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Re: WMT03 service drum/bearings.
Thanks for your helpful reply iadom. The date of the old door lock was Dec 2002. Hoping that will fix it. The PCB and associated components show no signs of burn damage. In truth the machine was playing up before it finally gave up the ghost. Half an hour before it was doing the same but I somehow persuaded the door lock to activate and got 15 minutes into a hot wash. Then nothing- just the door lock blinking.
The bearings aren’t great, the drum has over an inch of play when I rock it back and forth. The rear of the tub is indeed plastic. I’d like to know if it is a “keeper” as I understand the build quality of newer models has gone down the pan. I’d rather service the drum before it gets to the point where that rear drum/plastic bit needs replacing.
On second (or fourth) reading I see you only advise to junk it if the PCB is fried. I agree with that, although I got the model for it and may look on ebay first. The drum pulley is plastic but so is the rear drum. For what reason would I need a new rear drum? Just from being too rough getting the old bearings out? Plenty of WD40 help?
Re: List of washers with sealed/welded tubs
I don’t perceive any great rise in retail prices of washing machines. The low price is due to Btits commanding too high a wage compared to eastern countries. This is just another classic export of British jobs. While Japan is being accused of aggresive monetary policy at the moment to bring our money to them their living standards are falling (£2 a tomato, £1 an apple I heard last week).
When we are as squeezed as less “developed” countries it will again be economical for appliances to be worked on in this country. But for now, as Evan Davis (with all his BBC perspectives) says in Made In Britain (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Made-Britain-na … 0349123780) we can only afford to manufacture satellites, rockets and other objects requiring huge kick backs to Universities to get ourselves employed in any “thinking” capacity.
Sorry for the polemnic, but if White Goods’ prices inflate, that is good for bringing our standard of living down, and jobs back on shore.
WMT03 service drum/bearings.
I have found two threads here which appear to offer contradictary advice.
washing-machine-forum/hotpoint-wmt03-wiring-diagram-problem-sorted-seconds-t16512.html
States that the WMT03 model often requires a rear drum and sometimes drum support change.
washing-machine-forum/hotpoint-wmt03-warranty-t54855.html
Gives helpful advice on how to guess what bearings you have without getting the drum out.
Ideally I’d get the drum out and inspect first but the machine has parts dated from 2002 inside it so I am thinking just run it into the ground instead of giving it a nice simple bearing change. Is it just a case that the rear drum would likely be damaged in removing the old bearings and the spider may be so corroded that it should be replaced before it breaks? Does the rear drum come in both 30 and 35mm shaft sizes?
