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Posted on Dec 30, 2007

Hotpoint WMA42 - Noise!!

The machine washes as normal until the fast spin part of the cycle starts the there is a really loud grating noise like a hard object banging about in a small space against the drum.

No objects are in the drum. I can rotate drum as usual with no noise, is just on fast spin.

Machine has 1100 spin and is near 4 years old.

Any ideas??

Many thanks :)

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  • Anonymous Aug 17, 2008

    hotpoint wma 34. the machine is very noisy during spinning and it seems that there is a loose parts inside. help!

  • Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

    Hi i have a swan 6kg 1200rpm washing machine for 3 years, for a couple of weeks there was a banging sound from the drum when it was spinning but now it won't spin at all, what could be the problem

  • Anonymous Mar 23, 2014

    whenspinning the drum seems tomake a banging noise is this normal

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Appliance sounds like it has bearing failure.common on this machine.advise looking for a new machine.sorry

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