Miele T294C tumble dryer no power to element

[terry63]

Hi,
I've just joined after reading many helpful posts and am hoping that someone can help me on this issue.

I have a Miele T294C tumble dryer and on a normal cycle it runs for about 2 minutes before stopping and beeping a lot. The "finish" light is on solid and the "machine iron" light flashes. The Miele book says to contact their service dept.

After reading on here, I have tested the resistance/continuity of the thermostat, front and rear NTCs, and the heater element. All are close to normal values.

I have (carefully) checked the feed to the heater element whilst in operation and there is no voltage there.

Any suggestions anyone?
Thanks in advance..

 

[terry63]

Ok, so I decided the problem probably lies with the heater pcb. However one of these costs>£100 so I removed it to have a look. There were 3 relays, one of which had some discolouration around its contacts. Tested it and found the relay had definitely failed. I have now removed it from the pcb and ordered a new one for less than £2. Fingers crossed for a successful cheap fix...

 

[terry63]

It worked. Rather pleased with myself.

 

[goldwinguk]

can you tell me where you got the relays as my machine has an identical problem...and did the relays pull of the board or were they soldered?

 

[terry63]

can you tell me where you got the relays as my machine has an identical problem...and did the relays pull of the board or were they soldered?

Hi there.
I got the relay from RS Online and the reference number was 256-3165. They were £1.80 each. There are 3 of these on the heater PCB and they are soldered on with 6 pins going through the board. When I looked at the back of this board it was obvious which one had gone as there was dark discolouration around the 6 solder points of the failed relay. So I only replaced the one. It is still working well 6 months later. Feel free to ask if you have any questions.
Terry.