Washing Machine not fully spinning.
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Hi all, Just before i went out this morning i put a load in to wash, when i returned home there was water sitting in the drum. Its never done this before so i set it to spin again. Its start to spin but it will only do so at a low speed. When its supposed to get faster it just stops. Its a Hotpoint Aquaruis 1000. I have checked the pipes to make sure they are not blocked and that, the only thing i have noticed is the brushes i can see arcing on the inside of the motor, and when i remove them they are about 15mm long, does any one think this could be my problem? It works fine all the way up to the fast spin.
Many thanks in advance,
Garry
Many thanks in advance,
Garry
Havent check the filter, i take it that would be near the bottom some where? Just noticed it seems to be making a bit of a humming noise when i select spin. Ive had it for 3 years.
ETA Have been trying it with stuff in and with an empty drum aswell
Garry
ETA Have been trying it with stuff in and with an empty drum aswell
Garry
Edited by focusboy on Sunday 20th September 22:00
focusboy said:
Havent check the filter, i take it that would be near the bottom some where? Just noticed it seems to be making a bit of a humming noise when i select spin. Ive had it for 3 years.
ETA Have been trying it with stuff in and with an empty drum aswell
Garry
Humming, slow to start and crackles, fails or falters to get up to speed?ETA Have been trying it with stuff in and with an empty drum aswell
Garry
Sound like brushes to me.
Edited by Morningside on Sunday 20th September 22:11
The filter is likely to be on the front at the bottom. Don't forget it is likely to have water in it so you'll need a tray or something to go underneath it when you undo it (hope this isn't too late 
).
Sounds a bit more electrical but I'd try the obvious things first so you can discount them.
).Sounds a bit more electrical but I'd try the obvious things first so you can discount them.
There is a forum that is something like whitegoods.co.uk that is sort of a Pistonheads for washing machines, they will be able to fix it.
Ben
p.s. The brushes going in 3 years sounds fairly rubbish and the other factor is to reduce sparks / EMC the motor end of the link if made of fairly soft stuff so will go not long after the brushes. Still does sound like the brushes, having said all that.
Ben
p.s. The brushes going in 3 years sounds fairly rubbish and the other factor is to reduce sparks / EMC the motor end of the link if made of fairly soft stuff so will go not long after the brushes. Still does sound like the brushes, having said all that.
Bizarrely - I can concur that it sounds like the brushes.
Because I have a Hotpoint Aquarius 1200 and it did this same thing 3 years ago and had them replaced to fix it - oddly it started doing this again last week and is being fixed again on Friday.
HTH
Parakitamol - Washing Machine Engineer.
Because I have a Hotpoint Aquarius 1200 and it did this same thing 3 years ago and had them replaced to fix it - oddly it started doing this again last week and is being fixed again on Friday.
HTH
Parakitamol - Washing Machine Engineer.
swiftpete said:
Before you do that, pull the filter off and look inside. If there is a hairclip in there, it will stop the drum from emptying and the machine will just make noises etc instead as yours is. I speak from experience, as my GF has blocked ours twice now.
My machine kept aborting on the spin cycle and I was ready to put new brushes on etc but checked the filter and drain pipe first. I found about 8 1" nails in there, a few 5p pieces and about 5 plastic collar stiffeners from my shirts. Works perfectly again now.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff