20 Most Recent Hotpoint WMA64 Front Load Washer - Page 4 Questions & Answers

Check that none of the drum paddles are loose or broken.
Spin the drum by hand, andif it feels rough or is rumbling, then the drum bearings have failed.
Check that there is nothing stuck in the pump as well.
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You need to clean the filter.
Remove lower rear panel of washer.
Remove large black hose fastened to boittom of drum.
Remove and clean plastic filter inside hose.
Remove hose onto pump, and check for obstruction or blockage here as well.
Hope this helps.

run your washer once on a qick cycle with bleach and afterwards and after every load leave the door open. the smell is mildew which is common with all front loaders. if you leave the door open the moisture will dry and your odor problem will go away.

you shouldnt be able to open door if there is water in it. sounds like your door interlock has burnt out and probably taken the main printed circuit board with it.

The most common cause of this is the sensor wire inside has vibrated loose and is no longer making a connection to the switch. Those switches rarely fail. It's a very easy fix, only need a screwdriver. I would, however, use a small plastic ziptie to hold the wire to the switch.

If you do not have water on the floor under the washer, then your tub is fine. You could have a drain solenoid valve problem.

Fitted new carbon brushes in drum motor, works okay now

you need to open one bolt and pull the motor towards you.

has the belt come off?

hello there.....the noise you hear is most likley due to failed drum bearings or something trapped in the drum....test as follows....isolate machine....open the door...test the drum for up and down lift...there should be no movement at all....if all is well here...remove the lid and remove drive belt....spin the drum by hand and listen for any bearing noise (rumble). or metallic sound of something trapped in drum..if all is well here refit the lid temp...Then select spin and start machine...if motor is noisy then the problem is with the motor bearings

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These machines have a common fault. If yours has no visible filter, the filter is in the rubber waste tube, just below the drum.
Most faults on these machines are due to a blockage or build up of sludge and lime scale in this area.
This also affects the pressure switch, which is linked by a plastic tube to the same place! This will cause the machine to stick, and not spin, otr to spin with water in the drum causing vibration.
Firstly check the outlet hose and the plumbing where the outlet goes to for signs of sludge and lime. Unless you have very soft water or a water softener, there will be some! Usually lots!
Clean this out.
Disconnect the machine from the mains and the water supply and pull it into a clear area.
Put a thick cloth on the floor and gently lay the machine on its left hand side, looking from the rear,
Undo the small panel on the back and you will see the black rubber concertina hose, pressure chamber and pump, which are now all easily accessible from the rear and the botom of the machine.
Undo the circlips with a screwdriver and the special plastic clips with a pair of pliers by twisting each part in the opposite direction.
Take the whole hose off. You find a filter and a "ping pong ball" inside this.
Clean it all out as thoroughly as you can. At the same time clean out the plastic pressure chamber and the pump. you might need to use a proprietary limescale remover or vinegar to do this.
You will usually find a few buttons, plastic items, paper, couins and a load of sludge!
Put the whole lot back, The plastic clips slide together with a toothed grip.
The whole job should take about half an hour and the machine will be like new.

hi friend,
Is your washer getting power? The first things to check if your washer suddenly stops working are your circuit breaker, lid switch, or fuse box. After making sure there is power to the appliance, you can start troubleshooting other problems. To verify there is power at the outlet, try plugging in a small electric appliance such as a hair dryer or radio.
Sometimes the motor will overheat and then requires a cool down period before it will restart.
Is the machine in a pause cycle? Is the lid up? Washers will not spin or agitate if the lid is up. There is a lid switch probe that can sometimes become dislodged. This is generally a little plastic piece that is in the hole under the lid on the washer. This probe activates the lid switch when the lid is put down. Manually advance the timer if the pause is too long.
There are some washer models out there that will not run at all until the water is filled to the level that has been selected. Sometimes the mechanical timer knob on certain washers doesn’t exactly line up with the graphics on the control panel. You can try advancing the timer slightly and pull the knob out again to see if it will start.
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drum bearings

draw off the spider with a pulley extractor,

you need to remove the tank assembly from the cabinet,you will then find approx 15 torx headed screws around the middle of the tank assembly,removed these and the outer tank will then split into two halfs,remove the pully motor and belt,then knock out the drum with a copper mallet.

check the motor brushes and connections to the motor the fault is logged as motor action fault.

this sounds more like grease marks rather than sludgy marks,i bet you the bearrings have worn out,check this out by opening the door and the silver drum inside will have a knocking noise as you lift it up and down,when bearrings have worn out this causes a sludgy diposite,rgds,paul

hotpoint wma turn off the power and you are looking for the presure w
switch and chamber , the switch is at the back of the soap draw by the valves on the left hand side there should be a hose going into it take it off and blow through it if nothing happens pull the machine out and at the bottom of the back there is a white plastic cover take it off look for the sump hose and on the side of it there is a whit plastic tube this is the presure chamber clean it out might be blocked

working from the front using mole grips get hold of the suspension peg now feel round the back you should feel a raised part of the peg this has to be depressed now pull the peg out if it gets stuck push back 5mm and try again repeat on other side life the springs out with the drum
hope that helps