Hotpoint Washer Dryer burning smell

[folleyball]

Hi there

The machine washes fine, but there is a burning smell when the dryer is on???

 

[rocks1]

clean the heater box full of fluff

 

[folleyball]

Cheers Rocks1

I've got another question.

I thought the heater box housed the heater element for the dryer, but this one was empty. The model is a Hotpoint 860. I'm still trying to work out where the heat is produced???

 

[jj4091]

Not sure, but does that model have the element around the circumference of the front of the drum?

 

[rocks1]

no mod number 860 , do you mean wd860. if so heater box on top will split in two and the heater is there .

 

[folleyball]

Hi there

This machine is now flashing F13 when it goes onto the dryer.

Can anybody help please?

 

[rocks1]

heater box full of fluff and on the fan. did you clean it like i said last time

 

[folleyball]

Hi Rocks1

Yes took the heater box lid off, and cleared the fluff. To be honest there was hardly any fluff in it.

 

[rocks1]

check the fan is going round and clean the fluff filter at the back of the heater box ,a little plastic gauze thing.

 

[folleyball]

Thanks so much for your help Rocks1.

The fan in the heater box had siezed up.

Replaced it today and it now works a treat.

 

[rocks1]

 

[folleyball]

My washer dryer has started showing F13 again.
I replaced the element a couple of weeks ago (it was open circuit).
There is no fluff in the heater box and the fan motor is working fine.

One thing i have noticed. Should the water valve be running constantly when the dryer is on. I took the grey pipe off that runs to the heater box and no water was coming out?

 

[rocks1]

No it just spurts every now and then. Have you checked the themo cut out