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Re: Bosch washers and sealed drums
don wrote:Yes they are still the same at the moment, spring is just around the corner and like the car industry models can and do change around March / April time.
😀 Nice to hear thanks, just had one delivered yesterday and had been getting worried that I’d got a potential lemon. Should’ve checked on here before jumping in I guess, but seems I have got away with it – and lesson learned for next time
Cheers, Cal
Re: Bosch washers and sealed drums
I take it from the above posts that a Classixx WAE24164GB is made in Poland but HASN’T got the sealed drum problems then ❓
Re: Hotpoint WF430 will not stop cold filling (but no hot fi
Update as promised:
Wall socket was OK.
Pressure switch was OK, it and its pressure tube tested with a home-made manometer as described.
Took the board out and it’s obviously goosed, to the extent that I wouldn’t have any faith that a repair to the several overheated tracks, even if successful initially, would be reliable in future.
Did consider a Hotpoint fixed-price repair at £115 with a 90 day warranty, or even £165 with a 1 yr warranty, but on account of the machine’s apparent reputation mentioned above decided that we would probably just be pouring good money after bad.Although it’s a shame to bow to this disposable society that we now seem to live in, we decided to shell out for a new Bosch Classixx WAE24164GB instead. They seem v good value at M&S appliances at the moment and have a 2 yr parts/labour warranty. It was delivered in the 4hr time slot promised and seems v smooth and quiet after the Hotpoint. Also it has 4 adjustable feet so it can be properly levelled.
Fingers crossed that we’ve made the right call.
Cheers anyway everyone for all the advice received and hope others find this thread useful in future.
Cal
Re: Hotpoint WF430 will not stop cold filling (but no hot fi
8) Thanks iadom and karv,
My plan of action is now formed. I will report back in a few days with the results.
Re: Hotpoint WF430 will not stop cold filling (but no hot fi
iadom wrote:Try it on a spin only cycle first. If it starts to fill on that the board is goosed.
Will do.
iadom wrote:The boards can be repaired by people like EMW & QER.
You’ve got me wondering how much (-ish) is a board repair and how long (-ish) is the turnround.
You don’t happen to know the part no. of the board by any chance so that I can look this up/phone them? (It’s a bit difficult being 50 miles from the machine ❗ ). The serial no of the machine I do know, it’s 31179297.Cheers
Re: Hotpoint WF430 will not stop cold filling (but no hot fi
iadom wrote:There is an outside chance of a tiny hole chafed into the clear plastic pressure tube, blowing up the tube would trip the switch but if the hole is very small it could still overfill.
💡 I suppose there also could be a pinhole in the pressure switch diaphragm?
Think I’ll take an extra tube and a T-piece up there so that I can put a water-filled manometer on the pressure tube. Then I can fill the machine, switch it off at the mains to stop it overfilling and then watch for pressure decay.
Re: Hotpoint WF430 will not stop cold filling (but no hot fi
iadom wrote:The hot fill is only used as a top up after the initial fill on these machines with Indesit electronics.
That’s the sort of useful info you can only get on this forum. Thanks. Maybe my hot fill is working (not that it would be much use – isn’t Italian design wonderful?)
iadom wrote:The pressure switch may be faulty but the PCB’s on these are about the worst on the market so the chances are that the module is faulty.
Oh well, at least I know how bad they are now.
iadom wrote:Does it fill if set to a spin cycle?
It fills (and overfills) if set to “Rinse and Spin”. I don’t know whether it fills on “Fast Spin” or “Slow Spin” or not. Wouldn’t expect it to, but will check next time I’m up there. Good thought.
iadom wrote:I would not advise swopping wires from valve to valve. As you have already surmised, if it stops filling when you cut the power the valve is OK.
Thanks for confirming that.
iadom wrote:Its about 25{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} the pressure switch and 75{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} the board.
There is an outside chance of a tiny hole chafed into the clear plastic pressure tube, blowing up the tube would trip the switch but if the hole is very small it could still overfill.
I might risk a pressure switch at ~£12 and will certainly take another piece of tube next time I go up there just to rule out your excellent suggestion.I don’t think I’m willing to invest in a control module though.
Many thanks
Re: Hotpoint WF430 will not stop cold filling (but no hot fi
karv wrote:normally if a valve leaks i would say replaced the valve but with what u saying my guess would be module.
Hope not!
karv wrote:move hot and cold wires around to see if hot valve works and is hot water turn on.
Seems like a good idea. Yes, the hot water is on. I might be able to get it to cold fill through the hot valve by switching the wires and pipes I suppose.
karv wrote:im guessing u got no meters so try pluging in to a diffrent socket incase u have a faulty socket
The machine is my mother-in-law’s 50 miles away. I didn’t have my meter with me the first time I looked at the machine, but will be taking it next time I’m up there (if for no other reason than to check that the pressure switch is actually switching)
Cheers
