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Thread Number: 10083
Look what i found in the skip............. |
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| Post# 185864 1/25/2007 at 13:41 (6,290 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
Well currently i'm workin for my dads building company as a labourer until i find a new job after things with Comet went completely downhill and sour. Today...was like the usual days...up at 5.45am, On the road at 6.15, an hour and a half's drive....arrive at site. Grab a coffee...have a trott about...Get on with some work... Today....was different. Today, there was this lil gem layed on her back covered in mess...a Hotpoint WM31 1200 deluxe! Wow! So my bro bein as supportive as he is and a leanent boss agreed that i could dig it out, check it out and take it home. to which i have done! I've cleaned it up took the lid off inspected it and all seems well. It was caked in dirt and stuff and inside the drum and seal was full of sludgy detergent. I fitted a new plug as i had to cut the wire off as it was burried about 3ft under loads of wood n stuff. So decided to run it. Heres where i really need your help guys.... It grumbled abit..clicked and clunked and began the spin tumble into a distribution however, it was really lathargic....and then it cut out! Any ideas? Below from first to last are the pics of how i found it, dug it out and inspected it enjooooy Darren 
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| Post# 185866 , Reply# 1 1/25/2007 at 13:45 (6,290 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 185867 , Reply# 2 1/25/2007 at 13:46 (6,290 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 185868 , Reply# 3 1/25/2007 at 13:48 (6,290 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 185869 , Reply# 4 1/25/2007 at 13:49 (6,290 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 185870 , Reply# 5 1/25/2007 at 13:50 (6,290 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 185871 , Reply# 6 1/25/2007 at 13:53 (6,290 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 185877 , Reply# 7 1/25/2007 at 14:31 (6,290 days old) by nickuk (chelmsford UK) | ||
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Brushes would be my first bet. It's conceivable that a machine like this (1996) could still be on the original set of white brushes which wore down and that's why the machine was dumped. This series also suffered from a multitude of timer issues...... | ||
| Post# 185880 , Reply# 8 1/25/2007 at 14:41 (6,290 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 185887 , Reply# 10 1/25/2007 at 14:55 (6,290 days old) by nickuk (chelmsford UK) | ||
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PS I believe you need the white brushes for this model (white holder) not the black ones | ||
| Post# 185896 , Reply# 11 1/25/2007 at 15:20 (6,290 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Yea its white Brushes for this one. I'm goin to blast the hairdryer through the motor on cool to get the dust out. The first machine i learnt about repairing was our hotpoint when i was a kid i'd sit with our repairman, he'd tell me what things were, what they did and i'd help. The drum turns alright. I was worried she'd been seriously damaged from being layed in such a procarious postion, but it came out unscathed and in surprizingly good fettle. Well its down to my supportive brother really...how i learnt of this machine being in the skip. I'd not had any work from my dad for a few days and my brother told me about it and allowed me to spend my morning be paid to rescue that beauty. I'm really pleased that i saved it from near death when its salvagable. It does make me laugh, how people will happily scrap things these days..I dont want some of my favourite laundry history to disapeer into a distant memory, hence i have 2 20 + yr old models and now this kitten! Granted i would've like a 95 series like i had as a kid, but beggers cant be choosers:D. Besides i'm not ready to settle for a beko! lol! Darren | ||
| Post# 186204 , Reply# 12 1/26/2007 at 13:18 (6,289 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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| Post# 186205 , Reply# 13 1/26/2007 at 13:20 (6,289 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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| Post# 186206 , Reply# 14 1/26/2007 at 13:26 (6,289 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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great pics rob....its not almond to be politically correct by hotpoints standards its "white" with brown trims! The almond one havin the cream body... Your mothers hotpoint was very similar to my childhood machine. We had a 9534 like the pic below i've posted! i looooved that machine! Hope all is well. Tomorrow i'm gettin a new set of brushes and fitting them and then i will update! Darren 
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| Post# 186207 , Reply# 15 1/26/2007 at 13:41 (6,289 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
Indeed..... | ||
| Post# 186208 , Reply# 16 1/26/2007 at 13:47 (6,289 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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I still do love the brown panels n cream bodys. I still think they should be current colours!Along with their current ones. lol. Like they attempted with the first WMA's "Oyster" I really liked that colour but it didnt last long. the first WMA i saw before i got my own was a friends oyster 1400 aquarius like the pic i have included i forget the model. i was impressed back then. Darren 
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| Post# 186404 , Reply# 17 1/27/2007 at 11:34 (6,288 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 186448 , Reply# 18 1/27/2007 at 16:30 (6,288 days old) by nickuk (chelmsford UK) | ||
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Your father has a point. Worry not, I'll take the Logic or the Quartz off your hands. ;-) | ||
Post# 186532 , Reply# 19 1/27/2007 at 21:20 (6,288 days old) by tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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Can you hide it in your bedroom under a table cloth with a lamp or small aquarium or television on top? Non-appliance people can be such PITAs about a few washing machines around the house. | ||
| Post# 186548 , Reply# 20 1/27/2007 at 22:36 (6,288 days old) by oxydolfan1 () | ||
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That's a shame. You did such a nice job cleaning it up, and it IS (I gather, from the other UK posters' comments) a really great machine. Maybe he might reconsider? (Stress how much better and cheaper it is than one of the new ones???) | ||
| Post# 186616 , Reply# 21 1/28/2007 at 03:21 (6,287 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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If you can't keep it, maybe make some money | ||
| Post# 187030 , Reply# 22 1/29/2007 at 11:45 (6,286 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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Right well, Final update from me. I did a functionality test on the hotpoint this afternoon and it blew up infront of me a big ass flame came from the timer. The motor sounds in a bad way and i'm feeling a little negative. So i'm goin to lay the hotpoint to its final resting place and find something new that is functioning. Shame this won't be a fairy tale story, y'no the one...machine escapes near death, is cared for and resorted to dance again..not this time! Secondly. I am considering selling my Servis Quartz. I've had alot of bother from my dad about me having 3 machines. And quite frankly i'm dying for a change. And the only way i can do that is to sell one. No way in hell am i going to sell my Hoover. As much as i love the Servis it has to go. Any opinions on this? Darren 
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| Post# 187583 , Reply# 23 1/31/2007 at 03:05 (6,284 days old) by robm (Buxted) | ||
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| Post# 792363 , Reply# 24 11/6/2014 at 13:15 (3,448 days old) by hotpointfan (United Kingdom) | ||
just found this...
.. just seen this article with a Hotpoint WM, looks to be a WM12 or WM34 or something like that, in a similar sort of state. Its stood facing the camera at the top left area in the picture and the first one in the article.
Just look at how some people live! CLICK HERE TO GO TO hotpointfan's LINK 
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| Post# 792456 , Reply# 25 11/7/2014 at 02:11 (3,447 days old) by Newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom) | ||
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