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Re: Hotpoint WD420 conditioner tray overflow

Drum Drain partial blockage

Found probable cause of problem:
Two “colour catcher” thin fabric sheets, 20cm x 8cm had slipped round the edge of the drum

The drum drain consists of a cone with drain holes on one side of its exterior, located within the rubber connector to the exit drain pump.
Within this cone is a table tennis (sized) ball, which rises up with bouyancy when the machine is full to seal on a circular ring above it, keeping water in the drum.
Presumably centrifugal force of the spin forces it down and allows water to pass round it and out of the holes of the cone to the drain pump.
But not when those holes are blocked! 🙂

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Re: Hotpoint WD420 conditioner tray overflow

Have disconnected black rubber hose from sump to exit pump.
Fairly clean, just a bit of elactic cord to remove. Exit pump not blocked

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