Dicko&Vacant

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I NEEEEEED help! Washer started making a high pitched drill like sound yesterday, i got slightly concerned then realised that its got no spin, its just making a very strange sound,

Cant get the back off it to have a look as its all star drives and we dont have any

Anyone know what its likely to be? I do check pockets etc before stuff goes in the wash, so i know theres nothing in there jamming it, but if i try and turn the drum it wont turn freely its really stiff and making a really bad groaning sound when you do so.

Its a Hotpoint WMA62 and ive had it 8yrs with barely any problems, so is it totally knackered or is it easily fixed? I really do need the washer with having 5 of us in the house

Sarah

whosyadaddy

sounds like the bearings in the drum or motor have seized

daviddunlop83

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Yeah it is probably the bearing at the back.

Our washing machine the bearing collapsed in it and the drum wore a hole through the outer plastic that keeps the water in, luckily the washing machining is in the garage or it would have flooded the place.

Then we bought a new one and it wrecked all the clothes as there was the smallest nick in the drum. Whirlpool said it would be 8 weeks to get a new drum from italy i think it was lol. Needless to say we got a new one as we said we werent waiting for a drum to come then it needed engineer to come out and fit it and they paid for all the clothes that where destroyed.

Dicko&Vacant

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the bearings have been mega noisy for ages, it sounds like a jet when its on its spin usually, so im presuming i need a new washer?

orion_crazy_carl

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you again the noise could also be the brushes arcing out, but if the bearings are gone, then it could be that causing that to!!
shame ya not closer otherwise id come stick a set of bearings init, but if ya brave have a go ya self, bearings are cheap as chips and u can call on me for some help!if u send it down i can do it,lol
if u book a call it will cost ya 110 quid ish, sounds a lot, but thats all included and coverd.
its a quality machine, its well worth getting fixed!

Dicko&Vacant

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does the fact its 8 year old already not matter? or will it be ok once its fixed

Rob..

Tough as old boots the old Hotpoints
iv'e got my nan's old one ( r.i.p nan ) and it's still going strong other than a set of carbon brushes i put in 2 years ago
machines got to be over 10 years old now

Dangerous Malcolm..

Funnily enough I changed the motor brushes on me old dears Hotpoint yesterday. The drum didn't turn and the motor just made a buzzing sound. Yours sounds like something different to be honest, you NEED to get the cover off dammit.

blacky.

i service a washing machine repair mans van if you want his number

Dicko&Vacant

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which cover needs to come off? and will i be able to tell whats fooked lol

tbh a new motor and bushes etc is cheaper then a decent machine

Dangerous Malcolm..

This machine is a WM62P and on the back at the very top there are 3 philips screws. Undo them and slide the top off backwards, and voila.

Glenn_

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I thought it was the old washing machine joke back then lol.

orion_crazy_carl

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its a wma62, to get to the brushes just tip it back as the motor is on the bottom!
its worth fixing, there a pukka machine, u wont get as good quality now i promise u that!a indopendant might charge ya bout 70 quid to do the bearings i would say

.Tel.

Sounds like the bearings. If you do change them, make sure you give the outer of the drum and the inside of the tub a bloody good clean before you put it back together, otherwise the grease from the bearings which normally sticks to the tub will continue to get into your clothes. Have you noticed any small black or grey coloured circles on your clothes?

Glenn_

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Bloody washing machines.Whats wrong with doing it by hand lol,the washing i mean.

Dicko&Vacant

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Ive not noticed any yet no, but i will give it a good clean out, gonna get some bearings i think and see if that helps, the neighbour out the back messes about with washers, so gonna give him a buzz see if he can help

orion_crazy_carl

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u will need the 35mm ones

Smit

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Carl to the rescue

orion_crazy_carl

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good to see ya bud, did u get ya new one ok?

Dicko&Vacant

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thankyou, and are they hard to do Carl? Im sure that Lee will be able to do it if he knows how

Sarah

Smit

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Yes thanks!

Working lovely and not shaking a bit like the old one... Got a 12hr washing session hammer yesterday and she loved it!

orion_crazy_carl

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not when u have done 500 plus like me takes me about 45 mins,
sure ya friend can do it, but i can give u a run down of wht to do if u want

orion_crazy_carl

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sweet ride in cossie as a thank u is needed