Hotpoint Aquarius WMA30 – Door wont Open

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  • November 1, 2009 at 8:46 pm #49788
    nen2319
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    Hi, we have the above machine and recently it will not allow us to open the door. No other faults but this one. We now have a load of washing stuck in there which we can not get at. any ideas? The door locked light shows on when the power switch is on.

    Thx

    November 1, 2009 at 8:56 pm #302312
    helo_75
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    for now, unplug it, it will open in around 3 mins

    theres a very good chance the lock has blown the pcb

    November 1, 2009 at 8:57 pm #302313
    Turbo
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    Re: Hotpoint Aquarius WMA30 – Door wont Open

    Blocked pressure system maybe.
    Disconnect power before working on machine.

    Graham.

    November 1, 2009 at 9:23 pm #302314
    helo_75
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    yes, if the machine is full of water then it could well be a blocked pump…. always a good place to sart

    November 1, 2009 at 9:27 pm #302315
    nen2319
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    Re: Hotpoint Aquarius WMA30 – Door wont Open

    so is it an engineer job then??

    November 1, 2009 at 9:39 pm #302316
    nen2319
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    Re: Hotpoint Aquarius WMA30 – Door wont Open

    Hi door open now (THX) machine is empty so water has pumped out if thats any use?

    November 1, 2009 at 11:29 pm #302317
    Penguin45
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    Re: Hotpoint Aquarius WMA30 – Door wont Open

    Plug the machine in. If the door locks immediately, the pcb is at fault – the triac driving the lock has failed. If it doesn’t lock until you press Start, the filter in the bottom hose may well be partially blocked, causing the pressure switch to remain in the Full position. A strip down and clean out may be the answer.

    Plug out if you intend to solve this yourself.

    Penguin45.

    November 2, 2009 at 4:06 pm #302318
    nen2319
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    Re: Hotpoint Aquarius WMA30 – Door wont Open

    Ok so door did not lock until start was pressed so maybe the blockage is the problem. Can you give me some guide lines to check it out? p.s thx for all you help so far.

    November 3, 2009 at 4:26 am #302319
    gandh1
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    Re: Hotpoint Aquarius WMA30 – Door wont Open

    good indicator of the blocked pump is if the waste hose is lying on the floor from its exit on this machine, (over a *very* shallow but capacious vessel) gravity would take a hold so if its blocked at all it shouldnt allow water thru into it, or if it does, extremely slowly.

    if it gushes out its unlikely to be blocked unless the pump is being jammed with hairclips etc in which case it nromally grunts with dissatisfaction 😛

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