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Re: Hotpoint always cool wash
I did say it wasn’t easy. 😉 The metal plate that the bolt is attached to, will fit through the hole, the fact that the rubber seal has been compressed to secure it, means that it has swollen on the inside. you have to prise it out very carefully, the rubber is the only thing stopping you from removing the heater.
Re: Hotpoint always cool wash
kwatt wrote:John a hot/cold fill is normally a bit of a con really. I’m not sure about the Hotpoint WMA series but most of them only fill with hot on the first fill after the pre-wash. Some of the older Hotpoint and Hoover machines supported a mixed fill but I don’t think that newer ones do.
For the record, I think we’re now the only European country that actually has a hot fill valve at all!
K.
Hotpoint WM models, Prewash=cold fill
95° and 60° =hot fill
50°, 40° and 30° = mixed filljwt. take care when removing the original heater, not easy, be careful not to damage the nylon drum front and watch the chassis edges, they are very sharp. Also make sure you transfer the thin stainless steel plate from the original heater to the replacement. ( with the mains plug removed of course)
NB. I did mention in post#2, after reading the first post carefully, that this machine will advance to the end of the cycle if the controls do not register a rise in temp after a set time period. 😉
Re: Indesit W123 Flashing Error codes
Five flashes relate to the pressure switch ( water level controller) although faults on the contol module and its connections can also give this error, if the machine appears to empty correctly then it may be time to try
repairs@Re: Hotpoint always cool wash
Most prewash cycles use cold fill only. If it is not heating then after a set period of time the control unit will move the timer onto the next cycle. The temperature is controlled by an electronic device that is fairly reliable, there is no ‘thermostat’. A faulty heater or related wiring is more likely to be the cause.
NB. The heater on this machine incorporates the temp controller, but heater replacement is not easy. removal of the original can be difficult.
Re: Hotpoint Aquarius WD420 door lock time
The door interlock on this machine cannot be adjusted in any way, it is a bi-metallic switch and is not microproccesor controlled. If it is actually taking 2 minutes ( have you timed it, or does it just seem like it) then a new one may open a little quicker, but to be honest the clothes will not crease any more in two minutes, unless of course you are also stopping the drying cycle before it has gone through the ‘cool’ tumble.
Patience is a virtue, “often” rewarded. 😉
Damn that Pingu, too quick for me. 🙂
Re: ARISTON MARGHERITA 2000 AWD 125 KILLIN ME SLOWLY
mojothemenace wrote:
god im sorry i know this isnt your job (in case you were wondering….yes i am blonde)Well it could well be if you live in the Oldham/Rochdale area, otherwise do have a look in our repairs@ section, there may be someone in your area.
Re: ARISTON MARGHERITA 2000 AWD 125 KILLIN ME SLOWLY
mojothemenace wrote:yes sorry i take it you mean external electricity? i’m dumb sorry, as in not a problem with machine but electricity supply to machine?
sorry sorry
and thanks againSee my edited post above, 😉
Re: ARISTON MARGHERITA 2000 AWD 125 KILLIN ME SLOWLY
Sorry, I may not have made that clear. The fault could be in the electronics or wiring of your machine, you do need expert attention from a ‘washing machine’ engineer.
Re: ARISTON MARGHERITA 2000 AWD 125 KILLIN ME SLOWLY
12 flashes suggests an electronic or connection fault.
You could have a look at Repairs@ to see if there is someone near you who could help.
Whatever you do, don’t send for a plumber. 😉Re: ARISTON MARGHERITA 2000 AWD 125 KILLIN ME SLOWLY
Now why would you call a plumber to fix your washing machine ❓
When the light starts to flash, as the control knob revolves, count the number of flashes and report back. Someone may be able to give you some idea of the area of your problem with this information.
Re: Bendix LT
Martin wrote:
iadom wrote:
, it turned out that he used to take his wife along with him whenever he had to remove the drum on a Liberator. 🙂Ahhh! You must have missed out on all those “Drum removal slide plates” that we Hotpoint blokes at the Reading Depot knicked from the English Electric Factory in Huyton (Liverpool) when we all went up on a “training fest”……… They demonstrated the art of easy ‘Liberator Drum Removal’ using these ‘slides’ and said that “…they were as rare as hens teeth actually………….!!”
So we put all they had into our Transit Van and headed south!!!!!! :rotl:Martin
No I remember the slide plates very well, we inherited at least 10 EE engineers in our area and could always borrow one. Unfortunately I was issued with the black tubular slide that supeceded the large flat slide, nowhere near as good, but they did fit the later 1823/6 Zanussi made Hotpoint’s.Re: hotpoint wd72 error code e50
Module configuration.
1. fit new module 🙂
2. Hold down, A,B & D keys.
3. Press the On button, the display will show WM1000
4. Press the A key to scroll through the model options.
5. Press the start key, ( display will show English), press it again and display will show SELECT PROGRAMMME.
The programming is now complete.
The display will now show one of the following.
WM1000 for 1000 rpm WM71
WM1200 for 1200 rpm WM72
WM1400 for 1400 rpm WM73
WD1200 for WD 71 1200 rpm WD71 Washer dryer.I am almost certain that this is the procedure for the WD72 as well.
EDIT. Just checked on partfinder and the module for WD72 is the same as WD71. HTH.
Re: Bendix LT
Martin wrote:Now you’re talking back to the days when washing machines where built of solid stuff. When those of us that had the skill set to repair them where men and not todays whingers.
Reminds me of the time when the service staff from BDA ( Hotpoint), GEC & English Electric was merged in the 70’s. I was struck by the fact that with one exception, all the Engish Electric engineers looked like prop forwards. After doing a few bearing repairs on the old English Electric Liberators I soon knew why. These machines also had pump & clutch solenoids the size of housebricks.I often used to wonder how the one very slightly built EE engineer, a chap called Bob Stoddart used to manage a drum removal on these machines, ( I had worked for 6 years full time on a farm before joining Hotpoint so had the required strength ), it turned out that he used to take his wife along with him whenever he had to remove the drum on a Liberator. 🙂
Re: candy alise 105 changing bearings
Martin wrote:Evren,
Your curiousity I can reward by explaining that the reason Candy put a ‘Y’ connection in line with the water inlet to the condenser is NOT for cooling the dispenser during drying but rather ‘sealing it off’ from the drying cycle. The ‘U’ shaped dispenser to tub hose is filled with the small trickle of water effectively sealing the warm wet moist air from entering the dispenser cavity.
Martin
P.S Similar reason on Hotpoint machines too having a U shaped dispenser hose 😉
Oops, I missed the part of Evren’s post in which he referred to the “drying cycle”. I was thinking about normal cold fill. In fact my last job today was unblocking the ‘U’ bend (congealed detergent) in a fairly recent Hotpoint W/D inlet hose. It would more accurate to call the plastic connector that is used to divert a small trickle into the dispenser on the early Hotpoint, during drying as a ‘K’ piece.
Re: candy alise 105 changing bearings
It may be to flush the condensor, many years ago the Hotpoint washer dryer had a severe problem with damp fluff blocking the condensor, so much so that the washing came out of the drying cycle soaking wet. To cure this problem the cold fill was split with a ‘Y’ piece to divert some water through the condensor to keep it flushed clean.
