Mr Alan Stockdale
I have a Bosch series 6 WVG30461GB/02
Not drying clothes, coming out hot and steamy. There is no water coming from the condensor water valve which is brand new. I have tested for current to the valve and it seems dead.
Thanks for any help.
Alan
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Bosch WVG30461GB/02 washer dryer not condensing during drying
- The problem
- Bosch Series 6 WVG30461GB/02 would heat on the drying cycle but clothes were not drying properly and came out hot and steamy. The owner reported no water coming from the condenser water valve during drying, despite the valve being new.
- Likely cause
- Most strongly supported diagnosis was a condenser system fault rather than a control PCB failure. The discussion points to either no water entering the condenser, or condensed water not draining back into the drum from the bottom of the condenser chamber. It was also noted that water valve solenoids can show high resistance, so an apparent dead reading may be due to meter range rather than no continuity.
- What fixed it
- Advised not to replace the control PCB speculatively. Recommended checks were to confirm the valve coil resistance using an appropriate higher meter range, compare readings with the other working valves, and verify that the heater and fan were operating and not blocked. The owner had already cleaned for blockages and replaced the water valves, but no final repair was confirmed.
- Checks to try
- Owner cleaned for blockages
- Owner replaced all water valves
- Owner observed no water from the condenser feed pipe during drying
- Owner checked for a meter reading at the condenser water valve
- Advice to compare condenser valve resistance with the other valves
- Advice to confirm heater is working
- Advice to confirm fan is running and not blocked
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Condenser water valve
- Water valves
- Meter
- Control PCB
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
3 Answers
Hello Alan. I’ve written advice about this fault in my repair help page on Whitegoodshelp - Laundry hot and steam after drying in washer dryer
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Thank you for the advice I have cleaned everything so there are no blockages anywhere and all the water valves were replaced with new ones. When I start the drying cycle I take off the pipe going to the condenser and no water comes out. I have taken the cable off of the condenser water valve but cannot get a reading from the meter at all.
I am now at a loss as to why there is no power to this valve at the start of dry. I am now wondering if it might be worth changing the Control PCB.
Thank again for any help
Definitely not. PCBs are usually very expensive and it's too much to gamble on a speculative (fingers crossed) repair. One option could be to send it to QER electronics.
Water valves have a very high resistance. Check it against the others that clearly do work. To test continuity of a water valve solenoid you may have to adjust the dial on a meter to a higher range. If the heater is working. and the fan is running and not blocked, then it has to be either no water going into the condenser or condensed water not running into the drum at the bottom of the condenser chamber.
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