White Knight Tumble Drier Drum Not Rotating

[Daniel Dutton]

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

[Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot]

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

[spam]

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

[Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot]

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

[Andrew McKay]

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

[Egbert Nobacon]

[Daniel Dutton]

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

[Egbert Nobacon]