Hope someone might have a few ideas on this one...
The machine won't heat up the water during any of the cycles, and thus is stalling on parts of the cycles that require the temp of the water to reach a certain temp before progressing. I can move the dial to the next part of the cycle, and the machine seems to function ok other than the no heating.
The circulation pump was changed in the past week, the old one had a small old leak that eventually ground down the bearing, but the heating was working ok up until the pump finally gave up and was replaced.
I've checked that all connections are ok, and believe that they are.
I disconnected the element, and tested it for ohms, and it gives about 30.6 ohms. The element is a 1800W. I'm in Ireland, so 230V mains. Is the element likely ok given these values?
Also, is it safe to test the element by putting a multimeter across it's leads, and checking for voltage when a heating phase is supposed to begin?
I've also seen these Beko's have the flood switch seem to trip things up, so have checked that, and it seems to be working ok. I tested it for continuity, and it's closed when not flooded, and open when flooded (simulated), so I believe that's ok. The drain pump seems to run constantly when the dial is in any position when the flood switch is tripped, and that seems like a reasonable outcome.
There are 2 devices close together against the underside of the drum, I think they are thermostats (?), and another device that I thought was a thermostat that protrudes through the base of the drum in the middle of the element loops. Can anyone tell me exactly what they are, and what they do? I have the unit fairly disassembled at this stage so can test them if I take the circulation pump out again.
Thanks for any input.
The machine won't heat up the water during any of the cycles, and thus is stalling on parts of the cycles that require the temp of the water to reach a certain temp before progressing. I can move the dial to the next part of the cycle, and the machine seems to function ok other than the no heating.
The circulation pump was changed in the past week, the old one had a small old leak that eventually ground down the bearing, but the heating was working ok up until the pump finally gave up and was replaced.
I've checked that all connections are ok, and believe that they are.
I disconnected the element, and tested it for ohms, and it gives about 30.6 ohms. The element is a 1800W. I'm in Ireland, so 230V mains. Is the element likely ok given these values?
Also, is it safe to test the element by putting a multimeter across it's leads, and checking for voltage when a heating phase is supposed to begin?
I've also seen these Beko's have the flood switch seem to trip things up, so have checked that, and it seems to be working ok. I tested it for continuity, and it's closed when not flooded, and open when flooded (simulated), so I believe that's ok. The drain pump seems to run constantly when the dial is in any position when the flood switch is tripped, and that seems like a reasonable outcome.
There are 2 devices close together against the underside of the drum, I think they are thermostats (?), and another device that I thought was a thermostat that protrudes through the base of the drum in the middle of the element loops. Can anyone tell me exactly what they are, and what they do? I have the unit fairly disassembled at this stage so can test them if I take the circulation pump out again.
Thanks for any input.
