WF860 drum filling with water

sounds like your dryer needs to be taken apart and given a good cleaning

hi if you wash small childrens clothes such as small socks they can get between the door seal and drum. they then get trapped in the rubber hose between the drum and pump which would create the problem you are describing.you would find this hose under the washer.

get some descaler part No C00090908 that should sort the smell as for the seal you will better off replacing it

ours did the same as this........ it needed a new control board after checking everything you have mentioned. it was a couple of years ago and at that time it was a hotpoint part only. but they can be picked up on ebay for around 30-40 quid.

Press and hold on/off and start button at same time for at least 5 seconds.

Good Luck. Regards George

the belt has come off or broken on the back take lid or back panel off and have a look

Check that your outlet pipe rises above the stated height on the back of the machine (about 3/4 of the way up). If it is too low, it will siphon the water out of the drum. If you're not sure what height it should be at, raise the top of the pipe (ie where it bends back into the outflow pipe) above the top of the machine (if you have room) or as high as you can. It must be above the height of the drum.

Good Luck

The problem lies with the water valve at the water entrance area; trace the pipe from where the water comes to dispenser. This should be done after opening up the top ( careful not to touch any part which could give you electric shock or anything) The pipe where the water gushes should be traced back to the inlet area, you will have to change this valve. To see the gush gently open the dispenser drawer.

may be the pressure switch, or the rubber tube up to the pressure switch blocked

This problem is caused by the heating element not working.The machine won`t spin & finish because the machine knows it hasn`t heated the water during the wash programe but clock will still count down.this is what we were told by a hotpoint engineer.the callout charge is £89.98 from hotpoint this includes parts & labour. 27/7/07