Hoover / Candy heat pump tumble dryer repair

[@karolykerner6431]

Szia! Mi a teendő, ha gázszivárgás van (a gáz eltűnt, a levegő langyos). Szétszereltem, minden tiszta, a kompresszor közvetlen csatlakozással működik, azonban felmelegszik, de a másik cső alig hűl le. Van tapasztalata a gázszivárgás okáról? A kérdésem az, hogy van-e házi készítésű módszer a gáz helyettesítésére? A gáz R-290 . Mennyisége azonban nincs megadva a kompresszor címkéjén.

[@bvqbvq]

Hi, yes, I have seen this problem. The compressor was running and hot but no cold pipe. I think the problem is a gas leak or a blocked pipe. I could not find a cheap method to find the leak, fix it and add new gas. I sold all of the parts on eBay and scrapped the heat pump :-(. I've just looked on the back of my Hoover dryer and it says R290, 0.15kg. R290 is only propane, so easy to find. Are you sure that the compressor is running properly? I have seen many bad capacitors where the value is low. Do you have a capacitance meter to measure it or a spare one to try (must be correct uF value)?

[@karolykerner6431]

@@bvqbvq I'm past all measurements. I might try filling it up using a refrigerator-like method. But I'm more likely to sell it for breakdown as a part, and then never again heat pump.

[@bvqbvq]

@@karolykerner6431 let me know if you are successful in regassing the refrigerant. I think that heat pump dryers are good but the Hoover/Candy models seem to be poor quality. I have bought and repaired more than I have had to scrap and they are easy to fix so long as it's not a refrigerant problem.