Hotpoint Washer / Drier

[john]

My daughter called me to look at her machine as there was water on the floor. I ran it with the back off and all seemed fine until it got into the spin mode. Water was then dripping / trickling out of an area where the hot air duct attaches to the back of the tub.

I emptied the machine and thought it would be a good time (I didn't have all the right tools to tighten the duct) to take off the drain to pump elbow to see if I could retrieve a previously lost bra wire. It was then that I saw a sock in the drain elbow.

I am now wondering if the leak may have been due to abnormally high water levels during the spin cycle and water was being thrown where it shouldn't have been.

Any ideas.

[john]

The leak was at the bottom of the hot air duct which is about 3/4 of the way down the plastic tub.

[powerstation]

Indeed it does do that, where was it leaking from the condenser the top or bottom ?

[john]

It is badged as WD22.

[powerstation]

In that case you will need to repair it , because this is below the normal wash level of water in the tub, it is sealed with a rubber O ring.

Peter

[david lang]

I wondered where that had gone :-)

Dave

[john]

It's a blue one with Thomas the Tank Engine on it - is it yours? Please provide other sock as proof.