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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





Post# 149954 , Reply# 1   8/22/2006 at 19:09 (6,428 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)        

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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good question dan... ill add a link to the thread for everyone!


Post# 150007 , Reply# 3   8/23/2006 at 03:22 (6,427 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

Nice picture!

Interesting to hear that it's silent on spinning - the Super Silent Ultima's received complaints because they were super silent on wash but still loud on the spin, so nice to see Hotpoint/Ariston have addressed the issue. Any possibilities of videos? :-).

What made you go for the base model, and not the ones with the 3 LCDs? My nana has a WF series Aquarius, and it takes about 20 minutes for the final spin cycle - what is it like on yours?

Jon


Post# 150008 , Reply# 4   8/23/2006 at 03:24 (6,427 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        
Compact dishwasher...

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)        
Yes Jon

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# 150022 , Reply# 6   8/23/2006 at 05:49 (6,427 days old) by hoover3060 ()        

Hi Chris

Nice machine! I really like the aqualtis range but for me the super silent motor is no good. I like a noisy motor! I like to hear it working...washing...distribute..and I love to hear the spin!!!!
I love the old Hotpoint and Hoover and Servis motors for their great sound.
The aqualtis range are really nice designs and would be perfect if they had an old style noisy motor.
You will have to do some vids if its possible.

Nick I always wanted a Hotpoint Ultima 1600 spin. I just love all the lights and leds and display. The faster the spin the better aswell although I only tend to use the fastest spin for towels. I love to be able to see a machine lit up with all sorts of lights etc when the lights are off.

Mark


Post# 150075 , Reply# 7   8/23/2006 at 10:26 (6,427 days old) by filekar1 ()        

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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Hiya

Congrats! it looks really nice... so does yours 'filekar1'

You'll have to get some videos up really soon!





Post# 150109 , Reply# 11   8/23/2006 at 13:31 (6,427 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)        

You Can Use Webcam or Video Cam to make videos, if using a webcam I like to use "windows movie maker" and it records directly to there ready for editing and or saving,

Hope this helps!!

Take Care
Dan

P.S: Can we have a link to your album please?


Post# 150111 , Reply# 12   8/23/2006 at 13:41 (6,427 days old) by glamwales ()        

Hi all

I am curious what a bed and bath cycle is ? How is it different to a regular 60 c wash. I have read that it does sheets in under 2 hours, but my aquarius 1500 does a good job of sheets in 40 mins with high water levels half way up the door.

Is it not just a useless programme ?

Neil


Post# 150117 , Reply# 13   8/23/2006 at 14:10 (6,427 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

Hi - nice that the spin cycle is a lot of spinning too! My nana's 6 kilo Aquarius again just seems to mess about bursting and does a 5 minute tumbling phase halfway through, all for the sake of a 3 minute 1400rpm spin at the end.

I'm still skeptical on these Aqualtis because (as many people on here know) I'm not exactly the biggest fan of the Indesit company, and what they have done to Hotpoint as a brand, but if they are actually making decent products again then that's a turn up for the books (and about time too IMO).

I'm still ever so tempted to buy a Hotpoint WF541... the Aquarius 1400 with 3 dials, just to try one out...

Neil - on what programme does your Hotpoint Aquarius fill halfway up the door? My nana's doesn't have a visible water level at all except on the acrylics rinses :-(. Though a fellow club member has told me that apparently if you press wash enhance you get deeper rinses!

Jon


Post# 150119 , Reply# 14   8/23/2006 at 14:17 (6,427 days old) by glamwales ()        

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# 150124 , Reply# 15   8/23/2006 at 15:05 (6,427 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

Ah cool! I will have to try that in my nana's WF340 - not been impressed with it so far personally but I've only seen it on the cottons 60, 40 and acrylics 40 cycles. Have to say I am spoilt with a Miele so sometimes makes it more difficult for me to see good in other washers, lol.

So if I'm right in understanding what you're saying, does the woolwash distribute all the time, like the Cashmere system on Aristons? Wouldn't surprise me if Hotpoint have adopted this seeming as they are more or less Ariston now.

Jon


Post# 150125 , Reply# 16   8/23/2006 at 15:08 (6,427 days old) by nickuk (chelmsford UK)        
Jon

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# 150126 , Reply# 17   8/23/2006 at 15:15 (6,427 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        
Handwash

Ah right - well I have to say it would be better than the other stupid handwashes we see on washing machines today. Big thick woollen jumpers hardly get soaked never mind washed thoroughly on the handwash cycles on both the Miele and AEG - find myself using delicates most of the time instead with a deep level and a good but gentle level of agitation. Though ideally I'd love the wool wash from 95 series Hotpoints back - high levels, gentle but thorough tumbling, and 4 good rinses with interim spins and a nice long spin at the end. The only thing I like on the Miele handwash is the 1200 spin at the end... a change from other manufacturers which just do a short slow spin at the end of wool cycles.

Nick - I'm online by the way, if you fancy a chat on good ol' MSN.

Jon


Post# 150131 , Reply# 18   8/23/2006 at 15:28 (6,427 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)        

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)        

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..

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!

Post# 150145 , Reply# 22   8/23/2006 at 15:52 (6,427 days old) by glamwales ()        

thanks chris



Post# 150148 , Reply# 23   8/23/2006 at 15:57 (6,427 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        

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i would agree with your comments on not sure about the indesit company.... it upsets me that people actually part with their cash for one of their machines....!!

Post# 150152 , Reply# 24   8/23/2006 at 16:26 (6,427 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        

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any of you guys know of any washer conventions in the UK??

Post# 150250 , Reply# 25   8/24/2006 at 06:38 (6,426 days old) by samsungfl (United Kingdom/London )        
Looking good :D:D

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Hiya, i must just add that your Aqualtis looks great:D i may add it to my list of possibilities as we are getting a new washer very soon lol

Would be great to see some more pics of it, can we have the link to your album please?:D


Richard


Post# 150675 , Reply# 26   8/26/2006 at 15:27 (6,424 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)        

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I would love to see more pictures and videos of this aqualtis. i'm half tempted with one for myself!

Darren


Post# 150785 , Reply# 27   8/27/2006 at 05:33 (6,423 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        

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i would love to make a video but i dont have a clue how to do it!
you would all love the wool wash... fills to half way up the door, then starts to wash at distribute speed for the whole cycle, only stopping to heat the water - loads of water everywhere!!!


Post# 150788 , Reply# 28   8/27/2006 at 05:40 (6,423 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        
some more pictures

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picture 2 Shit... just noticed the token bottle of beer on the work top!!

Post# 150789 , Reply# 29   8/27/2006 at 05:41 (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 )        
Thanx For Those Pics!

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I must say that the your Aqualtis looks great:), me and my mum have decided to get one:D lol. btw if your confused about making videos, just E-mail me about what the problem is and I should be able to help you:D

P.S, The Wool Wash Cycle sounds amazing!!! lol

Richard


Post# 151028 , Reply# 34   8/28/2006 at 05:57 (6,422 days old) by sadose ()        

I do hope that Merloni have got it right this time with the Aqualtis, I think they have from a styling point of view, Chris, so it goes as well as it looks then? I'm going to deviate now...still sticking on large capacity hotpoints...In all of this Aqualtis talk has anybody ever considered the Extendia with its 8.5kg load? I think they look quite interesting even if they are a bit bland looking. Thoughts guys...

Post# 151030 , Reply# 35   8/28/2006 at 06:05 (6,422 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        

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the aqualtis does go as well as it looks - but being hotpoint i wont hold my breath!
the extendia has an interesting feature i noticed in the shop - the detergent dispenser is actually built into the door gasket - i.e. no drawer etc
not sure how it works...


Post# 151056 , Reply# 36   8/28/2006 at 08:20 (6,422 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

Saj I actually really do like that Extendia - they have them in our local Comet and they are very sturdy on the outside at least; just as sturdy as the Bosch Logixx 9. I do like the dispensers too on it; a good ergonomical position. The Extendia's capacity has also been upped to 9 kilos from 8.5, although the drum size hasn't changed!

Chris; I imagine the dispenser works like a normal dispenser i.e. detergent is flushed through as normal, just there is probably a network of inlet hoses underneath the door feeding the dispenser. I like how the dispenser seals too so that in high level rinses or whatever the water won't get in the dispenser.

Jon


Post# 153306 , Reply# 37   9/9/2006 at 02:42 (6,410 days old) by wlawal ()        
Gremlins already!!!...

I've had my Aqualtis 129PI for 2-3 weeks now. Lovely design, so quiet it's eerie; and washes clean but I suspect the gremlins have started to creep in... I put a load of cotton shirts to wash, on the cotton cycle at about 10pm last night. Got up this am about 5.30 and lo and behold it was still on the wash cycle! Going to get support to look into it. Meanwhile where's that ol' scrubbing board?

Post# 153356 , Reply# 38   9/9/2006 at 11:51 (6,410 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

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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my last message was about the hotpoint aqualtis, as pictured at the top of this thread.... sorry guys!!


Post# 153372 , Reply# 41   9/9/2006 at 14:48 (6,410 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)        

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arrrgh im dyin to see one of these in action!!!!!!!!!!

Post# 153387 , Reply# 42   9/9/2006 at 18:25 (6,410 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)        
Chris....

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I work in an appliance sales shop and we sold a customer one with what sounds like the same problem as your 1st machine- she has grey streaks on her duvet :(

Seamus


Post# 153446 , Reply# 43   9/10/2006 at 04:53 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        

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Seamus,
the grey streaks would be the rubber seal i guess.... its such a shame because these machines were hotpoints chance to reinstate confidence in their brand.... done the opposite to me i am affraid!

.....and the duvet cycle is shite!!


Post# 153458 , Reply# 44   9/10/2006 at 05:47 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        
Videos...

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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!!


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Post# 153459 , Reply# 45   9/10/2006 at 05:50 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        
video 2

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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


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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)        
shirts 1

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in case the vids didnt work, an alternative link is below

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Post# 153463 , Reply# 48   9/10/2006 at 06:08 (6,409 days old) by sparkcymru ()        
Aqualtis rubber

Hi Chris fab videos thanks. Nice to see one of these in action. Problem with the door rubber reminds me of the design flaw in our Indesit 2000 series machine back in the 80's when it was launched. We had one of the first machines and the door seal was a bad design and caught clothes in it all the time ripping either the clothes or the seal. They soon redesigned it and then it was no bother ever again. It makes me reluctant to buy any machine thats new on the market as there are always things that the designers have got a bit wrong and need a fix for. Same applies to anything really thats new. Anyway, hope to speak to u soon and as your not far from me perhaps we can get together.
I'm bidding on the old style Hoover vision on ebay which i've been after for ages. cant wait to get some vids done of that in action!!

Steve


Post# 153464 , Reply# 49   9/10/2006 at 06:08 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        
overview

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an overview of the machine whilst cooling down wash water


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Post# 153467 , Reply# 50   9/10/2006 at 06:14 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        
1st spin

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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


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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)        
slowing down

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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# 153474 , Reply# 53   9/10/2006 at 06:33 (6,409 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        

OMG!!! I love those water levels!! As you say, it is loads for such a modern machine... think that's about as high as the Sensitive rinse in my AEG, and is definitely Hoover Logic style! Is that water level only on woollens, or does it get that high in cottons or synthetics cycles too? Could you possible do a vid of the cottons rinse? Thanks!

For such a machine that I hated at first, I think I'm starting to fall in love with them. Love starts with hate and all that... Who knows, once the bugs have been ironed out there migth be one sitting next to my Miele!

Jon


Post# 153476 , Reply# 54   9/10/2006 at 06:36 (6,409 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        

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Hey Jon,
the water levels are high on:
Silk
Wool
Shirts
Duvets

the final cotton rinse has a high water level, but the normal rinse/wash levels are below the door

the synthetic cycle has a high water level...

ill do some vids tonigt as the light is making the quality awful, sorry


Post# 153477 , Reply# 55   9/10/2006 at 06:42 (6,409 days old) by sparkcymru ()        
flaws

Adam, i think its the same across many products that are new out. like cars riddles with design flaws until they get out to the general public. factory testing doesn't equate to real world useage. I seem to remember the Servis quartz having a design flaw in the program if you selected cool wash with something else it would fail, and Hoover had fire problems on the new wave soft wave range because the heater was under the door gasket and water dripped onto it. Manufacturers may have been making things for years that are reliable but when the redsign something they usually dont forese a whole range of new problems cropping up.

I won the Hoover vision everybody! Will pick it up this week and gets some videos done asap of it running. Can't wait.
Steve


Post# 153478 , Reply# 56   9/10/2006 at 07:02 (6,409 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)        

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)        
Oh dear

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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 ()        
Love your machine

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)        
help in a roundabout way.....!

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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)        

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# 155089 , Reply# 61   9/17/2006 at 11:28 (6,402 days old) by sparkcymru ()        

This is quite common on Indesit made machines i've had it myself on a w103. The cold fill valve occasionally decided to slowley fill the machine with water, but there was no pattern to it. It is possible its coming down the drain pipe as there is nothing to stop it and once it gets going it sucks water through the pump but the only way to check is put the drian pipe over the sink and then wait n see it it still fills with water.
Steve


Post# 157912 , Reply# 62   9/30/2006 at 12:27 (6,389 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        
more vids.....

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loading up a 60*c white cycle

Post# 157913 , Reply# 63   9/30/2006 at 12:30 (6,389 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        
more vids

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the start of the wash cycle -machine is loaded, and has calculated the size of the load, and is now taking in water. you can then see it begin to tumble

Post# 157915 , Reply# 64   9/30/2006 at 12:34 (6,389 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        
ignore last two....

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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


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Post# 157935 , Reply# 65   9/30/2006 at 15:03 (6,389 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK)        

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OMG Chris!!!! thats crazy

How long does it distribute like that for?
Is that the standard height for the water level on the wash?
Does it do that just on the High Intensity setting?

LOL sorry bout all the questions, cant wait for the next vid!


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)        
final spin film

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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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