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Re: skinny jubilee clips
I agree that the crocodile type plastic clips will be just as suitable as the thin jubilee clips, Mike was just responding to an earlier post of mine referring to an old thread about these ‘use once’ type of metal clips. If this venture comes to fruition then I for one would not bother with the thin jubilee clips.
Re: hotpoint wma44
Paul, you could run the ‘last error detected’ routine shown in the ‘Error codes’ thread at the top of this forum. Also check your e-mail. 😉
Jim.
Re: skinny jubilee clips
I think Mike was referring to a supplier of thin jubilee clips, as opposed to the plastic, type that Dave is talking about.
Re: Hotpoints new Parts policy
I always change the flex drive with one of these new pumps. We have an ultra soft water supply round here. Until they became obsolete I used to change 2 or 3 support tubes a week, the problem started when the gearbox was redesigned in the mid 70’s, to save money they removed the large brass counterface seal and thrust bearing and inserted a carbon seal into a thin rubber seal at the top of the support tube. This left a very small part of the alloy support tube exposed to the water and detergent leading to failure. I would say that in this area the average life of the later support tube was between 7 and 8 years. Even on the earlier type sealing arrangement you got the upper face seal that slotted underneath the alloy drum support collar corroding and leaking. The changes in washing practises and detergents also led to earlier failure of these components. I could go into chapter and verse on the mess they made of the motor/gearbox on this machine, even tell you about the £25.00 I was awarded in the ‘Suggestions’ scheme, the reason the later clutch pulley went from one anti squeal spring to two was down to one of my SI (Special Investigation) reports. 😉 Or the time that a Mr Todhunter tried to belittle me when I suggested that the new gearbox without the bottom bearing support would suffer cracked chassis, which of course it did in large numbers until they changed the method of securing the three support tube and brake lever fixing bolts.
For many years after I went private I used to strip gearboxes and replace gears, and bendix drive springs, even did those without removing the gearbox from the machine.
HotDog wrote: .I also re-build p/unit if the support tube is still ok
The only flaw in that is that the support tube is the weakest part of the PU. 😥
Re: skinny jubilee clips
There was another thread on this several months ago, someone gave a link to a supplier of hose fastenings of all sizes and thickness. The only problem when I contacted them was the fact that they wanted me to buy minimum quantity of 100 😥
Re: Hotpoint WMA63P
I know what you mean, I have one of my own ATM, a WMA42, door would not lock, tried new door lock, machine started to work fine then after a couple of minutes the door lock de energised and the machine cut out. Machine fairly new, wiring harness perfect etc. Changed module, the module I used had been repaired by QER. The only thing I found unusual was that when configuring the replacement board at the third step where Option lights 2 & 3 should be flashing the ‘Final Spin ‘ LED was also flashing. Configuration seemd to go OK after that and the machine then ran on spin, rinse & spin and wash seemingly perfectly. Had a call today, customer says that she selects a programme, wash.rinse, spin LED’s light up, she presses Start and nothing happens. I went back today and without moving the machine did the same and the darned thing worked perfectly, I could not get it to fail. left it washing away merrily, she has just phoned to say it is doing the same thing again. 🙄
Think I might try a new Hot valve. 🙂
Re: ERROR CODES FOR NEW HOTPOINT NEEDED
Full model number if possible will help, F02 motor jammed / tacho detached, check motor & module connections.
Which Led’s are flashing ? the On/Off led and one or more, of the left hand option lights should be flashing.
Re: hotpoint models wd440 to wf models
I have moved this from the public to the trade section, best place for it razor. 😉
The flashing lights should be error codes, on the WF000 to WF545 model range. The WF620 to WF745 use the display LED for error codes.Re: Ariston A1636S w/m
Have you actually been out to this machine yet. At that age it should have the newer Rubena bearing seal fitted, I have yet to see a failure in this type of assembly so would be very interested if this is actually a bearing failure. Loose concrete balance weights are very common ATM.
Re: hotpoint wd420p
Very strange, I have a Hotpoint WMA 62 which although not a washer dryer has the exact same sump/pump/filter and in over three years it has never been touched. It can only be coming from the materials that you are putting in the machine, I cleared three filters last week alone, but in every case they had washed something that was either breaking up or very new that should not have been washed in the first place, one a set of new, bright red cushion covers that completely disintegrated in the wash.
Re: hotpoint wd420p
Are you talking about the drain sump filter that leads to the pump ? If you need to clean this out once a month then you are washing something out of the ordinary to cause this. Do you wash something on a regular basis that is unusual. Lots of new towels or woollen bedding, sheepskin rugs, candlewick bathmats, or similar.
