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Re: Hotpoint WMA40 noise and smoke
Thanks for that unambiguous if brutal advice Martin 🙂 which was much as I expected.
Now – how do I go about negotiating a discount on an ISE machine please?
Re: Hotpoint WMA40 spin problem
Removed the brushes and found them completely worn down. The replacements arrived yesterday (good service from your parts people since they were ordered standard delivery on Monday evening) and I fitted them this morning.
Did a no-load rinse and spin and then a full wash and it would appear that the problem is sorted. Many thanks for your help iadom.
Confession time: I didn’t remove the motor. However after a couple of hours struggling on my back on the kitchen floor and running the risk of rounding off the retaining screws or snapping the connector tags on the brushes it was perfectly obvious, even to a half-wit like me, that it would have been far easier to have done the job the professional way. So for the benefit of anyone else who needs to do this job (or any other for that matter) if a professional takes the trouble to tell you the best way to do a job, be a good chap and do as you’re told. 🙂
Thanks again,
Dave
Re: Hotpoint WMA40 spin problem
Ah – there’s a simple trick! That’s good enough for me although I may be back at re-fitting time to ask you to clarify. 🙂 I’ll return in any event to report progress or otherwise.
I’ve painful memories of making up a belt puller from a wire coathanger fed though holes in the bottom of the machine to re-fit a tumble dryer belt. 🙁
Thanks again for the speedy help.
Dave
Re: Hotpoint WMA40 spin problem
I’d come back to report that I’ve now tried a no-load spin (after reading some more posts) but with no joy, only to find both your ultra quick responses! Many thanks.
Point taken about working on the motor being much easier with it out. I’d wanted to do it in situ because I’d anticipated trouble re-fitting the belt. Is it also a five minute job to replace the motor? 🙂
Dave
