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Post# 149922   8/22/2006 at 16:25 (6,428 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Just taken delivery of a Hotpoint aqualtis washing machine... was reluctant to buy the shi*e that Hotpoint have been kicking out but thought it looked too smart to miss!!! Very impressed with it - Hotpoint’s claim that it is super silent is correct - even when spinning! Holds 7.5 Kg load, loads of cycles, including Duvets, Bed and Bath, Wool, Silk, etc. Very impressed so far… may possibly begin to sway my opinion of this brand!! More photos in my album |
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Post# 149954 , Reply# 1   8/22/2006 at 19:09 (6,428 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)   |   | |
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I like these machines, I'n glad your happy with yours! Dont Mean To be blonde but how do I access your album ?? Take Care Dan |
Post# 150002 , Reply# 2   8/23/2006 at 01:46 (6,427 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 150008 , Reply# 4   8/23/2006 at 03:24 (6,427 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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And is that the very edge of a compact Zanussi dishwasher I see on the left of the picture? Welcome to the club, by the way! Jon |
Post# 150014 , Reply# 5   8/23/2006 at 04:21 (6,427 days old) by nickuk (chelmsford UK)   |   | |
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My Super silent ultima was exactly as you described - super silent wash but regular spin sound. How so? Same motor running.....I don't reallyunderstand how you can make a brush motor silent anyway...... |
Post# 150075 , Reply# 7   8/23/2006 at 10:26 (6,427 days old) by filekar1 ()   |   | |
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Hi I live in Italy and I have Ariston Aqualtis the model with 3 LCD's YES it's very very silent and wash very well. You can see some Photos on my album CLICK HERE TO GO TO filekar1's LINK |
Post# 150082 , Reply# 8   8/23/2006 at 11:21 (6,427 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Hey... I chose the base model because the 1400 & 1600 spin model price was brushing towards entry level Miele models... i couldnt bear to spend that money on a hotpoint machine! I can genuinley say that it is silent when spinning - the only noise comes from the pump (a real shame as this is obviously very very cheap) and perhaps the suspension moving about. The fast spin takes about 20 minutes, and it is genuinley spinning for about 16 of those - the others are distributing. The 800 spin does it in about 12 minutes. I have noticed that the water levels on the cotton cycles are high - i.e. above the door, which is odd on a modern machine. It also only rinses twice on these cycles, but does so quite well - the intermitent spinning sequence appears to be in the region of the 1000 area It is a little Zanussi compact machine next to it - this is a great little workhorse, the only issue i have is that the drying cycle is poor I will do my best to get some videos sorted... as i am new to this is it through a web cam, or a video cam??? chris |
Post# 150094 , Reply# 9   8/23/2006 at 12:48 (6,427 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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i guess i agree about the noises of older machines tho... especially the hoover electron type noises.... distributing full of water, then onto 500 rpm, then 800 rpm, then the motor slows slightly and it ramps up to 1100.....!! always wondered why they used to slow slightly before getting to the top speed!! |
Post# 150106 , Reply# 10   8/23/2006 at 13:25 (6,427 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 150119 , Reply# 14   8/23/2006 at 14:17 (6,427 days old) by glamwales ()   |   | |
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Quick wash and some cottons , every rinse is half way and there is a rather funky spin wool wash.. I love it !! Sadly the matching dryer died after the 9th reapir in 8 months :( |
Post# 150125 , Reply# 16   8/23/2006 at 15:08 (6,427 days old) by nickuk (chelmsford UK)   |   | |
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My Hotpoint from a few years ago distributed all the time on a woolens wash and I thought it most bizarre and not at all a gentle way to treat wool, but anyway yes I would guess the Hotpoint wool wash has been this way for a few years now |
Post# 150131 , Reply# 18   8/23/2006 at 15:28 (6,427 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)   |   | |
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Have Any other UK members got MSN Messenger?? please add me :-D, I'd Love To Chat!! My msn address is in my profile |
Post# 150132 , Reply# 19   8/23/2006 at 15:30 (6,427 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)   |   | |
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The Woolwash action on my Hoover washer dryer is pretty poor, yet it seems to do a really good job. I love the woolwash action on my sisters Hotpoint WM53, as Jon said, gentle but thorough |
Post# 150142 , Reply# 20   8/23/2006 at 15:50 (6,427 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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the bed and bath cycle washes all the bed linen (3 sets of doubles) and all the bath towels for 4 people in one cycle. it is a 60*c wash, with 5 rinses, the final rinse being very deep. the wash intensity is high, thus meaning the clothes are beaten around a bit. final spin of 1200. it takes about two hours or so..
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Post# 150144 , Reply# 21   8/23/2006 at 15:52 (6,427 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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the wool cycle on this machine is interesting - it fills with water to just below the door, then "static heats" and then tumbles in one direction NOT stopping at all until the end of the cycle. The clothes dont touch each other as they are forced against the sides of the drum during the cycle - the book claims that this speed in 98 RPM for the whole cycle - gets really good when there is a high water level in the drum, as the water is constantly cascading down the door!
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Post# 150145 , Reply# 22   8/23/2006 at 15:52 (6,427 days old) by glamwales ()   |   | |
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thanks chris |
Post# 150148 , Reply# 23   8/23/2006 at 15:57 (6,427 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 150152 , Reply# 24   8/23/2006 at 16:26 (6,427 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 150250 , Reply# 25   8/24/2006 at 06:38 (6,426 days old) by samsungfl (United Kingdom/London )   |   | |
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Post# 150675 , Reply# 26   8/26/2006 at 15:27 (6,424 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 150785 , Reply# 27   8/27/2006 at 05:33 (6,423 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 150788 , Reply# 28   8/27/2006 at 05:40 (6,423 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 150789 , Reply# 29   8/27/2006 at 05:41 (6,423 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 150790 , Reply# 30   8/27/2006 at 05:42 (6,423 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 150792 , Reply# 31   8/27/2006 at 05:43 (6,423 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 150793 , Reply# 32   8/27/2006 at 05:44 (6,423 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 150814 , Reply# 33   8/27/2006 at 07:27 (6,423 days old) by samsungfl (United Kingdom/London )   |   | |
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Post# 151030 , Reply# 35   8/28/2006 at 06:05 (6,422 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 153356 , Reply# 38   9/9/2006 at 11:51 (6,410 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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Good luck with dealing with the Indesit company :-). Jon |
Post# 153364 , Reply# 39   9/9/2006 at 13:21 (6,410 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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funny you should mention gremlins... despite me actually liking the maching i now have, it is the third one i have had from them machine 1) did my first load, and the towels came out with rubber over them. the drum was out of allignment, and during the fast spin the door seal was shreaded into lots of pieces machine 2) was delivered within 48 hrs. The drum was struggling to turn, and in the end, gave up the ghost. this was on the 95* instalation cycle machine 3) my current one... running fine BUT the pump is so noisy.... so bloddy noisy! im going to make video of it, so you can hear how bad it is ....all of this in the space of 6 weeks or so........ |
Post# 153365 , Reply# 40   9/9/2006 at 13:25 (6,410 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 153372 , Reply# 41   9/9/2006 at 14:48 (6,410 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 153387 , Reply# 42   9/9/2006 at 18:25 (6,410 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 153446 , Reply# 43   9/10/2006 at 04:53 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 153458 , Reply# 44   9/10/2006 at 05:47 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Not the best quality, as i took it from my mobile phone... This video shows about 30 seconds of the Wool cycle that i mentioned previously... the water level is high, and the speed you see the drum turning is the speed it does the whole way through the cycle - it does not stop turning until the cycle has finished... its fab!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO chrisbsuk's LINK |
Post# 153459 , Reply# 45   9/10/2006 at 05:50 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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here is another clip - again excuse the quality and my reflection in the door!! this is the shirts cycle... loads of heavy agitation, but very high water levels. slow final spin, and the machine will keep rotating after the cycle until you empty it could be doing with a temp of 50*c in my opinion CLICK HERE TO GO TO chrisbsuk's LINK |
Post# 153460 , Reply# 46   9/10/2006 at 05:52 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 153461 , Reply# 47   9/10/2006 at 05:52 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 153464 , Reply# 49   9/10/2006 at 06:08 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 153467 , Reply# 50   9/10/2006 at 06:14 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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1st wool cycle spin... can you hear that pump in the background? i will make some more films this evening... the light coming into the room is making the quality awful.... what would you like to see CLICK HERE TO GO TO chrisbsuk's LINK |
Post# 153471 , Reply# 51   9/10/2006 at 06:27 (6,409 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK)   |   | |
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Hiya Thanks Chris for the vids... they're great! Steve: What you were saying about your Indesit 2000 is surprising... surly stuff like that shows up in tests before you release a machine on to the market!!! They can't do a good job of testing then, lol Hope you win your bid for the Vision... their amazing!!!! If you get it, we need lots of detailed videos and pictures, lol Adam |
Post# 153473 , Reply# 52   9/10/2006 at 06:33 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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here you see the machine slowing down from spin, and the pump going off... the drum keeps spinning, and you wont hear a thing - that is how quiet it is!!
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Post# 153476 , Reply# 54   9/10/2006 at 06:36 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 153478 , Reply# 56   9/10/2006 at 07:02 (6,409 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)   |   | |
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Loving those vids :-D they are now on my list of considerations when we get a new washer!!! Thanks for them Take Care Dan |
Post# 153596 , Reply# 57   9/10/2006 at 16:56 (6,409 days old) by robm (Buxted)   |   | |
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Hotpoint do it again! I can think of at least 4 occasions where design flaws have cost Hotpoint money. 1, Early 90s. Hotpoint install a silver ring between the door seal and drum. All looks very nice but guess what, clothes torn to shreds. Refit of rubber door seal needed and clothes having to be replaced. Not such a pretty investment! 2, Early 2000s. The One button. This was supposed to allow you to wash one item economically. But guess what, item left ringing wet with an error message 'unbalanced load'. The instructions said you had a make a load up to even out spins, so what were Hotpoint thinking. Button changed to Mini load and now dropped. 3, Early 2000s. Rubbish drum bearings. I knew 2 people who had to have machines replaced because the drum bearing failed. The engineer said it was a design fault and Hotpoint had now changed their bearings. How much more money lost?? 4, Now. My own personal gripe. I like my Hotpoint WD640 washerdryer but it spins at top speed while at high heat tumble dry. I have mentioned this before but it really bugs me. It sets creases in stone, nearly ruining my clothes. Today's manufacturors really need to think about these things. Maybe they should consult us eh??? Rob |
Post# 153597 , Reply# 58   9/10/2006 at 17:20 (6,409 days old) by sudsman ()   |   | |
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The lights are Great thanks for posting |
Post# 155074 , Reply# 59   9/17/2006 at 09:51 (6,402 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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the aqualtis continues to run well, but if i leave the machine for about a day, the drum fills with water for no reason, even when it is turned off i have noticed it two or three times now, on one occasion the water was a little "greasy" the drain pipe is connected to a trap on my sink outlet, so i thought water could be flowing down this pipe and into the machine? i thought this was a little unlikely though, as it would have to force its way throught the pipe and then through the pump and into the drum.... plus i really only put water from cooking down the sink as everything goes in the dishwasher.... any ideas would be appreciated... chris |
Post# 155075 , Reply# 60   9/17/2006 at 09:54 (6,402 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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I think the more common problem for that is a leaky water inlet valve... :-(. If the water has been left to fester for a few hours it can go a bit yukky and mildewy. Jon |
Post# 157912 , Reply# 62   9/30/2006 at 12:27 (6,389 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 157913 , Reply# 63   9/30/2006 at 12:30 (6,389 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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Post# 157915 , Reply# 64   9/30/2006 at 12:34 (6,389 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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sorry about that.. i put the video link in the picture box!! anyway, here is the 60*c white cycle filling up and tumbling CLICK HERE TO GO TO chrisbsuk's LINK |
Post# 157935 , Reply# 65   9/30/2006 at 15:03 (6,389 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 157938 , Reply# 66   9/30/2006 at 15:09 (6,389 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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hey... when the high wash intensity is selected it tumbles like that for the whole cycle, and it seems to do an excellent job - i think this was the programme that got it its A wash rating the water level varies with the load, so it is never the same twice, the video showed a fairly normal level for a full 7.5kg wash not sure what else to film.... what would you like to see?? |
Post# 157941 , Reply# 67   9/30/2006 at 15:20 (6,389 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)   |   | |
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start of final spin, as the machine ramps up to 1200 rpm... as the machine is quiet you cant really hear the motor at all
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