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  • January 24, 2005 at 11:21 am #7605
    admin
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    does ny1 know if the Hotpoint wd865a washer dryer is a bad machine..

    January 24, 2005 at 1:25 pm #124227
    Dave_Conway
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    Re: hopoint wd865a

    There’s no technical info on the model as yet as it’s such a new model, the likelehood is it’s an Indesit rebadged as both brands are owned by Merloni or “The Indesit Company” as they are now known.

    Dave.

    February 28, 2005 at 12:27 am #124228
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    Re: hopoint wd865a

    Sunday PM, we’ve had this model for almost a month now (£384 inc. del. from tribaluk 😀 (27 days to delivery plus 6 calls totalling 1hr 20min 🙄 )) and it’s been gr8, it actually does what it says in the brochure. Well almost, just two negatives we’ve found so far.

    1: The smart setting that lets you pick how dry you want your clothes to be (iron,hanger or cupboard) is not enough, but you can always go manual and add an hour or so to finish off.

    2: Tonight I came home to an error message, F-03, I don’t know what this means yet but the machine is locked and in-operable 😯 . I will be contacting Hotpoint in the morning.

    March 1, 2005 at 5:26 pm #124229
    Flyman
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    Re: hopoint wd865a

    These are the new generation of machines which are a combination of Hotpoint and Indesit. They are the basic Hotpoint cabinet, tub, drum, pump with Indesit module, eprom and wiring harness. Warning to anyone working on these some have a DC motor which is controlled from the module. The module has a very large heatsink sticking out of the plastic case and it is LIVE at all times and can stay live for upto 5 minutes after the plug is removed. :zap: There is a warning notice on the module cover but since the module is awkward to get at through the hotpoint lower back panel nobdy sees it until the module has been removed.
    As they use the Indesit modules then Indesit fault codes are displayed.

    March 1, 2005 at 5:34 pm #124230
    Martin
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    Re: hopoint wd865a

    Thanks Flyman….very interesting :tup:

    Martin

    March 1, 2005 at 6:11 pm #124231
    dpm
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    Flyman, don’t you really mean AC? Inverter drive from rectified mains?
    Are the motors single phase or three phase, and does anyone know how similar the latest Zanussis with induction drive are?

    March 1, 2005 at 7:03 pm #124232
    Martin
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    dpm wrote:Are the motors single phase or three phase, and does anyone know how similar the latest Zanussis with induction drive are?

    Questions, questions, questions?

    If only we had the tech info from Indesit eh? …None of us would need to ask the questions in the first place 🙁

    Martin

    March 1, 2005 at 7:38 pm #124233
    Flyman
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    Re: hopoint wd865a

    3 phase, brushless. Apparently quieter and more reliable. No more hotpoint carbons to change! 😕
    Only fitted on the higher range machines.
    Sorry have heard nothing about new Zanussi motors.

    March 1, 2005 at 8:10 pm #124234
    Penguin45
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    Re: hopoint wd865a

    Technical discussion chaps – Trade forum perhaps?

    Penguin45.

    March 1, 2005 at 8:31 pm #124235
    dpm
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    Only if you’ll let me in…

    March 1, 2005 at 9:59 pm #124236
    lotusray
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    Re: hopoint wd865a

    dpm u only got 2as.k sum very good guys here a wealth of knowledge
    see p 45 if struggling
    cheers ray

    March 1, 2005 at 10:14 pm #124237
    Dave_Conway
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    Re: hopoint wd865a

    dpm, if you want trade access you only have to ask 😉

    An email to admin@ukwhitegoods.co.uk will go to Ken, myself and Kevin, one of us will sort it for you.

    Read this first though please: http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.p … age&pid=26

    Dave.

    March 1, 2005 at 10:32 pm #124238
    dpm
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    PM sent…

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