Hi, I'm Mat from eSpares.
In this video I'll show you how to test and replace the heater
in a Zanussi washing machine.
If your washing machine is no longer heating up the water
or it's showing an error code e61 or it has an electrical fault that trips
the machine, the heater will need to be replaced.
Now safety first always disconnect an appliance before carrying out any work.
First thing I'm going to do is to remove the back of the machine
by undoing all the nuts.
With the back of the appliance removed, here we can see the back of the heater.
Now what I'm going to do is to test the resistance of the heater
to ensure that it has failed using a mercury multimeter with the setting
on the lowest ohm setting.
So all I have to do is put the two probes across the heaters terminals
and we should be looking for a reading of between 20 and 30 ohms.
As you can see the multimeter has no reading,
so we'll need to replace the heater.
To remove the heater, first thing I'm going to do is take off
all the electrical connections
and then simply undo the nuts at the back
of the heater until about halfway
and then using your nut driver simply put it on the nut,
give it a tap and it should release the heater.
If you're having difficulty, use a flat headed screwdriver just to
gently prise the heater away, then you can pull the whole thing out.
I'm just going to use a torch to show you inside the tub
and the clip that holds the heater in place.
So the heater has to surround that clip and be held in place, now you have to
ensure that the heater doesn't touch the drum as during a wash cycle
it could damage the heater and the drum itself.
So make sure that when you're putting the heater in
it's firmly surrounding that clip.
Now what you may find is that because the heater has a seal at the bottom,
it can make it difficult to put it fully inside the tub.
So what I'm going to do is just use a little bit of washing up liquid
just to help lubricate the seal and ease the heater into the tub.
Once you're happy that the heater is in place, you can tighten the nut
and reconnect the electrical connections.
Now before I put the back panel back on I'm just going to
give the heater a wiggle to ensure that it's correctly around the clamp
and that it's not touching the drum.
So there we have it, one heater tested and replaced on this
Zanussi washing machine.
Remember spares and accessories for all the appliances around your home
can be found on the eSpares website.
Thanks for watching.