I have a Indesit IS70C Tumble Dryer, which is about 5 years old. Is does get used a lot and I have had no problems unitl now. The drum inside does not spin anymore, so I was wondering if there was anything/s I could try and do myself before going out and buying a new one??

Shane, April 2010

best way i found,was to take the rear panels that contained the bearing and heater elements, then side panels, and lastly as previously described, the fan housing , now with the dryer face down release the bearing/split pin, wiggle the back up, and fit the belt onto the drum, now the fun begins, on the back of the motor there is a tension wheel fitted on a bracket, make sure that's not worn , if so replace, next undo both bolts take one out (top) leaving the bottom loose, just a couple of turns out will do,,fit the belt onto the motor shaft,move the wheel to allow the belt to be placed on the wheel( it might not be that easy or even go on, ) but with a bit of a wiggle it can be done,then all that's needed is to lever the wheel/bracket back in so that the top bolt can be refitted ... leave both loose, then check the drum...... then tighten the bolts, and rebuild the sides and back making sure all electrical plugs are reconnected if undone, and heater reconnected and replace bearings, hopefully that helps someone

Mark, December 2014

check the back bearing. put ur hand insise the drum hold on to 1 of the fins and lift up and down and see if there is any movement if so its the back bearing the kit is £12 from staple hill electrics bristol. its an easy fix takes about a hour but saves £200.. just a thought can u here the motor spining if so the belt has snaped even easyer to fix and cheeper. look at videos on u tube there loads on there. hope ive been helpfull

shane, January 2011

how do put t back on

cheryl, October 2010

Alrighty... Third post and job's a good'ne

That white plastic casing I mentioned previously, comes off easily enough with a little "gentle persuasion". It surrounds the fan inside the machine and also presses up against the condenser housing - not as large a casing as I had first thought.

Remove the casing revealing fan.

Remove the disk that sits just inside the fan supporting the two halves of the casing - possibly has something to do with generating the direction or speed of the air-flow, I'm not sure.

Take a pliers and remove the spring clamp that helps keep the fan on the end of the driveshaft. Use a long wide flat-blade screwdriver to slip between the fan blades and pry apart the split joint of the fan so it can slide off the spiggot (the end of the driveshaft is basically splined and I don't think it really matters which spline the only guide tooth on the fan slips into).

Remove fan.

Loop belt around the end of driveshaft - at this point, you've not had to take it back from around the drum. The fit will be snug but not too tight to manage.

Work the belt up the shaft into the grooved position, making sure to wind it correctly between any tension rollers that may be present. Rotate drum by hand a few times to make sure everything sits well.

Now is a good opportunity to fiddle about with the nozzle of a hoover/vaccuum, before re-fitting the fan, the spring clamp and then getting the casing into position.

I say casing before the white disk thingy because I found it easier to work the casing in without the disk getting in the way.

When the casing is ready to be clicked shut, part it as much as you're able, slip in the white disk thingy and put it in it's correct place - there are grooves on both the top and bottom case parts to secure it in place.

Click the clips shut.

Screw on the panels, back covers, top cover etc.

Put the filters and condenser back in if they were out in the first place.

Throw some clothes in, plug it in and switch it on.

After a few seconds, open the door and the clothes should be tumbling...

Tools I used for this work:

1 medium sized posidrive/philips screwdriver.
1 long, wide flatbladed screwdriver.
1 pliers.

Kneepads are a MUST!!!

Again - this is specifically for a Hotpoint Aquarius TDC30N model but as the drivebelt is generic, Maybe the inner workings of the Indesit are too.

Hope this helps someone...

Stephen Hatch, April 2010

Ok... Earlier on I had removed the top and both side panels, also all the easily removable covers on the back of the machine as well.

I had also removed the screws holding the top support struts where they connect with the back plate. This basically makes the whole structure "unstable" and it's just as well that I did cos after a little rotating and jiggling, the front panel popped away from the drum - there's a felt-lined edging that sits inside the outer most rim of the drum.

You can slip the belt around the drum now and then pop the front back into place (be careful though as the condenser casing can slip off the inside of the front panel as well, though it's not too hard to put it back - just focus on the casing before the drum).

The tricky bit seems to be how to get the belt around the drive shaft, between the the tensioner/guide pulleys. Might have to seperate the white casing surrounding a fan of some sort and slip belt in around that and along to it's place on the shaft.

I have a feeling though, that I might have to reverse a bit and do that part first, THEN loop the belt up around the drum.

Time will tell...

Stephen Hatch, April 2010

Chances are the drive belt has snapped. Mine snapped Saturday fortnight ago and I ordered a new one on phone to Hotpoint spares (number's in here somewhere... http://www.hotpointservice.co.uk/hs/pages/index.do ). My machine is a Hotpoint TDC30N but the belt seems to be generic for use in Indesit, Creda, Arriston and Cannon as well.

Now I just gotta figure out how to fit it myself. There's a tutorial with pic's here http://www.wikihow.com/Replace-a-Broken-Drive-Belt-in-a-Clothes-Dryer but I'm not so sure the Hotpoint is replaced via the back of the machine.

Guess I'll just take it apart 'til it can go back on, then put it all back together again.

Best of luck with yours, pal.

Stephen Hatch, April 2010