Washing Machine Problem

Can you see if the water level is higher than it used to be? Might be a dodgy level sensor.

Calgon has been discussed a lot and I think it was generally thought to be a waste of money. Hard water might fur up the element, but that's the only effect we've seen, and we live in a hard water area. Cost of a new element is less than a load of Calgon!

Oh, and we've not changed the element (or anything hard water related) in 11 years of owning a hard-worked Hotpoint. One set of bearings, one set of brushes, a cable tie and a door seal!

Are you *sure* there's no blockages? Mines got a, I dunno, a chamber I guess, with a floating valve in it. They gut partially blocked with something, and caused *exactly* the problem you described.

Mine be worth spending an hour tipping the machine over, taking the pump out, and checking both that and anything else you can see leading from the bottom of the drum.

Regards Paul

Before tipping the machine over, pop down to Halfords and buy the Haynes Guide to washing machine repair. Have a look in the chapter about pressure valves. Alternatively buy a packet of washing machine descaler / cleaner and run it on a boil wash.

Thanks for your constructive replies everyone. I'll take the points on board and give your suggestions a go. Fingers crossed........

Ray

Hi, I recently had a similar problem from the soap power dispenser tray. At the back of the tray there were 3 or 4 small rubber pipes going into the washing machine. One of the connections was unused as it was only there if the machine was a washer dryer. There was a small hole in the connection so the hotpoint engineer put a screw in it and sealed it! No leaks so far. Hope this helps.

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