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Post# 331013   2/18/2009 at 12:35 (5,517 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

A Hotpoint Aquarius 1400 in Graphite!We have ordered it at Curry's.It is coming on Wednesday.

Can't wait!


YAY





Post# 331015 , Reply# 1   2/18/2009 at 12:45 (5,517 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)        

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My neighbour to my left (2 doors away) they always bought hoover and had the logic, new wave 1100 then a 1300 spin edition model that lasted two years and i think it was 5.5kg or 6kg. Now this time they bought the wml540 in white, and say its better than their old washer and you can fit more clothes in, they got it for £220 which was cheaper than other places. They are saying it will last longer but they like to replace washing machines every couple of years but the new wave was there longer than the rest as well as the logic.

Post# 331027 , Reply# 2   2/18/2009 at 13:23 (5,517 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
I really like it!

I really want to try the wool cycle.Also,i wouldnt mind trying the shirts cycle too!Can't wait.

Post# 331102 , Reply# 3   2/18/2009 at 19:37 (5,517 days old) by hotpointwf220 ()        

just to let u know if its the wml540 and think its clockwise,
think again lol this one is what hoover ac110 has and its really an indesit wixxl 1400 model


Post# 331197 , Reply# 4   2/19/2009 at 10:38 (5,516 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
LOL

I'm getting the same one as HooverAC110!

Post# 331205 , Reply# 5   2/19/2009 at 11:46 (5,516 days old) by sudsman ()        
Guess Whats comming???

THE REPAIRMAN!

Post# 331209 , Reply# 6   2/19/2009 at 11:56 (5,516 days old) by electron800 ()        
THE REPAIRMAN!

lol

I'm keeping quiet, hehe

I do hope you get a good one though and not a dud!

Matt


Post# 331210 , Reply# 7   2/19/2009 at 11:58 (5,516 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)        

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hopefully you will get a good one, like me with my hotpoint wma 58. Its nearly 5 years old i think and still working 100% without problems. I hope it lasts like 10 years atleast. Other people had similar machines and theres are R.I.P.
They are good value for money, i'd say.


Post# 331217 , Reply# 8   2/19/2009 at 13:38 (5,516 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

I really do like it.The cycles are great and the rinsing will hopefully be better than the current Hottie.

Post# 331218 , Reply# 9   2/19/2009 at 13:43 (5,516 days old) by electron800 ()        
the rinsing will hopefully be better than the current Hottie

Highly doubt it if I'm honest.

The ones I've seen don't rinse all that well, and certainly are poorer than WM Hotpoints

Sorry I just really dislike these Indesits :)

Ok I'll keep my gob shut now!

Matt


Post# 331228 , Reply# 10   2/19/2009 at 14:19 (5,516 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

I thought they did slow tumbles with low water level then a high level fill with fast tumbles.

Please correct me if i'm wrong.

If thats incorrect,how do they rinse?


Post# 331237 , Reply# 11   2/19/2009 at 14:40 (5,516 days old) by electron800 ()        
I believe they do

but don't expect the rinsing you had from the wm53

4 rinses with good interms using a total of 85l of water will naturally produce better results than 2 rinses using almost half that.

If I had to use one I wouldn't dream of using it without extra rinse.

Matt


Post# 331245 , Reply# 12   2/19/2009 at 15:29 (5,516 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)        

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From what users have told me and ive witnessed from the wf and wt range is that rinsing is good, and the high water level and fast tumbles help a lot. In the ultimas the spin rinsing also helps a lot.

Still ,on the fast wash eco it does 10 second ditribution tumbles during the wash.


Post# 331260 , Reply# 13   2/19/2009 at 17:29 (5,516 days old) by hooverac110 ()        
Hey everyone, about the WML540G

Hey I will start a separte forum thingy and post some pics of washes in my my Hotpoint WML540G for you all :)

I know you have probably seen vids though on YouTube, and please bear with me, it's my first time on here aswell was as on a forum

Gary


Post# 331330 , Reply# 14   2/20/2009 at 03:13 (5,515 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

Cool,I love distribution tumbles but they just cant beat the old Hotpoints i dont think.

Post# 331335 , Reply# 15   2/20/2009 at 04:09 (5,515 days old) by robm (Buxted)        

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Hi all

Having owned a modern Hottie, which I left at my last property this is what I liked, disliked -

Disliked
Over sensitive out of balance
Repetitive distribution (unlike Zanussi which adjusts accordingly and quickly)
Quiet but fairly noisy on top spin
Cheaply made, door catch would not engage easily
Hated the spin dry on washer dryer feature, clothes were ruined

Liked
Nice design
Great programmes, with shorter options
Despite OOB fairly stable
Deep water levels
Intresting 2 stage fast spin

I should add that I only left the machine as I wanted to get a new one (for fun). I used the delay timer at times and occassionally the door did not engage and so the wash did not start. When I was busy this was a pain in the neck.

My new flat had a Whirlpool already there, which I later replaced with the Zanni.

Good luck with your new machine, I'm sure you will like it!

Rob


Post# 331337 , Reply# 16   2/20/2009 at 04:40 (5,515 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)        

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BTW which model did you have Rob?

My cosin sis has got a built in neff washer dryer which is about £1000 in comet. The bosch and siemens are the same looking and programmes too, but different pricing, Bosch lowest then neff then siemens. That machnes drying cycle also spins during the drying process because once i was there and she was using the cottons 40oc for normal ligh soiled loads and wanted to do washes in an hour, so showed her the short button. She'll never use the dryer but we thought lets give it a go today, we did and it started spinning but we found the clothes were harder to iron than natural dry whether indoors or outdoor.


Post# 331340 , Reply# 17   2/20/2009 at 05:36 (5,515 days old) by robm (Buxted)        

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Hi there

I had the WD640, which was an Aquarius washer dryer, roughly 3 years old now.

It ruined a few jumpers in the dryer. It would literally spin at 1400 and leave the clothes all marked. That aside I did quite like it and if you selected gentle dry the spins were cut. I do however, much prefer the Zanussi Jetsystem.

I got it on ebay as new but used a few times. The seller said they had been bought a machine at the same time by their son.

Rob


Post# 331341 , Reply# 18   2/20/2009 at 06:03 (5,515 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

Yes i have just took the top off the old Hottie.I had three concerns though:

1.The belt was hanging off the pulley.
2.The outer tub had a few cracks on it.
3.There was a black mark on the wiring near the timer.


So i think it could of shorted out.

Pictures coming soon!


Post# 331342 , Reply# 19   2/20/2009 at 06:19 (5,515 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
Inside the Hotpoint...

Look at that concrete block!So solid!LOL

Post# 331343 , Reply# 20   2/20/2009 at 06:20 (5,515 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
Exclusively to Hotpoint!

Where a motor should be!

Post# 331344 , Reply# 21   2/20/2009 at 06:22 (5,515 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

The drawer!

Post# 331346 , Reply# 22   2/20/2009 at 06:24 (5,515 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

The pulley.

Post# 331347 , Reply# 23   2/20/2009 at 06:25 (5,515 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

Inside the drawer

Post# 331348 , Reply# 24   2/20/2009 at 06:28 (5,515 days old) by electron800 ()        
I don't see any cracks in the outer tub

and the black marks will be dirt, mine has them.

so basically it won't work cos the belt has come off

have you tried putting the belt back on? It will more than likely tumble again.

Matt


Post# 331349 , Reply# 25   2/20/2009 at 06:37 (5,515 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        

I dont think it will tumble because the motor wasnt even trying.It was just sat there full of water.The timer wasnt even moving.

I dont think the camera picked up the cracks.They might be just how it was made,you never know lol.


Post# 331354 , Reply# 26   2/20/2009 at 07:07 (5,515 days old) by electron800 ()        
Well sounds like it needs new brushes and the belt refitting

Would have set you back less than a tenner and would have been easy to fit yourself on a machine with the motor at the top.

I suppose there is a small chance u blew the timer by running it with bad brushes, but I highly doubt it.

Hmmmmmm


Post# 331361 , Reply# 27   2/20/2009 at 07:50 (5,515 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
I think i did blow the timer...

A new one is on its way.I am curious about the machines suspension.It only has 2 suspension arms i think!


Am i right?



Post# 331364 , Reply# 28   2/20/2009 at 07:55 (5,515 days old) by electron800 ()        
The vast majority of machines do and have done for a long ti

Hotpoints used to have 3 until 1981 I think.

Our WM52 was used for months with bad brushes (yes the wash results were awful, but we were living in Germany and couldn't get parts or a repairman) and it never damaged anything else on the machine.

The Ecologic also did a couple of loads on its bad brushes, totally fine, so I don't think you will have blown the timer, it's just a remote possibility.

Matt


Post# 331368 , Reply# 29   2/20/2009 at 08:24 (5,515 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
Thanks Matt!

Yes,ours was probably used for ages with knackered brushes too.I dont know what is wrong for sure but we are getting a new one.At the moment,i am having a look inside.





Post# 331370 , Reply# 30   2/20/2009 at 08:30 (5,515 days old) by electron800 ()        

has it been struggling to tumble and/or making a sparking noise for a while then?

I'm tempted to offer to take the WM53 off your hands since your not very far from me. See what it needs doing.

I really don't have the room but I'm sure I could manage to fit it in the cupboard, anything's better than seeing it go to the scrap heap over a simple fault like brushes

Matt


Post# 331372 , Reply# 31   2/20/2009 at 09:15 (5,515 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)        
Sorry,you can't...

The delivery for the new Hotpoint means that they take your old appliance away.Thanks for the interest though.


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