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  • March 27, 2006 at 6:58 pm #16701
    stay_aliveuk
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    Following a power cut this machine has the door lock light flashing and won’t enter into any programme. I have trawled through the topics and it appears the control board may be damaged (the switch tests OK).

    Question 1 – are these repairable (I have a fair knowlegde and ability in electronics)?

    Question 2 – does a new control board require any special configuring or is it a straight swap?

    Question 3 – It is still covered by Hotpoints parts only warranty, is it worth just getting them to do the repair (from a cost point of view)?

    Best regards
    Paul

    March 27, 2006 at 7:06 pm #171114
    iadom
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    Re: Hotpoint WMA10

    A. 1. Yes, but not easy without a test rig.

    A. 2. Yes they do need configuring.

    A. 3. Hotpoint’s labour is just under £90.00 New board is around £77.00

    Your call. 😉

    March 27, 2006 at 7:10 pm #171115
    Martin
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    Re: Hotpoint WMA10

    stay_aliveuk wrote:Question 3 – It is still covered by Hotpoints parts only warranty, is it worth just getting them to do the repair (from a cost point of view)?

    Very likely it will need a new Control Module AND Door Interlock. The cost of these 2 parts combined is around £95 to buy from Hotpoint.

    Repairs to the Control Module are not recommended and Hotpoint charge around £90 for call-out.

    March 27, 2006 at 7:12 pm #171116
    stay_aliveuk
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    Re: Hotpoint WMA10

    Thanks iadom for your quick reply.

    Do you know what is involved in configuring the board? I have found one on ebay (genuine part apparently) for £40 with P+P. For this price I will just do a straight replacement if I am able to do the configuration part.

    Thanks again
    Paul

    March 27, 2006 at 7:23 pm #171117
    iadom
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    Re: Hotpoint WMA10

    I would save your money, a power cut may not have damaged the board.

    My advice would be to get a reputable local independant engineer to have a look. If you stick a board of dubious parentage 😉 in from E Bay and mess up your machine, your five year warranty is out the window.

    It may not even need a new board.

    click on the link in my sig to see if we have someone in your area who can help.

    Sorry for the slow edit. The forum is a real pain tonight. 😥

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