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The water is not pumping out of my washing machine, I think i might have used too much washing powder for a wool wash. The mini load & the rinse hold lights are flashing as well as the start switch. How do I get the water out of the machine? The make of my machine is a Hotpoint Aquarius WF101. Thank you
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Hi from retired Englishman in SW France @ 13:52 Tues afternoon.
I don't think it is the washing machine, honestly! Don't consider wasting money- persevere!.
All that ALL machines do is simply flush the soap/powder down into the drum and then move the water, at what ever temperature you have selected, and washing around for a particular amount of time, then spin the water out before rinsing and spinning again.
There are a number of possibilities but continue to use the recommended amount of soap- the manufacturers are supposed to know best- although the more you use, the more they sell!!
1) maybe your water supply is very 'hard' i.e. lots of calcium. If so ALWAYS use decalc powder or tablets in EVERY wash. Also run the contents of a sachet (or 2) of a proprietary washing machine decalc/cleaner regularly- if very hard water do it once a month. It will help to keep the heating element clean. Even if you use tablets in every wash, their contents have been washed away with the waste wash water and no longer there for rinse cycles unfortunately.
2) try a different washing powder/soap!
3) If you are not using conditioner/softener already (you do not say) start using some. The only item for which my wife does not use softener is in towels as they dry one much more effectively without the 'coating' of softener!
I'd be very surprised if one or all of these options/choices does not sort out your problem!
You are using an incompatible wash powder for your machine. If you're in India (the WM A 0716 was an India-only model) then some of the cheapest domestic brands are really poor quality and some of the established major brands are counterfeit products.
Most powders contain some insoluble components which should be rinsed out, so the rinse cycles are not working correctly. This can happen if the wash load is too big for the machine and fails to allow space for the rinse water to circulate, otherwise it's likely a machine fault.
The wash cycle is too cold. You have either selected too low a temperature or the machine has a failed heating element.
If the machine is faulty then you will need to contact Siemens for repair.
New concentrated powdered detergent takes very warm water to break it down. As for most dark clothes use cold water. I have one of these top loaders and for my cold wash colored clothes I use a liquid detergent and have no problem.
CHECK TO MAKE SURE BOTH HOT AND COLD WATER ARE WORKING.IF IT TRIES TO FILL WITH COLD WATER LIKE FOR A RINSE CYCLE AND NO WATER COMES IN, IT WILL SHUT DOWN. THIS MAY ALSO EXPLAIN THE POWDER NOT DISPENSING.WHERE THE HOSES CONNECT TO THE BACK OF THE MACHINE THERE IS SCREENS YOU CAN CLEAN.GOOD LUCK!
Are you using TOO much powder? And is the machine set to the correct rinse tempature? You mention white stuff, does it look like undissolved washing powder? Or fabric softner? Possibly try liquid detergent and see if the problem continues. And follow the recommended amounts of detergent for each wash load, and the tempature settings. And of course the water levels. All of the above are crucial to insure you get maximum preformance and utility out of your machine, with the results you expect. Let us know what you find. Kindest Regards, Slats.
This could be a partially or completely seized/failed pump.
Before a machine goes in to a spin cycle, it runs the pump to empty all the water out. It used to be quite common that the machine does not check all the water has gone before spinning, it just runs the pump for a set time which if the pump is okay, is long enough to empty it.
If a spin is then started with quite a lot of water left in the drum, it gets thrown everywhere including back out of the powder/conditioner draw. Also the sheer strain of spinning a large amount of water can force water through an otherwise okay door seal.
Unless you are comfortable working on the machine yourself, call an engineer.
How long is the gentle cycle?. I prefer to make my own delicate cycle. I let the machine fill, agitate about 1 min. then turn off and let soak about 15 - 20 min. Make the machine pump out and start spin very briefly. stop machine. let fill up again and repeat to rinse. Don't let agitate for more than 3 or 4 min total wash and rinse don't let spin completely.
its probably normal as new machines now only put in enough water to saturate the clothes its only the rinse or wool/delicate cycles that use a higher water level
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