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Hi, I have a Hotpoint Aquarius WML540 washing machine which has started to make a very loud banging noise on spin. Reaching into the front of the machine there are three ‘paddles’ placed equidistant around the inside of the drum. When I push backwards and forwards vigorously on two of the paddles, there is no noise at all. When I do the same on the third one however there is a banging noise which appears to come from the back of the drum – this is the same noise we can hear when the machine is spinning. I’m pretty handy with tools and fixing things generally but would be grateful if anyone out there can advise me on what the problem might be before I start taking the whole machine to bits!
Many thanks for any help in advance.
Re: Hotpoint Aquarius WML540 washing machine banging on spin
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It does sound like it’s bearing failure, have you taken the belt off and spun the drum by hand? if it runs silent then the bearings are probably okay and the problem lies elsewhere.
If the the bearings have failed and your machine is under five years old Hotpoint will cover the whole repair for £110. If it’s over five years old it will probably be cheaper to replace rather repair.
Having had a quick look at the drawings there are quite a few versions of your machine, the random choice I took indicates your machine has the Inde***t sealed tub syndrome :rolls:
HTH 🙂
DonRe: Hotpoint Aquarius WML540 washing machine banging on spin
Sounds more like a broken drum support spider, usually caused through constant low temperature washes, especially if you use liquids at the same time.
The spider in the screwed drum that can be repaired is much thicker than the one used in the awful sealed drum and is far less likely to fail. Either way as Don says, costly. 🙁
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