Hoover washer dryer with knocking dryer part on fast spin?
Hello,
I have an eight year old Hoover washer/condenser dryer (VH W654D-80) which has recently developed a knocking noise on fast spin after my daughter badly overloaded it. However Ii had been moving around a bit more than usual prior to this.
I don't think it is bearings or spider, but the shock absorbers might be soft and need replacing. Where the noise seems to be coming from is a part of the dryer at the top of the machine which is lose. I believe this is the heater fan, (and coincidentally the dryer trip switches cut the circuit any time the dryer is used so I suppose the unit is broken, it is certianly stiff and dry to turn), and there are two accessible bolts, but these don't hold it on and removing them doesn't release it. I think I need to lift the top part to access and tighten the bolts which do actually hold it down. Can anyone advise me how to do this please? I have just found a video online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7aOO702DCg with a very similar machine with a defective heater but he isn't dealing with the fan itself, though it looks like I might have to remove the top of the heater to release the fan? Any advise would be most welcome, thanks.
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Hoover VH W654D-80 washer dryer knocking on fast spin
- The problem
- An eight-year-old Hoover washer/condenser dryer VH W654D-80 developed a knocking noise on fast spin after being badly overloaded. The poster also reported the machine had been moving more than usual beforehand. They suspected a loose dryer/heater fan assembly at the top, and noted the dryer tripped the circuit whenever used.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply said knocking is commonly caused by a loose drum weight or another loose component on the machine. The poster also suspected the heating unit/fan assembly was loose, but this was not confirmed.
- What fixed it
- Recommended action was to isolate the appliance from the mains, shake the drum firmly by hand to see whether the knocking could be reproduced, and then trace any loose part. The poster later said they had obtained a second-hand heating unit to replace the complete unit, and would replace the dampers if needed, but no completed repair was confirmed.
- Checks to try
- Knocking occurred on fast spin
- Machine had been overloaded
- Machine had been moving more than usual
- Dryer tripped the circuit when used
- Advised to disconnect from mains and vigorously shake the drum by hand to reproduce any loose knocking
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Second-hand heating unit
- Dampers
Safety: Disconnect the appliance from the mains before checking for loose components. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
2 Answers
Hello there. A knocking noise is commonly caused by a loose drum weight or something loose somewhere on the machine. If so it can usually be replicated to confirm by disconnecting washing machine from the mains and vigorously shaking the drum around by hand. If anything is loose it should be audible and it's then a case of tracking it down. Knocking noises can be caused by other things though so I'd carefully go through all the possible causes in my articles here if you can't track it down Washing Machine is Noisy and More causes of a noisy washing machine
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To answer my own topic, in case any one else has the same problem...I have sourced a second hand heating unit on ebay, taken from a machine whose bearings failed and will be replacing the whole thing. Then, if needs be I will also replace the dampers.
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