The drum on my Zanussi G98302X dryer needs a push to start revolving. It will run for a while but sometimes stops again needing another push. Probably needs lubricating, but how?

Hi, you don't say if you took it apart yet, if not take a can of spray oil with the little wand try and put a good spray into it without taking it apart and turn the knob as soon as you put the can down, like right away! Turn it around so it lubs all then try it, give it another test drive. If you need to go futher you can go by places that fix them with the whole piece in hand and maybe they have one in the back barn. How lucky are you! Or go on ebay parts. Put in washing machines, then your make, and the more info you have you might get one, don't give up, I have found 1200 dollar parts brand new for 80 dollars it was more to ship, but I was so happy 5 years still celebrating, kidding, but it was good! Another one, put ad on craigs list, and you just might buy a used one for an amount that you never new exsisted. I have been fixing my own things, or buying used for 26 years. Pay for it when you get there and make sure everything works, like your buying new! A lot of divorces today, means a lot of used articles. A 1500 washer and dryer 1 year old you can purchase for around 300. I bought a large 12 spd. fwd. 3 back snowblower elec. start for 350 used it this winter beautiful machine! Boy I'm talking a lot, hope I helped you, good luck! Frankie

or just a bad belt cheap but labor intensive
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Hi,

There can be many reasons why your dryer will not start or turn...

The most common causes are the belt breaking or jumping off, or the motor going bad...

Here are a couple of tips that I wrote will help you to figure out why your dryer will not run...

Dryer Repair - The Dryer is not Turning

Dryer Repair - The dryer will not start


heatman101

recommend a service engineer check this out.
i could be that the heater element needs checking and or replacing.
or that the thermatic control switch needs checking or replacing.
I am not aware of any internal fuses on this device.


I hope this was helpful.

Inspect the drum bearing and glides. Start HERE

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Theres two things to look at, the brushes on the motor, replaceable and cheap, if they are are healthy then there is one or sometimes two large capacitors, these give the motor the ooomf to get it rotating, these fail which is a common problem with washing machines and dryers, again about £5= on ebay.

I have a similar Hotpoint model to this, that does something very similar now and again, usually when trying to set a delayed start.

The only way I have found to "fix" it is to turn the machine off for at least 5 minutes, and then try again.

Hope this helps.

I think you should read the instruction manual . 3 beeps means some information to begin a solutin.

The drum will not rotate until the draining process is satisfied, there is either something in the pump or pump is broken

It sounds as if you have a defective drive motor.  After the motor runs for a while and heats up, the internal thermal switch cuts it off before it gets too hot and becomes a hazard.  Once the motor cools down and the thermal switch makes up again, it will run and then repeat this process.