cut out is, indeed, open circuit and i have got 220v on the supply side of it. the fan seems to free up once the cover is off and it’s a bit clagged but i might order another anyway. so i just need the cutout and fan then? i’m tempted to short the cutout to test it out but that’s probably not wise??

actually, now i’ve checked the price for the fan motor (£80!!!!) i think i’ll just clean it and take a chance!

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Well I think I’ve found everything… the fan is turning but slowly and quite noisily. The element resistance is about 43ohms but there is no supply to it, unless it doesn’t get any power immediately when the dry cycle starts? The thermostat I’m assuming is the black round thing on top of the fan/element housing, and the resistance of that is 27.5kohms. Should this either be open or closed?

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Re: Hotpoint BWD129 dryer fault

Thanks for your reply, Martin. I should add that I was an electronics engineer and not a washing machine engineer!! Any clues as to what the thermostat looks like and where it is exactly?

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