Hotpoint date of manufacture Home › Forums › Public Support Forums › General Enquiries And Questions › Hotpoint date of manufacture This topic has 6 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 4 years, 8 months ago by Mosala. Viewing 7 posts - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) Author Posts August 8, 2021 at 9:52 am #99902 MosalaParticipant Please can you tell me the date of manufacture of my Hotpoint First Edition 1000 WM52P. Serial 79157571. I am trying to decide whether to have it repaired, bearings gone, or whether to buy a new one. Many thanks. August 8, 2021 at 10:24 am #478419 electrofixModerator I would say July 2000 Dave August 8, 2021 at 10:41 am #478420 MosalaParticipant Thanks Dave. Do you think it is worth repairing at that age? August 8, 2021 at 12:32 pm #478421 electrofixModerator depends on fault and if your doing it your level of skill Dave August 8, 2021 at 12:49 pm #478422 MosalaParticipant Bearings have gone and I would need to get an engineer in. August 8, 2021 at 1:47 pm #478423 electrofixModerator well the kit to do it is not too bad https://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/1611166-washing-machine-drum-spider-bearing-kit depends if you can find an engineer who can do it as bearing changes are few and far between these days Dave August 8, 2021 at 2:59 pm #478424 MosalaParticipant OK enough said! I will buy new then. Cheers. 🙂 Author Posts Viewing 7 posts - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In