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Can someone tell me why do these new Hotpoint washing machines ‘muck about’ before they start to take in powder. I have the WMUD843. I put it on Quick wash and turn temp from 60c down to 40c, the timer is at 43minutes. Right so when I press the start button it takes a bit of water in the middle compartment (where you dont put any powder) then it stops then a few seconds later it takes in another bit of water in the middle compartment and then after a while it stops and then the pump comes on briefly, and then what seems like a minute the machine just sits there idle not doing anything and the timer is still counting down …. and then after that minute or what seems like a minute, the water starts filling up as normal with the powder (you can see it running along the left edge of the drum) but what are all these pauses for? is it to fill the sump before washing?
I had a Beko Washing machine before this hotpoint and that too had the eco ‘ping pong’ ball system in the sump but when you started off the wash it immediately took in a bit of water, one short burst of pump, then immediately took in the water with the powder and started washing no hanging about. Sure its not a fault and it dont worry me its just i curious to why the hotpoint mucks about like this before it starts actually taking in powder. Got in touch with hotpoint by email just because I was curious and got a standard email back saying there is no fault this is the normal operation, and that was all they sent back.
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andy_from_ireland wrote: is it to fill the sump before washing?
Yes!
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I wait with bated breath at the amount of answers this post will generate!
Good to see you back again andy… If i recall correctly your last post was to ask why the interlock made three loud noises, when it locked, and unlocked..
And you werent happy about the colour of the display…
I will start the reply to your post by saying one word
Hotpoint!
Martin
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Muv wrote:Hotpoint!
Forum rules Muv…..no swear words. 😉 🙂
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I love Hotpoint (sorry to swear!) washing machines still even now after all their faults! haha 🙂
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There are three seperate things going on, the first is setting the OKO ball, next this model uses a linear pressure switch , It takes time for the pressure to settle down and a true exact reading taken from the switch, and finally next its measuring the absorption rate of the clothing in the drum, feeds a little water in then waits to measure the pressure drop and then calculates load and water quantity needed.
What may seem like a few minutes nothing in reality its setting its self up ready to wash your clothes as best posable.
People do slag the Indesit stuff in they have been getting good reviews from Whitch for wash performance and value for money.Might be cheap Italian tat in some eyes but for the money,load capacity and features they are good value. We all see the ones that fail but Iv also see the same number that don’t.
Like anything if they are looked after, not overloaded and used as per manual they are generally fine. The problems come when it’s on 4 times a day overloaded
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madangler1 wrote:There are three seperate things going on, the first is setting the OKO ball, next this model uses a linear pressure switch , It takes time for the pressure to settle down and a true exact reading taken from the switch, and finally next its measuring the absorption rate of the clothing in the drum, feeds a little water in then waits to measure the pressure drop and then calculates load and water quantity needed.
What may seem like a few minutes nothing in reality its setting its self up ready to wash your clothes as best posable.
People do slag the Indesit stuff in they have been getting good reviews from Whitch for wash performance and value for money.Brilliant – thanks for that informative answer. ah so thats what that idle time is calculating the absorption rate of the washing and working it out before it moves on to take in the soap powder that makes sense now. Theres no doubt these Hotpoints are still good washing machines for the money – so quiet when washing and not too bad noise-wise when they are spinning either, had to get rid of the Beko because it had that ‘shrill’ from its brush type motor when it spun and these Hotpoints parts still feel sturdier like the porthole door and its soap drawer. Thanks again for the info.
Might be cheap Italian tat in some eyes but for the money,load capacity and features they are good value. We all see the ones that fail but Iv also see the same number that don’t.
Like anything if they are looked after, not overloaded and used as per manual they are generally fine. The problems come when it’s on 4 times a day overloaded
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