Hotpoint Aqaurius WMA44 not spinning

[jon58]

The washer seems to start normally but the drum doesn’t move during the wash and doesn’t spin at all in spin. Empties water ok. I think it was the washer that tripped the mains out. On turning it back on no spin. Would I be correct in thinking the motor has failed and taken out the control circuitry?

[iadom]

Re: Hotpoint Aqaurius WMA44 not spinning

Not necessarily, it could just be a simple motor brush failure, three different motors fitted to these machines, the Bosch one is the most likely one to take out the PCB, if it still fills & empties the chances are that the PCB may still be OK. Don’t keep trying it though or you may blow it.

Please remove the plug if you intend to investigate further or try the link below to see if we have someone who can help.

Jim.

[jon58]

Re: Hotpoint Aqaurius WMA44 not spinning

Thanks for the advice. I did think at first of the brushes but as the trip switch went at the time of the problem I felt that this was unlikely but will check anyway.

[iadom]

Re: Hotpoint Aqaurius WMA44 not spinning

Worn, arcing brushes will often cause the trip to go, just depends how sensitive it is. If you are lucky it will have jumped in before the board corpsed. 🙂

Jim.

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