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Hi Mat,

Seems we may have the same problem as you did with our Hoover HSWD126
dryer ie. no heat in the dryer and need to re-set the tripped thermostat.

Did you (or anyone) find out how to check/clean the condensor? If so I
would be obliged if you could please pass on the brief details of how to
do this.

Regards John.



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Hi All,

I have a Hoover HSWD 126 washer dryer which keeps tripping the
thermostat. What I mean by this is there is no heated air coming out on
the tumble dry cycle even through it still goes through the cycle. The
machine is now just over 12 months old (out of manufacturer warranty).

The engineer came out a month ago (when it was still in warranty) and
showed me how to reset it (3 screws at the back, slide the top off and
press one or both of the reset switches). He explained this had
probably just tripped as a one-off but mentioned they commonly go after
2 or 3 years due to the fluff build up in the condensor.

How can I clean the condensor on this - if I unscrew the main back
panel, is it obvious? The engineer made it sound straight-forward...

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Not sure what make ours is, but probably the idea is the similar....


Ours did not have a reset-able trip, or at least one designed to be
reset - the trip was intended to trip and as a sealed unit, then to be
replaced. Whilst seeking a replacement, an engineer suggested that if a
tiny hole were carefully drilled in the centre between the terminals,
that a pin could be pushed in to reset the bi-metal disc.

The above overheat trip, is mounted in a cast alloy(?) duct, which
houses an heating element and a fan. The duct can be separated into its
two halves simply by removing about 6 torque headed screws holding the
upper half. The duct was mounted at the top of the machine and needed
the top cover of the machine to be taken off, to access it. It is this
duct and circulating fan blades which becomes choked up with lint,
causing the unit to overheat and trip.

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Harry (M1BYT) (L)
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