Hoover VHV 68C 80 tumble dryer All red lights flashing after short while
How certain can I be that the heater itself is the issue. I don't have a circuit tester to test the thermostats as shown in your videos. Do I need one or should I just go ahead and spend £70 on a new heater? Thanks and regards.
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there is no way I will be able to tell you if you need a Pacific part unless we test the individual components you will need to buy a multimeter, they are not expensive you can buy a basic one 4 Less Than £10.
I have included some videos below to assist you in testing the heater on the thermostats if a thermostat or cut out thermostat has become faulty it has done so for a reason. Both condenser and vented tumble dryers use very similar heating systems. They usually have one or two thermostats or sensors on the front and one or two thermostats on the back on the heating element.Thermostat’s fail because of several reasons.
1 the machine is interrupted in mid-cycle without letting the machine cool down (opening the door to check washing can cause this)
2 bad air flow through the machine (caused by not cleaning filters etc.) see these videos https://www.how-to-repair.com/help/?s=How+to+service+a+tumble+dry
3 overloading can restrict air flow
The tumble dryers have normally two thermostats fitted on the heating element housing located on the back. These are prime candidates when diagnosing no heat faults on tumble dryers.
One thermostat is normally the cycle thermostat and the other is a safety this is the one that normally blows when overheating takes place.

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