Hello,

I have a White Knight CL382 tumble drier that has stopped working. I
can hear the motor working but the fan and the drum don't rotate.
Having opened it up I can get it working by manually spinning the
drum. Doing this kickstarts the drier into action.

Anyone have any ideas how to fix this?

Also, I would greatly appreciate a service manual if anyone has a
copy?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Cheers,

D Dutton

Daniel Dutton wrote:
Hello,

I have a White Knight CL382 tumble drier that has stopped working. I
can hear the motor working but the fan and the drum don't rotate.
Having opened it up I can get it working by manually spinning the
drum. Doing this kickstarts the drier into action.

Anyone have any ideas how to fix this?

Also, I would greatly appreciate a service manual if anyone has a
copy?


Does the belt feel loose? Assuming it has a belt, of course.

If it has then look for a means to adjust it and do so, if not then you'll
have to find a new one. The tensioner on my TD was a right PITA to get the
belt back on.

Si

Thanks for the reply, Si.

The belt seems fine to me. Very taught. The interesting thing is that
the dryer does work after giving the drum a nudge. When it has been
given some momentum.

Any other ideas?

Cheers,

D Dutton

wrote:
Thanks for the reply, Si.

The belt seems fine to me. Very taught. The interesting thing is that
the dryer does work after giving the drum a nudge. When it has been
given some momentum.

Any other ideas?


Can you actually see the motor running when the drum is still? I know
they're a pain to get to but you might be able to see it with a torch. Try
not to fry yourself

Perhaps the belt is *too* tight and the drive is spinning inside it until
you give it a nudge? No idea why it would become too tight though. Perhaps
it's got shiny and slippery?

Si

On 19 Mar 2005 10:51:30 -0800, wrote:

The belt seems fine to me. Very taught. The interesting thing is that
the dryer does work after giving the drum a nudge. When it has been
given some momentum.

Sounds like some sort of clutch-slip to me. Is the belt pulley
slipping on the shaft of the motor? Or is the belt slipping on the
pulley?

If the latter then maybe the drive belt/pulley has got a bit of grease
on it or something?

Andrew

Daniel, Its a fair bet the start capacitor for the motor is u/s. This
machine has an induction motor and needs a 'kick' to start, provided by said
capacitor.
You'll find it mounted on a bracket adjacent to the motor (accessible via
metal plate under machine) It's an 8 microfarad jobbie, available from your
local Electrolux sevice centre. Needless to say you must isolate machine
from mains and discharge any remaining charge in capacitor before attempting
to change it
"Daniel Dutton" wrote in message
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Hello,

I have a White Knight CL382 tumble drier that has stopped working. I
can hear the motor working but the fan and the drum don't rotate.
Having opened it up I can get it working by manually spinning the
drum. Doing this kickstarts the drier into action.

Anyone have any ideas how to fix this?

Also, I would greatly appreciate a service manual if anyone has a
copy?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Cheers,

D Dutton

"Egbert Nobacon" wrote in message ...
Daniel, Its a fair bet the start capacitor for the motor is u/s. This
machine has an induction motor and needs a 'kick' to start, provided by said
capacitor.
You'll find it mounted on a bracket adjacent to the motor (accessible via
metal plate under machine) It's an 8 microfarad jobbie, available from your
local Electrolux sevice centre. Needless to say you must isolate machine
from mains and discharge any remaining charge in capacitor before attempting
to change it

Thanks a lot Egbert (lol).

You were spot on. I've swapped the capicitor and its now working perfectly.

Thanks to everyone else who replied as well.

Cheers

Daniel

No problemo.
"Daniel Dutton" wrote in message
om...
Hello,

I have a White Knight CL382 tumble drier that has stopped working. I
can hear the motor working but the fan and the drum don't rotate.
Having opened it up I can get it working by manually spinning the
drum. Doing this kickstarts the drier into action.

Anyone have any ideas how to fix this?

Also, I would greatly appreciate a service manual if anyone has a
copy?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Cheers,

D Dutton