Bosch WVT1260 not drying

[johno12345]

Hi,

Today my WVT1260GB has developed a fault in the drying cycle. The clothes are not drying or even warming. The machine doesnt seem to be making as much noise as i remember, a fan not on maybe?

There are no error messages on the display

Any ideas?

thanks

 

[rocks1]

Check heater and thermostats found at the back

 

[johno12345]

The thermostat had tripped but it seems to be because the fan wont run.

I checked for voltage and got 240 on the brown, 0v on the blue and 240 on the black. Presumably this means the fan is at fault?

 

[cakeman]

if the fan has power coming in and not running it would seem the motor has burnt out
seen a couple of faults like this on these bosch
simple to fit
http://www.casaparts.co.uk/products/id-25120923

 

[johno12345]

OK, before i shell out £140 on a new fan, im a little suspicious of the capacitor for the fan. there are two browns on one side and a single brown on the other. The side with two browns reads 240V and the single brown side reads about 76V

How do I test the capacitor?

 

[jj4091]

There should be 240v on both sides, try testing at the capacitor terminal with the single brown disconnected, if you get the same result then the capacitor is goosed.