Hoover Washer Dryer Not Heating On Tumble Dry
My dryer is not heating. I called out an repair specialist and he told me that all it was, was an overheat trip switch. Could you please tell me where to find the trip switch under the top of the washing machine, as all it took was a couple of moments for him to do (that quick that I never seen the trip). As it has since happend again and I don't want to pay an expensive callout fee.
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Hoover washer dryer not heating on tumble dry; thermal cut-out likely tripped
- The problem
- The Hoover washer dryer was not heating on the tumble-dry cycle. A previous repair visit reportedly identified an overheat trip switch/thermal cut-out as the immediate cause.
- Likely cause
- Most strongly supported diagnosis is a tripped thermal cut-out (TOC). The accepted reply says that if it trips again soon after reset, there may be another underlying fault. On some Hoover washer dryers, repeated tripping is linked to fluff and lint build-up in the black hose at the back of the machine running from the condenser to the tub.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was to locate the small round thermal cut-out with two wires and a small plastic rod in the centre and reset it only if it is a resettable type; it should click when pressed if tripped. The reply also notes that many TOCs are one-shot thermal fuses and are not resettable. If the cut-out trips again shortly afterwards, further fault-finding is needed, and the exact repair beyond resetting was not confirmed in the thread.
- Checks to try
- Previous repairer said the fault was an overheat trip switch
- Accepted reply described the TOC as a small round device with 2 wires and a small plastic rod in the middle
- If tripped, it should click when pressed in
- Black hose at the back of the machine from the condenser to the tub may collect fluff/lint on some Hoover washer dryers
- Parts or tools mentioned
- thermal cut-out (TOC) / thermal fuse
Safety: Thermal cut-outs or thermal fuses should not be bypassed. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
It should be a small round device with 2 wires on it and with a small plastic rod in the middle. The whole thing in not much bigger than a 1p coin in circumferance. If it's tripped it will click when you press it in. Most TOC's are not resettable, they are one shot devices (thermal fuses) They should never be left by-passed.
Sometimes these TOC's trip intermittently after a heavy session or for no apparent reason. If you can reset it do so, but if it does it again not long after there may be a fault somewhere.
With some Hoover washer dryers, a build up of fluff and lint in the black hose at the back of the washing machine (leading from the consdenser to the tub) can repeatedly cause the dyers TOC to trip out because of a design flaw (in my opinion) that allows it to get trapped.
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