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Post# 330250 , Reply# 1   2/14/2009 at 07:58 (5,521 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)   |   | |
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Please check the brushes first! Failing that the motor tacho magnet could be loose, it does not necessarily mean the circuit board has gone! Tom |
Post# 330252 , Reply# 2   2/14/2009 at 08:08 (5,521 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 330253 , Reply# 3   2/14/2009 at 08:14 (5,521 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)   |   | |
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It is completely broke.One of the suspension arms has gone aswell.I am very sad.We could get it fixed but i doubt it. Keep the comments comin |
Post# 330254 , Reply# 4   2/14/2009 at 08:19 (5,521 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)   |   | |
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You still haven't checked the brushes though have you? Of course it can be mended, the WM series construction was based on the original 70s liberators and were designed to be repaired easily. I give up! |
Post# 330256 , Reply# 5   2/14/2009 at 08:21 (5,521 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)   |   | |
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We need a bigger capacity and faster spin speed anyway.I would love to keep though.I will take some pics of the inside and outside(panel,drum etc..). |
Post# 330257 , Reply# 6   2/14/2009 at 08:28 (5,521 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)   |   | |
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So you want to keep it yet you don't. You don't want to answer my question and you don't want to be helped really! Faster spin and bigger capacity is the same poor excuse too many people come up with. |
Post# 330259 , Reply# 7   2/14/2009 at 08:43 (5,521 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)   |   | |
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We have tons of washing and if we keep overloading it, it would break anyway.You never know,we might get it repaired. |
Post# 330347 , Reply# 12   2/14/2009 at 20:14 (5,520 days old) by hotpointwf220 ()   |   | |
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was it the 1200 first edition model, i had one and it was fantastic so i can see why ur sad i was sad because we upt to the 6kg aquarious wf220, as seen on my youtube as crushu2D which was useless. |
Post# 330350 , Reply# 13   2/14/2009 at 21:36 (5,520 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 330405 , Reply# 15   2/15/2009 at 03:40 (5,520 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)   |   | |
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Yes it is the Hotpoint First Edition 1200 model. |
Post# 330425 , Reply# 17   2/15/2009 at 07:46 (5,520 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)   |   | |
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To be honest,i really love this machine.For me it is better than logics and electrons.Sadly,i think its time is up. However there is a spark of hope that we could get it fixed. |
Post# 330453 , Reply# 18   2/15/2009 at 11:11 (5,519 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)   |   | |
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The Hottie is going.(sniff sniff) I will take pics of the inside and outside and upload them here.So.... GOODBYE HOTTIE! |
Post# 330460 , Reply# 19   2/15/2009 at 11:48 (5,519 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 330475 , Reply# 20   2/15/2009 at 13:22 (5,519 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)   |   | |
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Could be a Graphite Hotpoint Aquarius (new one) Looking forward to it.Still cant beat the Wm 53 though. P.S:Are the new Hotties any good? |
Post# 330659 , Reply# 22   2/16/2009 at 12:58 (5,518 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)   |   | |
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I'd kill for a Miele or Bosch but i dont have the money.The Hotpoint we are getting is the Hotpoint Aquarius in graphite.I am hoping to use the shirts cycle! Does anybody know what the cycles do? |
Post# 330662 , Reply# 23   2/16/2009 at 13:52 (5,518 days old) by electron800 ()   |   | |
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and the Hotpoints are just awful in comparison in terms of reliability and build quality. Even a Beko would be more reliable than the Hotpoints. Matt |
Post# 330667 , Reply# 24   2/16/2009 at 14:34 (5,518 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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If you`re getting a new machine, make it quick, most prices have gone up dramatically between 5 & 15%, retailers are holding prices while stocks last...then up they will go!!! "Dont Get a Hotpoint"..."CHEAP & CRAPPY"... Matt that might have applied to the first gen of indi-merl appliances , but the latest series are proving well...the modules & drums from Aqualtis (which appears to be having a good track record) are appearing in the WMD machines....Hotpoint machines are one of our best sellers, both by customer own choice and functionality, price & after sales service by me!!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK |
Post# 330674 , Reply# 26   2/16/2009 at 15:11 (5,518 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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My cosin got married and got a house and got a black bosch frige/freezer and a hotpoint wmd940k but i havent been yet but hoping to go this week. He said its great and his shirts are very well cared and cleaned for on the shirts cycle. BTW- people dont usually look at their washing machines except when starting and at the end, so they're not bothered about balancing etc as long as it gets the job done, thats what ive heard from people. And everyone near me only used to buy hoovers and hotpoints, its like a tradition where i live. lol. My family also only had hoovers and hotpoints. Now people are slowly starting to get washing machines from LG and Zanussi (but they like hotpoints better after using parents or bropthers or sisters) If i'd get a hotpoint i'd get a wmd960graphite to match my lcd fridge/freezer which is graphite and 3 years old or 4, or otherwise the aqgd169s aqualtis. |
Post# 330675 , Reply# 27   2/16/2009 at 15:15 (5,518 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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The ultima above in graphite or the aqualtis below is my reccomendation and the aqualtis is on special offer at www.thewashingmachineplace.co.uk... Is that Mike's (chestermikeuk)website and business? Hope it goes well with the decision! |
Post# 330689 , Reply# 29   2/16/2009 at 17:08 (5,518 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)   |   | |
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I seem to be the only person who thinks the Aqualtis looks really ugly! As far as the current Hotpoint range goes I think I'll just have to bite my tongue and go and do a load in my 1989 Zanussi... Tom |
Post# 330692 , Reply# 30   2/16/2009 at 17:47 (5,518 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Hi Bert , can only comment on sales the past year myself, (yes The Washing Machine Place is my business), feedback I`ve seen on here, some very interesting national sales figures and the fact that the factory build is always on catch-up.....similar with Hoover visions.....big seems to be what people want........so hardly limited sales one thinks!!! Not sure what you mean about the Aqualtis range in the C`s....r u saying they dont have any on display??? probably because ther`yre all sold!!! they still carry all the stock lines...all available on-line!! As far as company service goes you would be hard pressed across all laundry manufacturers to find what Hotpoint do as far as customer satisfaction goes; From warehouse stock to home delivery within 3 days Delivered by Hotpoint crew & vans, smart gear, clean vans Delivery teams arrange time slots to suit customers Customers phoned & txted afternoon before to confirm times Can install & remove old machines Register on-Line Book service calls on-line/phone/mail Download Instruction Manuals Optional service warranties Believe you me you would go a long way with a lot dearer machines to get the service levels that I`ve seen & appreciate of late!!! Are you an engineer or sales perhaps?? would love to know more about you and your collection!!!...Cheers, Mike |
Post# 330707 , Reply# 31   2/16/2009 at 19:30 (5,518 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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...I have to be guided by what owners and consumer magazines report... There are obvious fans for various brands here...and my belief is that is a good thing. If a machine does its' job well for you, then that is what matters. When we look to replace a machine, we look at options that suit and normally start with the brand we are replacing if we have been happy with it. The Aqualtis range are sold here badged as Aristons and from what I can tell, there are more and more Hotpoints in the UK (the HVL241 and BWM129 are 2) that are machines I would recognise also as Aristons. I have avoided Ariston in Australia for several very very good reasons. - I know 3 people who have had nothing but trouble with their Aristons. One has been replaced under warranty. - Only sold through one supplier...Harvey Norman/Domayne - Service is poisonously expensive - Our consumer Magazine - Choice - based on owner feedback have Ariston at 77% reliability (Bosch 97%) meaning that 23% of all people with Ariston washers who reponded have had to have it looked at in the previous 12months. - only 62% 'would buy again'. 29% said 'too expensive to repair'. This compares to Miele at 97% Both the above statistics are the lowest on the list. I like the look of the machines and they appear to do a good job, but from my point of view, I could not ignore those statistics/feedback. |
Post# 330762 , Reply# 32   2/17/2009 at 04:03 (5,518 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)   |   | |
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The only reason why we are not getting the Aquatlis is because there is more to go wrong but i really like it. |
Post# 330791 , Reply# 34   2/17/2009 at 10:23 (5,518 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Just for clarification what I said was that the latest range of Aqualtis & WMD machines are proving more reliable than the previous models such as the WT & Aquarius ranges!!! Hotpoint that is....simply offer good value for money at the moment!!! Well engineered domestic washing machines today would be V-Zug, Miele & MaytagAsko, a different build quality altogether!!!would you have experience of these brands as an engineer, we are always very interested in hearing all opinions and issues arrising with service calls etc... "Have you any pics of those you listed?." not sure what you mean?? Looking forward to seeing the appliance pics and hearing more about the service calls you do!!! possibly after you`ve dropped the attitude, filled in your profile to give us a better understanding of what you like & collect, and found time to sort out your digi cam!!! |
Post# 330823 , Reply# 36   2/17/2009 at 14:22 (5,517 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Personally i would say hotpoint are good value for money! Its a well trusted brand, many of my cosins and relatives have got hotpoints, such as the wma76, wf540, wt540 wma32, wf541, wf860, wt 960 x2, wf740, wf640, wt761. many more. Everyones is happy with theres so far, and i'm sure will be. I've got the wma 58. Everyone is happy and so far had no problems except minors like filter needs cleaning etc. |
Post# 330826 , Reply# 38   2/17/2009 at 14:28 (5,517 days old) by paulinroyton (B)   |   | |
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Post# 330829 , Reply# 39   2/17/2009 at 14:33 (5,517 days old) by paulinroyton (B)   |   | |
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Post# 330830 , Reply# 40   2/17/2009 at 14:34 (5,517 days old) by paulinroyton (B)   |   | |
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Post# 330831 , Reply# 41   2/17/2009 at 14:36 (5,517 days old) by paulinroyton (B)   |   | |
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Post# 330832 , Reply# 42   2/17/2009 at 14:37 (5,517 days old) by paulinroyton (B)   |   | |
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Post# 330833 , Reply# 43   2/17/2009 at 14:38 (5,517 days old) by paulinroyton (B)   |   | |
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Post# 330842 , Reply# 44   2/17/2009 at 15:05 (5,517 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 330859 , Reply# 45   2/17/2009 at 15:55 (5,517 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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I have to say......I wish i'd never sold my WM43 for a current hotpoint...and i loved my wt960g so much that i replaced it with a 12year old bosch!:D I've heard the current WMD models are better. They replaced the suspension on the WT960 with that of the current WMD960 the first spin on the first load after the repair it span first time! I was impressed. But then it went back to its 20million throw around distributions as they do. I think for the price. The bosch classixx & Zanussi essentials are the way to go. The hotpoint service is still acceptable and as mike says they do offer alot. However naturally as indesit have more influence its not as good as genuine hotpoint ever was:-) Darren |
Post# 331000 , Reply# 47   2/18/2009 at 11:17 (5,516 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Yes the aqualtis is good but long wash times are pretty much on every machine nowadays, i think in the future hotpoint will add their 6o minute and 15 minute washes on their hotpoint aqualtis range. I also saw a vid on youtube, that had steam function and it had shirts hooking thingies. Have u seen the video by any chance? Thanks for ur reply. |
Post# 331012 , Reply# 48   2/18/2009 at 12:33 (5,516 days old) by hooverkeymatic (England)   |   | |
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Look on the new thread! |
Post# 331016 , Reply# 50   2/18/2009 at 12:46 (5,516 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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