I found the Gerber files for PCB used to control a Universal Motor from an old washing machine HERE.

This is the finished article:

But as you can see, the Triac exploded when I applied 240VAC.

There is the circuit diagram:

I'd really appreciate any light you could guys could throw on the subject.

FYI: I didn't have the correct CAP for C10 (I used 47n instead of 100n) could that have caused the failure?

 

I figured this might help too:

 

Hi,
I read the drawings carefully it seem somewhere a wrong circuit diagram.

Line1 230vac is entering to pin2 of ic tda1085c while the Line2 230vac is entering to pin3 and as a common
ground..This circuit is dangerous cause the live or a neutral line is connected as common ground.
Not only the triac will explode but you are in danger. Please review the circuit.

 

Thank you for your reply.

The circuit in use is taken almost verbatim from the application note.

A copy can be found here: http://educypedia.karadimov.info/library/TDA1085C-D.PDF