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[Elite Pete]

Is a washing mashine that white thing with a hole in the front that my wife pokes clothes in

[TheBoy]

Only one option here Jamie, get the screwdrivers out :-?

Whilst I'm intimately familar with the crappy Hotpoint dishwasher that fails every 6 months or so, not so familar with this machine.   How do I check if anything caught between drum?

[Taxi_Driver]

One other thought.....not been washing trainers and mangled a drum paddle up?

It appeared to happen after she overloaded it a bit...

Ahhh so is it ok when not overloaded? could have been just the drum moving about too much with the extra weight  :-/

No, makes the noises when turning (empty) drum by hand...

Does sound like summat in between the drum and outer casing then .....if the bearings were going it would make loads of noise

[Timbuk]

Only one option here Jamie, get the screwdrivers out :-?

Whilst I'm intimately familar with the crappy Hotpoint dishwasher that fails every 6 months or so, not so familar with this machine.   How do I check if anything caught between drum?

Not easy to see without taking it all apart, if you can take the door seal off you may be able to get your hand inbetween drum and casing or shine a torch inbetween to check, might have to remove front panel though

[Matchless]

Front comes off fairly easily:

But before you dive in try removing the drain 'sump' its a big bit of rubber pipe under the drum, if you are lucky then the culprit will be stuck in there.

You can lean the m/c to one side against a cupboard or raise it up on a stack of wood blocks to get to the underside but make sure its not going to slip.

If the sump is clean then its time to strip:
Remove lid
Undo control panel..screws behind soap tray and behind programme knob (single screw on shaft to remove knob).
Look to see if there is a big 'jubilee' clip fastening door seal to drum, if there is undo it otherwise release plastic clip visible top left of door opening and extract wire retainer for door seal.
3 screws along bottom of front panel, 3 ? along top, remove front panel.
Undo clips fixing drum front plate in place...listen very carefully for where they fly off to, you'll need them later. Pull off cover.
You should now be able to see between inner and outer drums. Look carefully for anything trapped around the heater element or sticking out of the drain 'sump'

Clean up the seal on the front cover b4 replacing and lube with some fairy soap (the hard green stuff under the sink)
The door seal clip is a sod to get back in, lube seal with fairy and try not to bend the wire clip.

[TheBoy]

Thanks for the help guys. After spending 8hrs stripping the bloody thing   I think I have found the cause...  ...taking the inner drum out of the bearing that holds it to outer tub, balls and bits of cage flew everywhere. I think thats fairly conclusive.

Gotta be honest, I think the 3.0l V6 is much easier to work on....

[Matchless]

Sounds like the seal was long gone. If you are thinking of repairing it then have a good look at the shaft where the seal runs, it can get badly scored. You can get bearings and a new drum spider on t'internet but check that the metal bearing sleeve is not loose in the plastic outer drum, this claims quite a few m/cs and usually means a trip to Currys and a big hole in the wallet.
My Hotpoint is around 20 year old and its become a matter of Engineers pride to keep it going. Its quite well known at work and as workmates m/cs die I get the carcases for bits

[TheBoy]

Sounds like the seal was long gone. If you are thinking of repairing it then have a good look at the shaft where the seal runs, it can get badly scored. You can get bearings and a new drum spider on t'internet but check that the metal bearing sleeve is not loose in the plastic outer drum, this claims quite a few m/cs and usually means a trip to Currys and a big hole in the wallet.
My Hotpoint is around 20 year old and its become a matter of Engineers pride to keep it going. Its quite well known at work and as workmates m/cs die I get the carcases for bits

Shaft is badly scored... - so I guess I can't just change bearings... and seal.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Is it a WM or a WMA machine?

[Jimbob]

If its new washing machine time, I My Wife cant recommend a Miele highly enough.
Totally different quality level to the cheapos (all made at 1 factory in Italy and rebadged).
The thing weighs the same as 3 hotpoints, solid, quieter, works well and very reliable.
Even got a 10 year guarantee with ours!  They may be a bit dearer than some, bit once you consider no mainataince cost for 10 years, they dont look so bad, and as you know a lot can be saved buying online.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Bugger, just thought, all Hotpoints come with a 5 year parts warranty so you could have got it fixed for a flat fee of 80 quid.....which includes all parts and labour.

[TheBoy]

Is it a WM or a WMA machine?

WMA60

[TheBoy]

Bugger, just thought, all Hotpoints come with a 5 year parts warranty so you could have got it fixed for a flat fee of 80 quid.....which includes all parts and labour.

Checked, just ran out in summer...  

[Marks DTM Calib]

Spider and bearings are about 35-40 quid delivered, if the bearing houisng in the rear drum half has play then you need a new rear drum section.....try ebay

[TheBoy]

Spider and bearings are about 35-40 quid delivered, if the bearing houisng in the rear drum half has play then you need a new rear drum section.....try ebay

I've been told, that due to its age, I'll be lucky to get spider off drum without drilling bolts etc...  ...thats getting into realms of beyond my capability...