How to change the washing machine heater

If for some reason you suspect that your the machine does not heat water (for example, it spontaneously turns off during operation), to finally make sure of this, you can simply touch the plastic of its loading door with your hand. This should be done about 10 minutes after the start of washing, before the first drain. The hatch must be warm to the touch, if it is not, the water does not really heat up and it may be necessary to replace the heating elements in the washing machine.

Causes of failure

This type of malfunction of the styralok can be attributed to the simplest of the possible ones, since a complete or even partial replacement is not required disassembly of the machine. Although most often in the absence of heat to blame TEN in the washing machineIt is not rare when the cause of a breakdown is heater wire, not himself. Therefore, first of all it is necessary to check them.

TEN is a tubular electric heater in the form of a bent metal tube, inside of which there is a conductive thread in an insulator. This thread under heating and cooling is under serious stress, so it is she who most often fails first.

Another reason for the failure of the heater can be scale formation. Covered with scum, it heats the water very badly and at the same time it overheats itself, consuming a lot of excess electricity. In addition, scale can damage not only the PETN itself, but also washing machine drum. This misfortune cannot be completely avoided, but you can slow down the formation of scale if you wash clothes using special chemicals to remove scale or soften water. Read how to clean the heating element from scale. here.

Even less often in the absence of heating water in the washing machine may be to blame. programmer or temperature sensor in the heating element. To exclude these options, you need to take an electrical tester (multimeter) and "ring" the contacts of the heater. If this cannot be done, feel free to proceed with its replacement. On our site you can find a detailed algorithm. TEN checks and temperature sensor.

Instruments

To change the heater in the washing machine Samsung, Ariston, etc., is quite simple. To do this, simply open the rear hatch, locate the heater inside, disconnect the wires from it, unscrew the mounting bolt and replace the defective part. For this we need only:

• set of screwdrivers;
• a tubular or wrench of a suitable size;
• pliers.

The following replacement of heating elements is applicable on any model of washing machines LG, Samsung, Bosh or Indesit. It doesn't matter even - horizontal load laundry your machine or with vertical. The principle and procedure are the same in all cases. 

Procedure 

So let's see how to replace the heating element in a washing machine with an example stamps Indesit. Similarly, you can replace the heating element on washing machines Bosch, LG, Samsung and others.

First you need to find a place where the heating element is located - in different models of machines it can be located either in the back of the tank or in the front. If your equipment has a special hatch on the back wall to access its internal nodes and it is large enough, then most likely the heating element should be there. If not, then look for it below the front wall.

The location of the heaters indicate the wires leading to the tank from the power supply.

The heating element itself is installed inside the tank, from the outside we can see only the terminals with wires, and the temperature sensor, which is installed in the heater.

Having disconnected all the wires and the sensor from it, we can proceed to the extraction from the tank.

Before removing the heating element do not forget to drain the remaining water from the tank through the drain filter.

To remove the heater in the washing machine LG, Bosch or Samsung, you need not until the end unscrew its central nut and then drown its threaded rod inwards as far as it will go with a screwdriver, pliers, hammer or other suitable tool.

Since TEN is very tightly "sitting" on a rubber gasket, just take it out with your hands will not work. First you need to gently pry its edges with a slotted screwdriver and try to remove a thick rubber gasket that prevents the heater from reaching.

Remove the heater should be very careful. This can take quite a long time, so be patient. Gradually push it swinging in different directions, helping yourself with a screwdriver.

Removing a faulty heater, you have done half the work. Now you also need to patiently and firmly install the new heater in the seat of the old,while avoiding distortions and offsets (some tanks have special guides for this). Then tighten the nut and connect the wires to the terminals of the heater sameas they were previously connected.

It is very important not to twist the stud nut - if it is tightly tightened, then the heating element of the heating element can fall into the drum!

After replacing the heater, you should immediately check its operation. To do this, you need to start the washing machine "empty", setting the water heating temperature to 60-80 degrees. With proper operation of the heater for 30 minutes. glass of the hatch of the machine should be slightly warm.

Conclusion 

Now you know how to change the heater in the washing machine LG, Bosch, Samsung, Indezit, Ariston, etc. It is recommended to check the heater once every three or four months. It is necessary to buy a new TEN for its own model of a typewriter. It is best to do this on the manufacturer’s website or in a service center (where, by the way, you can get a new heating element under warranty).

He stands everywhere in different ways and no matter how much! Remember that the operation of the washing machine with a faulty heating element, can lead to breakage of the programmer. And it is even more expensive.