If your washing machine suddenly stops heating water, then most likely the heating element in the washing machine needs to be replaced. A heating element is a heating element that heats the water for washing. It is a tube, inside which a spiral passes, separated from the tube by a dielectric. The spiral constantly heats up and cools down, so over time it loses its properties and fails.
Also, the failure of the heater contributes to the poor quality of water, the impurities of which, when heated, form scale on the heating element and reduce its service life. To clean the heater from scale, use an effective tool Descaler for washing machines - as a result, the heating element will become clean and shiny, the water will heat up faster and the efficiency of the machine will increase. In our articles, we have already discussed the question of why it breaks TEN in the washing machine.
In order to check the exact cause of the breakdown, you must first get to the heating element, which we will do.
How to get access to TEN
In order to get to the heating element in the washing machine, you need to disassemble it a little. But the problem is that the different types of washing machines the heating element can be located both in front and behind. Therefore, we first need to decide which cover to remove: front or back.
Look at the back of the washing machine - if the back wall is large enough, then most likely the heater is behind it. You also need to consider that the back wall is much easier to remove and install than the front.Therefore, if the back wall is removable and large, we recommend unscrewing it. Even if you made a mistake and the heating element is not there, then you can easily screw it back.
We will assume that you removed the cover and got to the heating element. The heater itself is located inside the tank, and outside you will see only a part of it with terminals to which the wires fit.
First unscrew all the wires, then check the heater for operability. Only after you make sure that the heater is faulty, you can proceed to replace it.
How to remove the heating element in the washing machine
We made sure that our heating element is really faulty and needs to be replaced. What to do next? Next, we need to write down the model of our washing machine and use it to buy a new heater. Fortunately, this shouldn't be difficult. The heating element is bought, now you can change it.
Before you start removing the heating element, make sure that there is no water in the washing machine tank. To do this, unscrew the drain filter and drain the remaining water from the tank.
Next, we need a wrench or better tubular wrench. With it, we unscrew the central nut (1)that holds the heater. We have already disconnected the wires, so there will be no problems with them.
Farther the stud (2), on which the nut was screwed, must be sunk inward - To do this, with a screwdriver or a hammer handle, press on it with force so that it goes inside. After that, you can pull out the heating element. But the heater itself is seated on a rubber seal that holds it tightly enough.Therefore, take a slotted screwdriver and carefully pick up the heating element from the edge (3). Then take it out, helping with a screwdriver from different sides.
Installing a new heating element on a washing machine
After you have removed the broken heater, you can proceed to install a new one. For this, carefully insert the heating element into its mounting hole in the same position as the old one. The heater must stand up straight without distortions and displacements. Farther screw the nut onto the stud. Using the key, we tighten it, but not much, so as not to squeeze out the heating element. After that, you can connect the wires to the terminals and assemble the wall of the washing machine.
After you have assembled the washing machine, run the wash at a temperature of at least 50 ° C so that you can check the performance of the heating element. After 10-15 minutes have passed from the start of washing, feel the glass of the loading door of the washing machine - it should be warm.
As you can see, replacing a heater in a washing machine is not a rather troublesome task, and any man can make this repair.
Comments
do not pull to fanaticism! I did not pull and the sealing gum at the ends did not hold water.Began to pull up, pull up — does not hold! Tightened with fanaticism - still does not hold! I pull out the heater and what do I see? The pressure plate bent V - figuratively, that is, the central screw pulled, and the plate sagged along the edges and did not press the rubber seal, although the metal thickness of the plate is standard, the heating element is Italian, not left. Why did this happen, did it happen in practice?