Thread Number: 40200
Introducing the Hotpoint First Edition WMA22 |
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Post# 595056 , Reply# 1   5/8/2012 at 11:24 (4,370 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Door open displaying the drum and you may see the seal and why it needs changing. |
Post# 595058 , Reply# 2   5/8/2012 at 11:29 (4,370 days old) by aegokocarat (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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looovley washer Chris :) i prefer the style of door it has compared to the wma9 and wma10 :) Tom :) |
Post# 595129 , Reply# 3   5/8/2012 at 17:08 (4,370 days old) by electradeluxe (Blackpool, Lancs)   |   | |
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my mum's got the few12 model,it tends to jump around a lot these days,it's 8 years old |
Post# 595484 , Reply# 4   5/10/2012 at 10:18 (4,368 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Here are some more photos. Detergent drawer front |
Post# 595485 , Reply# 5   5/10/2012 at 10:20 (4,368 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Lots of various programmes and options. When I got the maching, the dial was on quickwash programme |
Post# 595486 , Reply# 6   5/10/2012 at 10:22 (4,368 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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The dial and LEDs. When you switch the machine on the programme end LED lights up. |
Post# 595487 , Reply# 7   5/10/2012 at 10:24 (4,368 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Here is the soap tray. its quite grubby. Thank you for your replys guys.@elecradeluxe this is 9 years old. Chris. |
Post# 595492 , Reply# 8   5/10/2012 at 11:07 (4,368 days old) by marthalover4eve ()   |   | |
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put the draw in the dishwasher take the bit off where its says first edition sorted |
Post# 595495 , Reply# 9   5/10/2012 at 11:47 (4,368 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Thanks for that tip Marthalover4eve. I will do that now as Ive heard that cleaning drawers by toothbrushes can scratch them up? |
Post# 595923 , Reply# 11   5/12/2012 at 11:20 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Today I sucesfully got to the point where I need to fit new bearings. The old bearings went because the old bearing seal was fittes the wrong way round. Here are photos |
Post# 595924 , Reply# 12   5/12/2012 at 11:21 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Door removed. |
Post# 595925 , Reply# 13   5/12/2012 at 11:22 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Door, seal and front removed |
Post# 595926 , Reply# 14   5/12/2012 at 11:24 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Oops, now the door seal is removed from the tub. |
Post# 595927 , Reply# 15   5/12/2012 at 11:25 (4,366 days old) by marthalover4eve ()   |   | |
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looks well built |
Post# 595928 , Reply# 16   5/12/2012 at 11:26 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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concrete blocks removed |
Post# 595929 , Reply# 17   5/12/2012 at 11:29 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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This machine is a meloroni machine and I will tell you that it is not designed to come appart. With my WM12, I diddent remove the whole tub but this time I had to:( Grrrr. Top concrete block below. |
Post# 595930 , Reply# 18   5/12/2012 at 11:30 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Bottom concrete block away |
Post# 595931 , Reply# 19   5/12/2012 at 11:31 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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The whole tub removed... Just the shell really and a few components. |
Post# 595932 , Reply# 20   5/12/2012 at 11:33 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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The tub and motor away from the machine |
Post# 595933 , Reply# 21   5/12/2012 at 11:34 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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The tub split revealing the drum.. |
Post# 595934 , Reply# 22   5/12/2012 at 11:35 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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The limescaled heater |
Post# 595935 , Reply# 23   5/12/2012 at 11:35 (4,366 days old) by aegokocarat (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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wow! |
Post# 595936 , Reply# 24   5/12/2012 at 11:36 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Drum and spider |
Post# 595937 , Reply# 25   5/12/2012 at 11:38 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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So here is why the bearings went - the bearing seal was put in the wrong way round! Cant be helped though. |
Post# 595938 , Reply# 26   5/12/2012 at 11:40 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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the rear bearing. It was completley siezed! |
Post# 595939 , Reply# 27   5/12/2012 at 11:42 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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And this is the last photo - the rear tub half.Chris. |
Post# 595949 , Reply# 28   5/12/2012 at 12:33 (4,366 days old) by marthalover4eve ()   |   | |
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have you finshed it yet |
Post# 595950 , Reply# 29   5/12/2012 at 12:48 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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No, not quite yet, ive got to put the new bearing in and replace the spider. |
Post# 595986 , Reply# 30   5/12/2012 at 15:10 (4,366 days old) by henrypeter21 ()   |   | |
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Good find, and Good luck with the bearing job! |
Post# 595988 , Reply# 31   5/12/2012 at 15:19 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 ()   |   | |
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Thank you and I am really enjoying doing something 'Practical' with my time instead of being on the PC. |
Post# 597301 , Reply# 33   5/18/2012 at 11:41 (4,360 days old) by marthalover4eve ()   |   | |
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indesit bought hotpoint in 2001 |
Post# 597304 , Reply# 34   5/18/2012 at 11:50 (4,360 days old) by supermaticjames (Donegal, Ireland)   |   | |
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Indesit bought GDA's share of Hotpoint in 2001, then bought the remainingn (USA I think?) share in 2007 or so. |