Beko Washer Dryer not heating

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Beko WDIR7543101 washer dryer not heating on wash or dry cycles

The problem

A Beko WDIR7543101 washer dryer gradually became less effective at drying, then stopped heating on the drying cycle. The user also suspected the wash cycle was no longer heating water because clothes felt colder than normal after washing.

Likely cause

The accepted reply said it would be very unlikely for both the wash heater and drying heater to fail together, and also unlikely for both sets of separate thermal cut-outs or thermostats to fail at the same time. The strongest supported diagnosis was an open-circuit component or a wiring/connection fault in one of the heating circuits, with thermistors also mentioned as possible temperature-sensing components to check.

What fixed it

Recommended action was to test continuity of the relevant heating components and inspect connections, looking for any open-circuit part. The advice noted that thermal cut-outs are either closed circuit or open circuit if tripped, whereas some temperature sensors are thermistors and need resistance checking rather than a simple continuity test. The exact failed part and repair were not confirmed in the discussion.

Checks to try

• Continuity testing of heating-related parts
• Checking wiring/connections
• Identifying any open-circuit thermal cut-out
• Resistance testing of any thermistor-type temperature sensor

Parts or tools mentioned

• Multimeter
• Thermal cut-outs
• Thermostats
• Thermistors
• Heating elements