Excellent video - just fab. Thanks! I rescued a Candy dryer with failed capacitor recently but the dryer was such a poor machine I didn’t bother. These are decent when they don’t smoke 80 B+H a day 😂
@@bootsowen tobacco companies are parasites and governments can't do without the tax revenue. The product would not be licensed if introduced as a new product, cheers
I've got a 17 year old hotpoint branded indesit, there's a couple of other issues in addition to a weak start/run capacitor that will cause the drum to jam up. When the teardrop bush on the back wears through the steel back cuts a slot into the drum stub shaft which caused binding, plus whirlpool added a rubber bung like a door stop that rubs on the drum to stall it if the drum droops at the back if the "bearing" is worn or if the machine is overloaded as a fire safety mod to stop the fluff escaping through the gap in the seal to the drum that would open up. Secondly fluff gets stuck in the metal slots with plastic bearing pads that the front edge of the drum slots into and that also adds a lot of extra friction and can jam the drum if the capacitor is a bit weak.
From what you are saying it sounds pretty well designed if the capacitor and motor are set not to work when anything is blocking them, the machine can't run itself to death. And if yours is 17 years old then it is great value!
@@bootsowenThe recall modifications which were retrofitted to my machine and used in models made after the recall are quite well designed, very simple changes and cheap, the original design perhaps not so much! It's lasted 17 years with a couple of DIY repairs, plus the fire risk recall modifications to stop lint getting in the element. At 6 years old the drum started stalling, which when I took it apart to repair it, I discovered was caused by that rear teardrop bush wearing out, the shaft had worn through the bush and had almost been cut through by the steel back to about the thickness of a needle, at which point it had cut a slot about a 1/2 inch long down the steel back of the machine and broke off when I tried to get the drum out. The machine was packed with fluff, I filled a black bin bag and had some left over. I did actually find a tiny piece of burnt fluff trapped in the back. Then there was the safety recall. The changes included replacing the rear foam ring drum seal with a firmer fire retardant foam ring with a smooth plastic layer on top which is lubricated to reduce friction, to prevent lint getting caught in the seal and they added a pop rivet in the drum to scrape off any lint that still gets trapped between the seal and drum; a new back with a new bush and a brace to stiffen it, plus the rubber bung which should stall the machine before the shaft can wear through the bush again. The repair man that did the mods reckoned that the safety recall was a big fuss about nothing, and very critical of Whirlpool for recalling the machines, although I don't think they had any choice given the statistics showing the high numbers of indesit tumble dryer fires. The drum started jamming again last year, I was going to replace the capacitor as the capacitance is down quite a bit, but I noticed the drum was a little stiff and catching a bit, so cleared the lint out of the slots in the drum supports at the front with a screwdriver and its working fine again. Must say the design improvements have stopped the case filling with fluff.
people should fix more rather than just throw away, I always hear people say i don't know how to fix this and don't know how to fix that and that and to me that says only one thing (laziness) a dislike of work or want to learn much further brain dead simple people that just wasn't to press a button and if it doesn't work throw it out or spend more money having someone else fix it, with a few simple tools anyone can fix anything practically and if you have the Internet all the information can be found with a little bit of searching, when I see people fixing things like this it brings hope because recycling is so important and saving money. 👍👍
Boots, you are the MAN! I really need to up my appliance game!
Regards from Denmark!
Cheers Buddy
Excellent video - just fab. Thanks! I rescued a Candy dryer with failed capacitor recently but the dryer was such a poor machine I didn’t bother. These are decent when they don’t smoke 80 B+H a day 😂
That's how it goes, I'll get some spares from it!
We all have a huge box of AC capacitors, the old fluorescent light fittings were a good source, cheers
If only this machine hadn't lived in a house with 80 major per day, it could be worth repairing!
@@bootsowen tobacco companies are parasites and governments can't do without the tax revenue. The product would not be licensed if introduced as a new product, cheers
I wonder if it’s the same for cars?
I've got a 17 year old hotpoint branded indesit, there's a couple of other issues in addition to a weak start/run capacitor that will cause the drum to jam up. When the teardrop bush on the back wears through the steel back cuts a slot into the drum stub shaft which caused binding, plus whirlpool added a rubber bung like a door stop that rubs on the drum to stall it if the drum droops at the back if the "bearing" is worn or if the machine is overloaded as a fire safety mod to stop the fluff escaping through the gap in the seal to the drum that would open up. Secondly fluff gets stuck in the metal slots with plastic bearing pads that the front edge of the drum slots into and that also adds a lot of extra friction and can jam the drum if the capacitor is a bit weak.
From what you are saying it sounds pretty well designed if the capacitor and motor are set not to work when anything is blocking them, the machine can't run itself to death. And if yours is 17 years old then it is great value!
@@bootsowenThe recall modifications which were retrofitted to my machine and used in models made after the recall are quite well designed, very simple changes and cheap, the original design perhaps not so much! It's lasted 17 years with a couple of DIY repairs, plus the fire risk recall modifications to stop lint getting in the element.
At 6 years old the drum started stalling, which when I took it apart to repair it, I discovered was caused by that rear teardrop bush wearing out, the shaft had worn through the bush and had almost been cut through by the steel back to about the thickness of a needle, at which point it had cut a slot about a 1/2 inch long down the steel back of the machine and broke off when I tried to get the drum out. The machine was packed with fluff, I filled a black bin bag and had some left over. I did actually find a tiny piece of burnt fluff trapped in the back.
Then there was the safety recall. The changes included replacing the rear foam ring drum seal with a firmer fire retardant foam ring with a smooth plastic layer on top which is lubricated to reduce friction, to prevent lint getting caught in the seal and they added a pop rivet in the drum to scrape off any lint that still gets trapped between the seal and drum; a new back with a new bush and a brace to stiffen it, plus the rubber bung which should stall the machine before the shaft can wear through the bush again. The repair man that did the mods reckoned that the safety recall was a big fuss about nothing, and very critical of Whirlpool for recalling the machines, although I don't think they had any choice given the statistics showing the high numbers of indesit tumble dryer fires.
The drum started jamming again last year, I was going to replace the capacitor as the capacitance is down quite a bit, but I noticed the drum was a little stiff and catching a bit, so cleared the lint out of the slots in the drum supports at the front with a screwdriver and its working fine again. Must say the design improvements have stopped the case filling with fluff.
It’s great that there’s more of us out there fixing stuff and keeping it going.
people should fix more rather than just throw away, I always hear people say i don't know how to fix this and don't know how to fix that and that and to me that says only one thing (laziness) a dislike of work or want to learn much further brain dead simple people that just wasn't to press a button and if it doesn't work throw it out or spend more money having someone else fix it, with a few simple tools anyone can fix anything practically and if you have the Internet all the information can be found with a little bit of searching, when I see people fixing things like this it brings hope because recycling is so important and saving money. 👍👍
Thanks, what have you had a go at fixing ?
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