We were given a Hotpoint tumble dryer as a wedding present in 1973. A couple of months out of guarantee the plastic fan shattered. Bought two replacements, one to fit and one as a spare. Still had the spare about 20 years later when we scrapped it...
Cheap insurance though! I'm sure if I had not bought the spare the fan would have failed. What it did do over the years was use up drive belts like they were going out of fashion. A large o-ring style belt similar to those on Hoover Junior vacuum cleaners. I think I managed to find a similar sized vee-belt which then lasted to the end.
We were given a Hotpoint tumble dryer as a wedding present in 1973. A couple of months out of guarantee the plastic fan shattered. Bought two replacements, one to fit and one as a spare. Still had the spare about 20 years later when we scrapped it...
Cheap insurance though! I'm sure if I had not bought the spare the fan would have failed. What it did do over the years was use up drive belts like they were going out of fashion. A large o-ring style belt similar to those on Hoover Junior vacuum cleaners. I think I managed to find a similar sized vee-belt which then lasted to the end.
