Thread Number: 29844
Hotpoint Aqualtis And The Bra Padding |
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Post# 453728   8/2/2010 at 10:34 (4,986 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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One of these came into work on Sunday, the owner said it was about 18 month old and had very little use at is came from a holiday home, (I thought 18 months was a good life for a modern Hotpoint :-) )
He said he was not prepared to pay £70.00 call out fee to have it looked at It is in mint visual condition so I thought I would bring it home and have a look, last night I was thinking bound to be control boards etc... Tried it out in garage and it lit up selected a spin cycle and off it went, hmm I thought ok ill add water now, did this selected a 30 minute wash and off it went until it came to pumping out time, very slooowwwwww it was. Got the filter out and it was bunged up with one of the offending bra pads in the picture..........put it back and on it went until the next pump out..........same again....... take out filter and low and behold another of the buggers! put filter back in and completed cycle no problems. Then I did a 60o whites wash with 5 heavy-duty double sheets, no problems at all......... So I can only conclude that this guy has dumped a working machine for the sake of £70.00 and two bra pads........... Now I have always liked the look of these machines and now I have tried it I am going to get rid of my Bosch Exxcel 1400, which has never impressed me and put this one in the kitchen at home. Hotpoint Good points: Will wash a quilt (apparently) Door opens as soon as programme has finished (no bloody time delay interlock) Quiet motor Reasonable rinse levels Bad Points: Noisy cheap pump (as usual) Mediocre build quality (no worse than the Bosch though) Spin balance is a bit fussy Comparatively noisy when letting water in But as time progresses I will form other opinions good or bad. |
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Post# 453729 , Reply# 1   8/2/2010 at 10:35 (4,986 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 453730 , Reply# 2   8/2/2010 at 10:35 (4,986 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 453731 , Reply# 3   8/2/2010 at 10:36 (4,986 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 453733 , Reply# 4   8/2/2010 at 10:40 (4,986 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 453735 , Reply# 5   8/2/2010 at 10:45 (4,986 days old) by favorit ()   |   | |
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Definitely the Aqualtis is not the proper washer for Samantha Fox *LOL* |
Post# 453740 , Reply# 6   8/2/2010 at 11:06 (4,986 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Well at least it will never suffer that trouble again in your household Gary :) You can only wonder at some people's stupidity in not even checking the filter. Still, his loss in your gain, so good on ya mate, it IS a nice looking machine.
Why do you not like the Bosch? It looks reasonably TOL to my uneducated eye, I would have expected reasonable performance. AND whats the story about the Hoover AS1 then? Looks like a cracker - if you threaded that before just reference the thread and I can check from there. Al |
Post# 453747 , Reply# 7   8/2/2010 at 11:30 (4,986 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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well it just goes to prove that padded bras a bad thing and can bring a modern high tech washer to its end........
AL The bosch is not a bad machine but it is nothing special in what it does, cottons wash programmes are a joke, too long and too little water, the only programmes i used on this machine were the "easy care" for cottons, up to to 60o temp option, higher wash levels and shorter wash times if you added all the extra options, (about 1 hour 35 mins) Mixed load again higher wash levels and shorter wash times And the quick wash occasionally, The rinse levels on this machine are hopeless, way to low. The spin balance system was quick and worked well, again it is fitted with a modern noisy cheap magnetic pump. Now lets talk about your beautiful Electrolux restoration, that is a machine and a half! ;-) |
Post# 453750 , Reply# 8   8/2/2010 at 11:39 (4,986 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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AL
Now we are talking real machines :-) Ibe had that some time and have been slowly restoring it visually and mechanically.........its almost done now And yes what a cracker of a machine, the distri/drain is top!..........straight into 82 rpm, the washing is plastered to the drum instantly and water goes everywhere until it has pumped out, then onto the spin..........the programmer is a real noisy click, whirrr, moan one, it is brilliant to listen too Being a budget machine it has no fabric conditioner compartment!, Hoover went to the trouble of blanking of the moulding for it!!!, can you beleive that, maybe Hoover thought that the poor people who bought this machine coudnt have afforded fabric conditioner :-) so you have to add conditioner yourself. But it is a great machine in the Hoover tradition Gary Attached is a picture of the "economy" soap draw |
Post# 453752 , Reply# 9   8/2/2010 at 11:44 (4,986 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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hey
good acquisition, plus free of charge. They have a nice big drum, nice programmes and i like the aqualtis models from hotpoints range. Didn't think the Bosch would be going, but i haven't used a bosch in many years so don't know a thing or two... wish you many years of good service from the hotpoint, lets hope it proves to be faithful. take care |
Post# 453756 , Reply# 10   8/2/2010 at 11:53 (4,986 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Well I wasnt expecting that!!! wow just goes to show what people get rid of before sorting out a simple repair, not that ur complaining...LOl
Good machines, have put a few through their paces, 4th generation of them now!!!looking forward to hearing all about it.. Ohhh, I do hope there`s no oil leaking out of that poor Burco twinny stood standing upside down next to it!!! Hhmmmm..!!! Cheers, Mike CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK |
Post# 453763 , Reply# 11   8/2/2010 at 12:14 (4,986 days old) by davek ()   |   | |
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Those may be fake, but they're under the skin! She was such a fox back in the day. I have not seen her lately. Hotpoint-OK for that one. |
Post# 453767 , Reply# 12   8/2/2010 at 12:27 (4,986 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 453769 , Reply# 13   8/2/2010 at 12:29 (4,986 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 453792 , Reply# 14   8/2/2010 at 13:14 (4,986 days old) by hotpoint95622 (Powys)   |   | |
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Post# 453805 , Reply# 15   8/2/2010 at 13:33 (4,986 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Post# 453828 , Reply# 18   8/2/2010 at 15:26 (4,986 days old) by favorit ()   |   | |
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Hi Gary, have you tried it ? there's a vid on youtube where a Logixx 8 on "sensitive" makes 4 high level rinses like "old school" machines Here it is : CLICK HERE TO GO TO favorit's LINK |
Post# 453873 , Reply# 19   8/2/2010 at 16:33 (4,986 days old) by bertrum ()   |   | |
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Ha Ha Whatever next, replacing Bosch for Indesit/ Hotpoint. Gotta love what the general public do, keeps my job interesting. Enjoy the machine anyway. |
Post# 454081 , Reply# 20   8/3/2010 at 07:15 (4,986 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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well got the machine plumbed, plugged, levelled and in at last
Bertrum Time will tell as to its longevity, though i am under no illusions with modern machines with the exception of a few top brands Favorit No i never did use that programme, the fact that manufacturers put such programmes on machines tells me that they are well aware of the problems of rinsing in low levels of water, such a stupid directive by the EEC.........ah well, if only i could have one of my old machines in the house things would be much better Paul Well i will let you know how it gets on in time. Gary |
Post# 454172 , Reply# 22   8/3/2010 at 12:12 (4,985 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)   |   | |
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Am I the only one who remembers the "deep sea" television commercial for this machine, and the bra in the ad snapping like a clam shell? Lawrence/Maytagbear |
Post# 454174 , Reply# 23   8/3/2010 at 12:24 (4,985 days old) by favorit ()   |   | |
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Can' t believe the merlonis have flooded the US too with it LOL |
Post# 454177 , Reply# 24   8/3/2010 at 12:30 (4,985 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)   |   | |
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but I saw it on YouTube. Merloni is just starting to invade the US. Thank you for posting, it is a very amusing ad! Lawrence/Maytagbear |
Post# 454195 , Reply# 25   8/3/2010 at 13:23 (4,985 days old) by dj-gabriele ()   |   | |
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Hahah, that's not Merloni but Indesit! Anyway, if the machine is as good as the adverts it's going to be the new Miele hahahah :D |
Post# 454198 , Reply# 26   8/3/2010 at 13:26 (4,985 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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LAWRENCE
I liked the advert for the washer i though it one of the best made. But of course the irony being that modern machines dont wash in any thing like that amount of water except the old style and excellent top loaders....... Favorit Oh yes comnsumers are easily led beings, energy ratings, spin speeds, motor wattage are all they fed with now days.....sod the qaulity and as you say the rashes that come later :-) I am glad i have my old machines ;-) |
Post# 454242 , Reply# 27   8/3/2010 at 15:36 (4,985 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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There seems to be an oddity with 'favorit's' post (reply#21) above. His name is greened out, and there are empty brackets after his name. Any ideas? |
Post# 454265 , Reply# 28   8/3/2010 at 16:36 (4,985 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)   |   | |
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I wondered about the green name thing too... Confusing! |
Post# 458238 , Reply# 30   8/21/2010 at 06:49 (4,968 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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If he is going to wear padded bras, he should learn how to wash them properly. |
Post# 458254 , Reply# 31   8/21/2010 at 09:38 (4,967 days old) by robliverpool (england Liverpool)   |   | |
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What a great find Gary. Same thing happened to me in 2006 I got a Hoptoint aquarius 2 year old machine given to me for nothing and was told the bearings had gone as it would not spin etc, got stuck in to do a bearing change and all it was, was a bra wire had stuck between the drum paddle and the elmement, took all of 30 seconds to fix and machine is still going now with no faults. Not in my house tho lol. Me aunt has it and she loves the machine.
What kg is the washer Gary is it 9kg or 10kg |
Post# 458290 , Reply# 32   8/21/2010 at 14:25 (4,967 days old) by electron1100 (England)   |   | |
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Hello Rob
Yah see modern machines just havent got the build qaulity to take knocks etc from a few bra's Anyway this one is 7.5kg...... So far it is ok, washes ok, rinses ok, spin balance can take for ever, very quiet motor, noisy pump and water inlets, how manufacturers can claim there machines are quiet i dont know as they all seem to use the same cheap pumps in them, apart from a few top range manufacturers. Any way the other half likes it so thats ok as well. |
Post# 458333 , Reply# 35   8/21/2010 at 18:58 (4,967 days old) by robliverpool (england Liverpool)   |   | |
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Yup deffo right about machines not being able to handle anything minor without shutting down.. I thought your hotpoint was at least a 9kg as the drum looks bigger than mine and mines a 9kg but i know what you mean about the noisy pumps and inlets, mine has direct drive (swan-rebadged daewoo) and its really quiet till the pump kicks in and it sounds like its gonna break and mine is a little fussy before spin kicks in can take a good few mins to distribute proppa.
Machine looks like new, i know they can suffer rust by the soap dispensor. btw the hoover economy soap drawer reminds me of the plastic cutlery tray you put in the kitchen drawer lol still, as long as it does the job Rob |
Post# 458422 , Reply# 36   8/22/2010 at 08:36 (4,967 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Hi guys,
I recently bought my second aqualtis, it being their top of the range one with touch sensitive controls and a steam function (see separate thread) The machine itself really was excellent - held 9kg, 1600 rpm speed, reasonable wash times, washed a king size duvet in it, very very quiet - even the pump had been upgraded from my last one as that too was pretty quiet. I have however, had to make it redundant; the machine was placed on a wooden floor, and it vibrated too much, making the WHOLE flat vibrate, and annoying the people downstairs. It has also caused my flooring in the kitchen to vibrate appart, again picture attached. I had hotpoint out, who said "yes, it it vibrating but we cant do anything about it -its your floor". The engineer was pretty honest when he said 9KG spinning @ 1600 RPM produces so much force that the floor really needs to be concrete.... This was not good enough, so I wrote to Argos who i bought the machine from and they have replaced the machine, with ANY machine I wanted AND fixed the kitchen floor. So, I chose a Bosch Excell Intergrated machine. And do you know what? its pretty amazing to be fair; it too is pretty quiet, BUT even if the machine rocks when spinning the floor or the house doesnt. It is a shame its hidden behind a cupboard door, but at least I have a machine that will wash and not ruin my kitchen. Programme times are great, and spin results are fab - the water fillsfrom a spout above the door - its fun to watch when it spins during the rinses as the water comes on to fill whilst the drum is slowing down; bit like old hoovers/hotpoints. I use Wash Plus and Aqua Plus on all cycles; water levels half way up the door for rinses and quarter up door during washing. The Which magazine also voted it their best buy, just slightly under the Miele built in one (trust me if Argos did Miele I would have one!!) The Aqualtis is at the top of my stairs as Hotpoint have to collect it. its been 3 weeks now and they havent been in touch.......I wont be contacting them! Pic below shows the huge gaps in my floor caused by the washing machine - the laminate has literally been vibrated appart!!! |
Post# 458424 , Reply# 37   8/22/2010 at 08:37 (4,967 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 458505 , Reply# 41   8/22/2010 at 17:08 (4,966 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 458632 , Reply# 44   8/23/2010 at 07:08 (4,966 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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bertrum.....
Yes, I did write to Argos, and detailed that the machine was damaging my kitchen, and it wasnt fit for purpose (i.e. no mention in any of hotpoints or argos's literature that the machine should be placed on a concrete floor etc) sent pictures of the damage - and they called me within 5 days and did indeed make that offer |
Post# 458649 , Reply# 46   8/23/2010 at 08:07 (4,966 days old) by paulinroyton (B)   |   | |
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Here it is, |
Post# 458650 , Reply# 47   8/23/2010 at 08:11 (4,966 days old) by paulinroyton (B)   |   | |
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Another pic |
Post# 458651 , Reply# 48   8/23/2010 at 08:14 (4,966 days old) by paulinroyton (B)   |   | |
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another pic |
Post# 458654 , Reply# 49   8/23/2010 at 08:18 (4,966 days old) by paulinroyton (B)   |   | |
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Last Pic |
Post# 458659 , Reply# 50   8/23/2010 at 08:46 (4,966 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 458660 , Reply# 51   8/23/2010 at 09:02 (4,965 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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There will always be issues with automatic machines not placed on concrete floors as the forces generated when the machine is winding up and down for the spin are terriffic. I know this even as far back as my Philips 082 way back in 1983 when I moved into a top floor flat in an old house.
The only answer is to place it on a thick board to help spread the load, unless you fill the void with concerete as Paul suggests. My Miele 1400 has happily resised in my 1st floor bathroom for the last 6 years with no problems although you certainly do know when it goes into the spin. It sits on and offcut of 40mm worktop. The bathroom is above the kitchen which I do not want to fill with concrete. I believe Seamus has a similar arrangement to mine. Paul, some people get ALL the luck, that Miele washer is simply FAB! Al |
Post# 458671 , Reply# 53   8/23/2010 at 10:06 (4,965 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 458675 , Reply# 54   8/23/2010 at 11:07 (4,965 days old) by Toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 458726 , Reply# 55   8/23/2010 at 17:02 (4,965 days old) by paulinroyton (B)   |   | |
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Hi Paul. Only done 1 load in the machine. Its great, and love the deep rinses when water plus is switched on. Such a good quality machine. Paul |
Post# 458909 , Reply# 57   8/24/2010 at 13:01 (4,964 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 459113 , Reply# 59   8/25/2010 at 12:00 (4,963 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 459140 , Reply# 60   8/25/2010 at 13:34 (4,963 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 459318 , Reply# 62   8/26/2010 at 07:57 (4,963 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK)   |   | |
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Hi Paul
Congrats on the Miele. They're really good machines! Is Intensive Plus the only cycle programmed under HomeCare? I received a brochure earlier this year regarding this machine and I thought there where a number of cycles available if you scrolled left and right, using the buttons under the display. Perhaps it depends on the model, but even if you do only have Intensive Plus, you should be able to ask for additional cycles to be added!! |