[stephen66]

Re: Zanussi DE6965 AL5

Hello again,

I’ve had a peek at the IWMS and there is the beginnings of some sludge. Could this make it have failed already?

I understand it is dirt from the water mains and that it can also foul-up washing machines.

Can it be filtered? If so what micron size filter is required? I’m thinking new cartridges may work out cheaper than new IWMSes!

[stephen66]

Re: Hotpoint WMA63 burning smell

Goatboy wrote:[ If I was you, I’d give the job to the local guy, rather than the big evil coperation 😉 But I would say that, I’m a local guy 😛

The fact that I am under warranty swayed my opinion, because I am not paying for parts, but if I was out of warranty, I would have gone local. Hotpoint say they will come Monday.

[stephen66]

Re: Hotpoint WMA63 burning smell

Penguin45 wrote:Do a quick check – open the door, take hold of the drum at the 12 o’clock position and lift. If you can see the drum moving relative to the edge of the door seal, the bearings are going.

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Alternatively, if your machine is under 5 years old, Hotpoint will do all of the above for the call out charge of £89.95.

Regards,
Penguin45.

Thanks. I’m sad to say that the drum does lift a little; I guess the bearings must be going. What is their usual life expectancy? The local repairman quoted about £120+vat but because it is under 5 years, Hotpoint say the parts are covered and I only have to pay for labour if I use them. So I guess, I’ll ask Hotpoint to do it, but they are charging £94, not £89 for it; I guess their prices have gone up.

Also Hotpoint say they’ll do it there and then, the local repairers want to take it away for a couple of days to do.

It only plays up on the cotton spin. Presumably the lower spins do not put such a strain on the bearings, so this is an early warning.

Thanks for all your help.

[stephen66]

Re: Hotpoint WMA63 burning smell

iadom wrote:It did briefly cross my mind, but if the bearings had failed so that the belt was moving on the pulley, no one in their right mind could ignore the noise and the rusty stains on the drum and chassis, could they. 😉 🙂

Thanks for the help so far. The advice seems to be that if the belt was worn it would have fallen off by now. I am concerned that it does not sit centrally on the pulley. Is there any way I can adjust this; I m worried about it rubbing against the drum?

There is no rust inside the drum but it making a noise on the 1600 spin that it did not do before the smelling incident; that’s why I assumed they were linked. So if it is not the bearings and not the belt, what could it be?

I will probably call someone out this week or next. What’s a typical call ut cost these days and what would I expect to pay for the work (no longer under warranty)?

Thanks.

[stephen66]

Re: Hotpoint WMA63 burning smell

iadom wrote:These machines have a stretchy belt that under normal circumstances is very, very tight.

I have taken the top of and had a look. The belt was not sitting in the middle of the fly wheel on the drum; it was sticking slightly over against the drum. I wondered if it had rubbed against the drum enclosure causing the smokey smell but the belt does not look worn and there wasn’t any black on the drum unit. I tried to move the blet back onto the centre of the wheel, but next time it rotates, the belt moves back again. How can I keep it in position?

The above quote puzzles me becauise I am not sure what you mean by very, very tight. Mine is not loose in that it doesn’t slip off, but it isn’t taught; if you press it, you can press it in. Does this mean my belt has strecthed?

Thanks.
Stephen.

[stephen66]

Re: Hotpoint WMA63 burning smell

iadom wrote:Knowing that the performance difference between 1100/1200 spin and 1600 is negligible I always reduce the speed to between 1000 & 1200 rpm and that makes a big difference to the noise levels.

Top cover comes off quite easily, prise off the two small caps on the side of the lid at the front to reveal the torx screws, push back and lift at the same time.

Thanks. I had seen the two caps but did not remove them; I thought there would be more than two screws holding the cover on. I will have a look tomorrow for anything foreign.

Re. spin speed are you saying that there is no benefit ffrom spinning above 1200rpm? I never realised that.

Thanks.

[stephen66]

Re: Hotpoint WMA63 burning smell

iadom wrote:These machines have a stretchy belt that under normal circumstances is very, very tight. […] Also if as you say the machine was overloaded then one of the items may have been rubbing against the door,

Hello.

Thanks for the reply. Sorry I didn’t answer sooner but I never got an e-mail notification.

Since then we have done several non-cotton washes without problems. I was going to take the cover off to have a look but did not know hopw to do this. There is an inspection flap on the back though, and I removed this and looked at the belt and rotated it and it did not seem worn or frayed.

When we do cotton washes they were always noisy when the machine went into high (1600rpm) spin but now there is a rattling noise that my girlfriend does not trust. The machine is level, it is not the machine rattling.

What do you think this might be? Is it easy to remove the cover? Is there anything I can look at o do, or do I need to call an expert?

Thanks.

[stephen66]

Re: Hotpoint WMA63 burning smell

Thanks for the reassurance. I thought that if the belt was slipping it may have caused the smell but I wasn’t sure whether this meant the belt was weakened and needed attention?

[stephen66]

Re: zanussi de6965 problem since moving house

Thanks. I did read some posts here about tilting it back and forward. I didn’t hear any water sloshing about but perhaps that fixed it? Is that what you are supposed to do to reset a flood alarm?

[stephen66]

Re: Hotpoint WMA63 burning smell

Sorry, I forgot to mention: it still washes and spins as normal. But something must have caused the smell before, so does it need attention or should I continue to use it without worrying?

[stephen66]

Re: zanussi front panels

Penguin45 wrote:If you are lucky, the switch will have slipped out of the clips and can be snapped back into place. If you are unlucky the lugs will have broken and the console panel will need replacing.

Thanks. Like I said, it is cosmetic only; it still works, so it’s a job that can wait till a rainy day; there’s no rush. Is it easy to take the front off? Thanks,

[stephen66]

Re: zanussi front panels

Penguin45 wrote:It’s usually a snap fit into the panel, but we will not be able to advise further without the model number…………….

Regards,
Penguin45.

Hi, sorry for the oversight; it is the de6965. Thanks.

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