dj-gabriele
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Hello again folks, as some of you might remember I got an older W/D machine and I'm putting it back to shape.
I changed the fand and motor of the drying part, the motor start capacitor and also got a new rubber boot.
Washing performace is EXCELLENT! In one hour at 30°C it outwashes the modern crappy Whirpool at a 2 hour, 40°C cycle, despite the lower temperature I used.
Also at (real) 60°C and 75 minutes it outwashes a 2:20 minutes cycle at fake (60°C) in the same washer! And clothes are so well rinsed I might start to cry in happiness!
Bad thing is the poor spinning performance, at only 570 rpm stuff is quite wet, ah I wish it was at least a 800 rpm spinner, it would make a so much better job for the dryer!
Anyway, washing is fantastic, drying is not! When cold the heating elements (there are two for a total of 1500W - 750x2) have infinite resistance to earth, when they heat up, sadly they leak and the machine trips the RCD in the circuit AND also the one in the basement near the power meter! I hate that, I'm going to run it with earthing disconnected and try out the drying cycle, of course I'M NOT GOING NEAR THE MACHINE! I tested the various components with a multimeter and all grounding seems to work perfectly on the components while keeping the cabinet insulated. At least this!
But I want the machine to work in total safety!!!
I hope that after having run a complete drying cycle in it the elements will "dry" and stop exhibiting that bad behaviour, otherwise I'll need to replace them, how sad (and expensive!)
Anyway, here come the photos: here you can se the new fan installed in the dryer duct (it goes between the water condenser and heater)
I changed the fand and motor of the drying part, the motor start capacitor and also got a new rubber boot.
Washing performace is EXCELLENT! In one hour at 30°C it outwashes the modern crappy Whirpool at a 2 hour, 40°C cycle, despite the lower temperature I used.
Also at (real) 60°C and 75 minutes it outwashes a 2:20 minutes cycle at fake (60°C) in the same washer! And clothes are so well rinsed I might start to cry in happiness!
Bad thing is the poor spinning performance, at only 570 rpm stuff is quite wet, ah I wish it was at least a 800 rpm spinner, it would make a so much better job for the dryer!
Anyway, washing is fantastic, drying is not! When cold the heating elements (there are two for a total of 1500W - 750x2) have infinite resistance to earth, when they heat up, sadly they leak and the machine trips the RCD in the circuit AND also the one in the basement near the power meter! I hate that, I'm going to run it with earthing disconnected and try out the drying cycle, of course I'M NOT GOING NEAR THE MACHINE! I tested the various components with a multimeter and all grounding seems to work perfectly on the components while keeping the cabinet insulated. At least this!
But I want the machine to work in total safety!!!I hope that after having run a complete drying cycle in it the elements will "dry" and stop exhibiting that bad behaviour, otherwise I'll need to replace them, how sad (and expensive!)
Anyway, here come the photos: here you can se the new fan installed in the dryer duct (it goes between the water condenser and heater)
