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Re: Length of program cycles Hotpoint WD420
kwatt wrote:I see where you’re going Jim but I’d bet that they mean the complete cycle.
Sorry Ken, have to disagree, the post from imogen was very specific ‘ it had not moved off the WASH phase’. As I mentioned, this machine has a further two neons to go through to complete the full wash cycle, Rinse & Spin and Spin.I have posed a question for the OP, hopefully they will respond.
I do agree however that one of the biggest complaints from the general public in the past five years has been the length of wash times, as I have stated elsewhere, my stock answer is that “it only takes you 20 seconds to do a wash, 10 seconds loading, ten seconds unloading ” 🙂
Jim.
Re: Length of program cycles Hotpoint WD420
As I have already stated, and assuming the customer is correct in their statement, ” it was set on a 40° wash and it did not move off the wash part of the programme for over 2.5 hours.” Had this machine then gone into its rinse & spin cycle soon after this it would still have meant a programme time of well over 3 hours for a 40° wash. Now who is going to tell me that is within the parameters of a modern washing machine set to a 40° wash.
Even if this machine has coffeee spilt on it, then it has a fault.
The poster of the question has not yet replied to confirm that they did in fact accurately time this problem.
Re: Hotpoint WD420 – Long wash time?
Washman wrote:Hi all
The drain pump runs at start of some programs on some machines so if drain hose pushed too far into drain down pipe it will syphon water . Went to a new Servis machine last week , customer had put machine on for first ever wash and went out shopping came back 4hours later clothes still dry but water going into machine but never filled to correct level because drain hose was pushed into down pipe to far and syphoning out . repositioned drain hose and machine works fine,good job she was’nt on a water meter.
Mike
As I have already said, if that was the case on this machine it should have timed out on fill and gone into error mode.A question for the original poster, imogen. did you actually time this machine when you say it was stuck on WASH for over 2.5 hours and was it actually doing a wash action at the time?
Re: Hotpoint WD420 – Long wash time?
kwatt wrote:
On many machines wash times of 2 hours+ is nothing unusual these days
What you are alluding to are not actually ‘wash times’ but the overall programme time from start to finish when you state ‘2 hours+’ you mean wash, rinse & spin.
I will say again, if James is correct and this machine is still stuck on WASH cycle on a 40° wash after 2 and a half hours without moving into a drain, rinse & spin cycle then it has a fault.
Re: Hotpoint WD420 – Long wash time?
Penguin45 wrote:Syphoning could induce similar symptoms.
Penguin45.
Not in the wash cycle, only in the rinse & spin cycle. If the outlet hose was allowing water to flow from the machine during the first fill cycle the wash would not commence and ‘fill time out’ error should occur.
Re: Hotpoint WD420 – Long wash time?
Ken, This machine has a series of 5 progress indicator neons, Door locked, Wash, Rinse & Spin, Final Spin, Dry. Even allowing for all the variables of modern machines it should still not be stuck on the ‘Wash’ cycle on a 40° wash for well over 2 hours. If this is indeed the case it must surely be a fault, although the absence of any error codes or programme abort is strange.
I am assuming the James has actually timed this problem, a watched pot never boils after all. 😉
Jim.
Re: Zanussi door handle
Not making much progress on this one, she has left another message giving model as an FL811 which TDS still does not recognise, 😕
EDIT. Its OK, I have found a little piccy on Freefind, sorted. 😀
Re: Hotpoint WD420 – Long wash time?
If it has not moved of the wash sequence after over 2 hours on a 40° wash then it is faulty, phone Hotpoint.
Re: Whirlpool AWM8103
forgot to update, went on Friday, new set of brushes, good as new. Thanks again folks. 🙂
Re: Hotpoint TDC30P Wiring problem.
I can only suggest you stop now and get someone in who actually knows what they are doing, trial and error with wiring is the surest way to make things much worse and possibly damage other components. wiring diagrams are copyright and as such are not easily available.
Why don’t you try our Repairs@ section, who knows you may find somone local who can sort the dishwasher at the same time, when you are in a hole “stop digging” 😉
Re: wma 64
Safe light??
Do you mean the child lock light, if so, press and hold ‘Child Lock’ button for about five seconds to cancel.
Re: hotpoint WD440
strawberrygirl,
You may have bought a Hotpoint but it is full of Indesit electronics, unfortunately they are developing a reputation for serious unreliabiltiy.
Re: Grease for bearing seal Hotpoint WMA series
tradesite wrote:I use petroleum jelly, Vaseline etc. It’s cheap easily available from the local shop and I have never had any trouble with it. I also use it to put on the suspension leg pins for ease of dismantliong and installing.
Regards.
Nigel.
I don’t see a problem with peg removal, I grip the end tight with mole grips, depress the lug with a terminal screwdriver and they pull out very easily, a tap with a small hammer is all that is needed to replace, always fit new ones though, don’t be tempted to reuse the old ones or they will come adrift.I can think of much better uses for Vaseline 😉
