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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. 
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| 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 
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| 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 
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| 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. 
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| 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. 
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| Post# 595492 , Reply# 8 5/10/2012 at 11:07 (4,368 days old) by marthalover4eve () | ||
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dishwasher 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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Bearings update 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 
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| Post# 595924 , Reply# 12 5/12/2012 at 11:21 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 () | ||
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Door removed. 
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| 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 
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| 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. 
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| Post# 595927 , Reply# 15 5/12/2012 at 11:25 (4,366 days old) by marthalover4eve () | ||
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looks well built 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 
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| Post# 595929 , Reply# 17 5/12/2012 at 11:29 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 () | ||
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@marthalover4eve 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. 
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| Post# 595930 , Reply# 18 5/12/2012 at 11:30 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 () | ||
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Bottom concrete block away 
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| 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. 
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| 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 
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| 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.. 
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| Post# 595934 , Reply# 22 5/12/2012 at 11:35 (4,366 days old) by aquarius8000 () | ||
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The limescaled heater 
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| 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 
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| 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. 
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| 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! 
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| 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. 
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| Post# 595949 , Reply# 28 5/12/2012 at 12:33 (4,366 days old) by marthalover4eve () | ||
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cool 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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@marthalover4eve 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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Excellent! 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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Hi Henry 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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Actually... Indesit bought GDA's share of Hotpoint in 2001, then bought the remainingn (USA I think?) share in 2007 or so. | ||
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