Tumble dyer not tumbling

richievo7

ok the drum in my tumble dryer stopped turning, i put clothes in for half hour came back to house and there was a smell of burning, dont know if its the motor or the belt burning , i lifted off the top and put my hand on it and then it took off again

So i stopped it and restarted it and same again , just heard a little buzzing noise and gave the drumm a push and away it went .

Anyone have any ideas what it is ?? could the motor fecked ??? belt looks in good condition and there is nothing jamming the drumm

Cheers for the help

rx8

Sounds like you need a set of brushes in the motor... how old is it?

5-6 years would be the life span of brushes, (give or take).

richievo7

rx8 wrote: »

Sounds like you need a set of brushes in the motor... how old is it?

5-6 years would be the life span of brushes, (give or take).

I think its only 2 years old , but used alot

rx8

Well if it gets a lot of use, they will obviously wear out quicker.

Get the make and model number and you should come across a set on e-bay, and if you are handy enough you could replace them yourself, otherwise you could be looking at €70 - €80 for an engineer to come and do it.

richievo7

rx8 wrote: »

Well if it gets a lot of use, they will obviously wear out quicker.

Get the make and model number and you should come across a set on e-bay, and if you are handy enough you could replace them yourself, otherwise you could be looking at €70 - €80 for an engineer to come and do it.

i have the motor out , never changed brushes before , is it handy enough ?

rx8

Make and model?

If you are able to take out the motor, then 90% of the work is done.

where are you located ?

richievo7

rx8 wrote: »

Make and model?

If you are able to take out the motor, then 90% of the work is done.

where are you located ?

its a hoover vision hd condenser

i am in louth , i was reading up and someone mention a capacitor could be faulty ?

rx8

You already said that there is a buzzing noise from it.

If there is black carbon dusty deposits all around the motor, then this is from your worn down brushes.

This is most likely your problem, and there's no harm in changing them if you have already gone to the trouble of taking out the motor.Especially on a machine that gets a lot of use !

richievo7

rx8 wrote: »

You already said that there is a buzzing noise from it.

If there is black carbon dusty deposits all around the motor, then this is from your worn down brushes.

This is most likely your problem, and there's no harm in changing them if you have already gone to the trouble of taking out the motor.Especially on a machine that gets a lot of use !

Sp i f it was the capactior there would be no buzzing ???

Thats grand will change brushes

rx8

Looks something like this maybe...

richievo7

rx8 wrote: »

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Should there be like a hundred of them ???

thejamesrankin

It is the capacitor at fault, basically it starts the motor up by pulsing it with high voltage until the motor starts but since the motor isn't getting powered up it buzzes and if left long enough the motor will fry. When you pushed the drum with your hand you did the job of the capacitor indirectly.

Also dryers never had brush motors.

James.

richievo7

thejamesrankin wrote: »

It is the capacitor at fault, basically it starts the motor up by pulsing it with high voltage until the motor starts but since the motor isn't getting powered up it buzzes and if left long enough the motor will fry. When you pushed the drum with your hand you did the job of the capacitor indirectly.

Also dryers never had brush motors.

James.

That explains why i couldn't find the brushes ha ha


Yeah checked the caPacitor by an electrical friend of mine and he thought the capacitor was screwed aswell
Thanks for the help

thejamesrankin

No problem

richievo7

thejamesrankin wrote: »

No problem

got a new capacitor put it in and reassembled dryer , working perfect
Thanks for the help !!

Billy Bunting

thejamesrankin wrote: »

It is the capacitor at fault, basically it starts the motor up by pulsing it with high voltage until the motor starts but since the motor isn't getting powered up it buzzes and if left long enough the motor will fry. When you pushed the drum with your hand you did the job of the capacitor indirectly.

Also dryers never had brush motors.

James.

Spot on James!! All TD motors are Capacitor start.

Need a job ?

thejamesrankin

Billy Bunting wrote: »

Spot on James!! All TD motors are Capacitor start.

Need a job ?

Maybe next summer? I've school ATM