Shoe dryer repair

You can extend the life of your shoes if you dry them properly. Leaving wet shoes on a radiator or near a heater may cause cracks in the sole or surface material and may also deteriorate appearance. You can properly dry your shoes using special dryers.

Since shoes have to be dried at any time of the year, even the most reliable shoe dryers, sooner or later, may become unusable. But similar the devices have a simple design, and in the event of some breakdowns, they can be repaired by yourself at home.

Both the entire device and only one of the heating elements can become unusable. To determine which of the heating elements does not work, you can put your hand to the plastic case of the device connected to the network. A non-working element will not heat up, in addition, if there is a heating element backlight, it will also not work.

Any shoe dryer consists of parts such as:

• electric cord;
• heating elements placed in a plastic case;
• LEDs.

To repair any of them, the dryer will need disassemble... Therefore, you will need basic skills in working with electrical appliances, as well as a set of screwdrivers, a knife, and a soldering iron.

Among the most common malfunctions in the operation of shoe dryers are:

• breakage of the electric wire;
• wire disconnected from the heating element;
• burnout of the LED.

After the cause of the breakdown has been determined, you can begin to repair the device yourself.

Before proceeding with the repair of the shoe dryer, you must disconnect the dryer from the power supply. A working electrical appliance must not be subjected to any mechanical stress in order to avoid electric shock. In the event that only one of the heaters does not work, then the cause of the breakdown is a disconnected wire from the heating element.

Correction of the malfunction will consist of several stages.

1. Unscrew the fixing screws on the back of the plastic housing.
2. Open the case.
3. Check if there is a connection between the supply wire and the heating plate. The heater is a thin foil-coated ceramic resistor located directly below the radiator grille. In the event of a break, the wire will have to be connected back using a soldering iron.
4. After the wire is soldered, it is necessary to wait for the alloy to cool completely, since the elements that have not completely cooled down after soldering can be disconnected from each other at the time of assembly.
5. After making sure of the reliability of the connection, you can install the heating plate in its place, connect the body parts to each other and fix the structure with bolts.

If none of the heaters is working in the device, and the cord has visible damage, such as creases, bare areas, then the cord has become unusable and needs to be replaced. You can make repairs in several stages:

• unscrew the bolts;
• open the housing of both heaters;
• determine the junction of the power cord with the plate;
• unscrew the bolts holding the wire to the plate and remove the damaged cord;
• install a new wire on the existing fasteners, secure with clamping bolts;
• assemble the case.

In the event that one or more backlight diodes have burned out, then it will be impossible to do without a multimeter to check the health of these elements. The repair work includes a number of steps.

1. Disassemble the heater case with inoperative backlight.
2. Determine where the LEDs are to be attached.
3. By alternately connecting the multimeter probes to each LED, determine the faulty light bulb. In the event that the light element is serviceable, the arrow of the device will show a value different from "1". All non-working LEDs must be replaced with new ones.
4. Using a soldering iron, disconnect the non-working ones and install new LEDs, check for the presence of alternating current with a multimeter.
5. If all LEDs are working, proceed to assembling the case and checking the device's performance.

When using shoe dryers for their intended purpose, such things can last for quite a long time.

Therefore, in order to avoid damage to the dryer and subsequent repairs, several recommendations must be followed during use:

• avoid twisting, kinking, breaking the integrity of the insulating material of the electrical cord;
• do not use the device to dry washed shoes, as a high moisture content and its ingress into the housing can lead to a short circuit and malfunctions;
• do not allow the device to come into contact with water, exposure to high or too low temperatures;
• use the dryer only at room temperature.

In addition, when choosing a new shoe dryer, you need to give preference to products from trusted manufacturers, having previously read the presence of positive reviews about the product.

For a visual video on how to quickly and correctly repair a shoe dryer yourself, see below.