Washing Machine Repairs - Faulty Water Heater
Element
if
your washing machine does not heat the water during its wash cycle, it is
likely to need some kind repair, a faulty water
heater element is the most likely cause for this type of problem, here
are a few checks that you can use that will indicate to you whether you have a
likely faulty water heater element.
If
your wash is not coming out as clean as it used to, this again could be a
indicator of a faulty element as the clothes could be washing in cold water. If you touch the glass on multiple occasions
throughout the wash and the glass feels cold every time, this again is another
indicator of a faulty element as on most washing machines the glass section of
the door will become at least warm during the hot wash cycle.
To test
if a element is working or not a engineer would connect a ohmmeters live and
neutral wires to the corresponding connectors on the element and check for a
positive reading, no reading would mean a faulty element, the engineer would
also use the ohmmeter to read across both terminals again and the earth
terminal on the element but in this case a positive reading would mean a faulty
element and a negative reading would mean no fault on the earth to live and
earth to neutral connectors
Checking For a Broken Down Water Heater Element in Washing
Machines
A
defective water heater element
prevents the water from heating in a washing machine. There are ways to make
sure if you have a water heater
element in your washing machine, which is not working. If the fuse or
circuit breaker blows within a few minutes of turning on your washing machine,
there is a chance the fault is with the systems heating element. The glass
section of the washing machine becomes at least warm if not hot during a hot
water wash. If the glass section remains cold to your touch it definitely
indicates a faulty heating element. Another sign of a faulty heating element is
the non stopping wash process.
The
above mentioned signs may or may not indicate a faulty heating element. To test
if an element is working or not a professional connects neutral wires to the
related connectors on the element and verify it for a positive reading. If it
does not show a reading it means the heating element is faulty. Here however, a
positive reading means a faulty heating element while a negative reading mean
no fault with the heating element.
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