Hi folks, here's a nice one for you.
I have a Hotpoint Aquarius CTD00, which has been through the wars a bit - it came with the house, and has not worked right since we moved in six months ago.
The first problem was that the 'empty water' light was always on, and it wouldn't spin. Looking this up, I opened the back and hosed the float tank out. Doing this, I noticed the microswitch contacts had rusted through, and the switch appeared to at some point have been on fire. I decided that the switch probably should not look like that, so I washed out the float tank, ordered a new switch, and replaced it.
After some guddling about, the drier now spins fine, but still will not heat. I have cleaned out as much fluff as I can, and have checked continuity on the stats, both of which read as closed circuit.
What do you think I ought to try next? It seems to be in working order apart from the heating thing, and I suspect it just needs a new set of heating elements, but I am loath to fork out for more components if there's a chance that the problem is something which could be fixed with a screwdriver/roll of duct tape/hammer.
I await your reply with interest, and damp jeans.
-Andy
I have a Hotpoint Aquarius CTD00, which has been through the wars a bit - it came with the house, and has not worked right since we moved in six months ago.
The first problem was that the 'empty water' light was always on, and it wouldn't spin. Looking this up, I opened the back and hosed the float tank out. Doing this, I noticed the microswitch contacts had rusted through, and the switch appeared to at some point have been on fire. I decided that the switch probably should not look like that, so I washed out the float tank, ordered a new switch, and replaced it.
After some guddling about, the drier now spins fine, but still will not heat. I have cleaned out as much fluff as I can, and have checked continuity on the stats, both of which read as closed circuit.
What do you think I ought to try next? It seems to be in working order apart from the heating thing, and I suspect it just needs a new set of heating elements, but I am loath to fork out for more components if there's a chance that the problem is something which could be fixed with a screwdriver/roll of duct tape/hammer.
I await your reply with interest, and damp jeans.
-Andy