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Hi,
Searched but couldn’t find anything. I’m trying to replace the bearings on my Hotpoint WT540 – sure it’s these as there’s rumbling when drum turns and play in drum up and down.
Taken the drum out of the machine but I can’t work out how to split it – there seem to be four plastic tabs holding it together 70/30. Does this mean the drum is welded together and so the bearings can’t be replaced? Pictures below: –
If this is the case is there any point in calling Hotpoint as machine is 18 months old, or will it be a case of “write off because it needs a whole new drum”?
Thank you loads for your advice!
Odom
yep, welded tub
over £100 to buy
hotpoint will fit u one for 109.99
your call, but its all too common
id just go buy a bosch myself!
Re: Hotpoint WT540 – bearings – sealed drum?
Spare part is an entire replacement tub assembly.
You have a 5 year parts warranty – paying The Indesit Company their £105 is your cheapest option.
Engineer will probbly be delighted to find half the job done for him 😀 .
Penguin45.
Re: Hotpoint WT540 – bearings – sealed drum?
Thanks for your help and quick reply – I guess Hotpoint have really gone downhill then if they’re welding the tubs shut now. Will their engineers definitely replace the tub if I call them out then, not just write it off and charge me a call out anyway?
Thanks,
Kit
no, it has a 5yr parts warranty.. that means theyll fit as many parts as it needs for a call out charge of £105/9 not sure exactly, but its around that
helo_75 wrote:ello chris 😀
😆 How did you know?
Thanks loads for all your help though, really appreciated (a bit new to this game and first time I’ve come across such a new Hotpoint!).
odom wrote:
helo_75 wrote:
ello chris 😀😆 How did you know?
Thanks loads for all your help though, really appreciated (a bit new to this game and first time I’ve come across such a new Hotpoint!).
If you are ‘new to this game’ and this is not actually your own machine then you may not know that what you have is an Indesit machine in a Hotpoint shell. 😥
If you are in any way in the trade then apply for trade access and you will have a goldmine of help and information. 😉
BTW. Penguin45 may share the same name as you, what a coincidence. 😀
iadom wrote:
odom wrote:
ello chris 😀😆 How did you know?
Thanks loads for all your help though, really appreciated (a bit new to this game and first time I’ve come across such a new Hotpoint!).
If you are ‘new to this game’ and this is not actually your own machine then you may not know that what you have is an Indesit machine in a Hotpoint shell. 😥
If you are in any way in the trade then apply for trade access and you will have a goldmine of help and information. 😉
BTW. Penguin45 may share the same name as you, what a coincidence. 😀
I knew Indesit now own Hotpoint and loads of others, but all the machines I’ve worked on to date have been WMs or WMA, never got one that has been totally sealed like this.I’ve applied for trade access though, so thanks for that. This machine belongs to a family member, though, hence why I can have a bit of an explore without using a customer’s machine 🙂
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