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Re: New Front Panels

Martin wrote:

al2 wrote:
Hi All
I’ve been wondering, with all the spare parts available for ‘white goods’, why it doesn’t seem possible to buy new replacement front panels…or is it?

Why didn’t you look on Hotpoint’s own web site I wonder?

For your convenience please see the link below but beware, it is pricey so your girlfriend might want to contribute. 😉

http://parts.hotpoint.co.uk/shop/spare- … /C00265362

I did, but I saw £87 for the door and thought ‘well, I don’t need the whole door, I just want the front panel’!
However, I’m assuming now that I would have to buy the whole door, even though the front panel does look to be detachable from the rest somehow.

Anyway, if that’s my only option I think we can safely forget the idea!
I’d rather go out and buy a new Beko than spend that sort of money on a door for a 5 year old Hotpoint which I could put on Ebay and easily get £80 for as it is (to someone less fussy than myself!). It makes you wonder why anyone would pay that!

Thanks for sending the link anyway 🙂

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Re: New Front Panels

simon26r wrote:Hi. I can get a panel. Depends on what one you want but you can get them. Not many people will waste the time to list them on ebay as they only want to list the easy things like elements / pumps ect as they go wrong more and not may people want to spend money on a scratch or a dent.

Simon,
Thanks for the reply to my post.
Could you tell me if you could get a panel, and if so, please give me a price on the front panel of the lower door (freezer section)?
The model is Hotpoint FFA 52S (silver).
Serial No. 912030186-81537400100.

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Re: New Front Panels

No problem about deleting the other thread, Don, I understand.
Thanks for the info.
I’ve got the serial number and model so I’ll send an email and take it from there.

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Re: Hotpoint SDW85 not heating

Thanks again Iadom. I’ll take your advice on the proper connections to use.
I also took your advice on leaving well alone that Ebay one for £150 and decided to repair the one I’ve got.
Thank goodness for forums like this and the knowledge that goes with it.

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Re: Hotpoint SDW85 not heating

Ok, well I think it’s pretty obvious what the problem is!
After pulling aside the components that were in the way, burning was very evident around the connector. Why oh why they have to use those horrible hose clamps which cannot easily be undone… but that’s another matter. What’s wrong with good old-fashioned jubilee clips? I suppose the answer would be to attempt to stop the likes of me replacing parts!!

Anyway, back to the burning. Unfortunately, the connector was badly burnt and I need to know which way round the wires connect to the new element. There is a pink and a blue wire and I will obviously have to attach a new connector, so does it matter which way round they go?

P.S. In my haste, I pulled the connector off without noting which way round it was…dohhhh, schoolboy error! :rolls:

If anyone could assist I would appreciate it.
Thanks.

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Re: Hotpoint SDW85 not heating

Thinking about it, is it mains that goes directly to the element?
If so, and the insulation was breaking down as you suggest, that would make sense that the mains fuse would blow, wouldn’t it?
In which case it may be worth taking a gamble on it.

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Re: Hotpoint SDW85 not heating

Thanks for your reply, Iadom, and I take your point completely!
If I were to bother trying to repair it, I’d replace the mains filter (as a matter of course) and firstly the element.

However, I’m really in two minds whether it’s worth it, in light of how long these machines generally last. If I were to cut my losses and just go for a new one, what would you recommend for a slimline?
If you’re not allowed to give recommendations, I will understand, but even to point me in the direction of a half-decent make would be good.
Miele are out of my price range and I won’t be touching Hotpoint/Indesit again.
Incidentally, it’s about 5 years old, has had less-than-average use (as I live on my own), so I’m sure I could get something for it on a well-known auction site (as spares or repair).
Thanks.

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Re: Hotpoint SDW85A has gone pop!

I did check the wiring inside the door previously and it looked absolutely fine, but thanks for the suggestion anyway.

It’s now completed 4 full cycles with no problems, so I’m still as baffled, but as they say.. ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!’, so I’ll carry on using it until such time as it starts smoking again.
However, I definitely won’t be leaving the house during a cycle, just in case!

Thanks to Iadom and Martin for your suggestions. I’ll let you know if I ever get to the bottom of whatever caused the smoking. Maybe it was the mains filter after all, even though it looked fine on inspection, so I may just replace it as a matter of course.

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Re: Hotpoint SDW85A has gone pop!

Hi there, it was both actually – the fuse inside the plug blew and it tripped the switch in the process.

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Re: Hotpoint SDW85A has gone pop!

Looks like I need to swot up on my emoticons then 🙂

Yes that’s right, the smoke was oming from where the dishes are loaded, and I hear what you’re saying about the circulation pump and heater, but both seem to be working correctly as it has now completed 2 full cycles.
It’s a really strange one this, but maybe the smoke was caused by a component getting too hot but the fuse blew before the component actually burnt out. I expect this will manifest itself again in due course when the fault re-occurs, although I would still have expected to see some evidence of burning (didn’t inspect the heater however).

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Re: Hotpoint SDW85A has gone pop!

Ok, thanks for the reply.
The reason I misunderstood the context of your response is that you put an emoticon after it (suggesting that it was obvious), which is one reason why internet forums/emails, etc often cause a misunderstanding and will never replace actual face-to-face conversations.

It may be obvious to you, but then I guess you work in the trade. My field of knowledge in engineering may not be obvious to you, that’s just how it works I suppose.

I suppose my point was that I would have expected obvious signs by just inspecting the mains filter (due to the amount of smoke coming from the inside of the machine). It’s still strange to me why the smoke seemed to be coming from within the compartment, rather than from underneath where the mains filter is actually located. I was working on logic, rather than knowledge of appliances.

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Re: Hotpoint SDW85A has gone pop!

You may have misread – it’s the fuse that had blown, not the filter (admitedly I didn’t test the filter electrically, but given the smoke that was coming from inside the machine I’m sure it would have been evident even with an inspection).

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Re: Hotpoint SDW85A has gone pop!

Update…
Well I finally got round to looking inside my Chinese dishwasher (washing by hand the old-fashioned way really isn’t that bad) and it’s very strange!

The mains filter looks fine, as does the pcb. The motor appears to have some rust marks on it, but no signs of burning which should be obvious judging by the smoke that was coming out of it. In fact I couldn’t see any evidence of burning anywhere. The only thing that was faulty was the mains fuse which had blown.
I replaced the fuse, cautiously pressed the on/off button (not expecting to get any response), but amazingly it powered up with the display looking fine.
The next step was to run a program before connecting it up, just to see if it tried to start. It did, but stopped giving the expected ‘low water level’ error code.
Next I connected it to the water supply and attempted to run a cycle. Well low and behold it actually completed the cycle as normal, with the heater and drain working correctly!

Having said all this, I don’t expect it to last, because something has obviously burnt out.
Has anyone any idea what could have blown, while still enabling the machine to operate as normal (albeit for probably a limited amount of time)?

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Re: Hotpoint SDW85A has gone pop!

Just goes to show you really don’t know what you’re buying these days!
Here was me thinking that Hotpoint was a good old British brand, with many years’ experience of manufacturing appliances, so I couldn’t really go wrong.
Especially at £349 for a slimline, which I believe was top of the Hotpoint range at the time!!
It begs the question – is there anything actually manufactured outside China these days?

What brand would you recommend for my next purchase of a dishwasher please, if you don’t mind me asking?
I tend to avoid German companies, such as Bosch, because despite popular belief about ‘superior German engineering’, I’ve always found it to be rubbish.
I tend to sway towards goods ‘Made in Britain’, if there are any actually left 😕

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Re: Hotpoint SDW85A has gone pop!

Thanks for the reply. I have checked the receipt and I definitely purchased it at the start of 2010, but how long it had been hanging around in a warehouse is anybody’s guess. Hopefully not too long.

The serial no. is 810098221,
There’s also a number 64406610000 after the serial no.

You’re correct in thinking it may be a SDW85A.C 😥

I’m going to take a look inside the front door first, as the burning should be obvious, so I’m sure the pcb will have blown. I assume all the power components are on this board, so it has a mains feed directly to it from the back (through a mains filter). I understand all the safety precautions as I’m an electronics engineer by trade (although not with white goods, but with hospital equipment).
Any part numbers/ prices of suspected components would be appreciated.
Thanks.

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