Hotpoint WD61 not emptying

colmm · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:25 pm Post Subject: Hotpoint WD61 not emptying

have a Hotpoint wd61 and its not emptying. replaced the pump but still no luck. Any ideas?

Sleepyhead · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:44 pm Post Subject:

Some more information?
Is the drain hose into a stand pipe or onto a spigot under the sink?
Is the drain pump running?

colmm · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:12 am Post Subject: Draining

It is Draining a certain amount as in i emptied 1 basin of water from 1 Spin but then still has plenty of warter left.

colmm · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:17 am Post Subject: clearer

Sry not used to these forums.. But yes drain pump and pies are clear from the pump to waste but water even though is been pumper only realy trickles out but is pumping it out just very slowly so not sure if thats how it normally works?

sheer1delight · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:28 am Post Subject:

Have you looked in pipework from base of drum to the pump. There might be a piece of clothing such as a sock that has got in between the outer and inner drum and has lodged either in the pipework or where the water leaves the drum.

colmm · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:56 am Post Subject: kinda works :)

KK well i have a test run running atm.. after running the end of the sping 3 times it has finally emptied and so and running a full test if that doesn't empty will have a look there... thank you's for your quick response..

Sleepyhead · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:32 pm Post Subject:

The filter in the sump hose will be blocked.
Drop the hose off the bottom of the outer tub and clean out the cage in the hose.

colmm · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:51 pm Post Subject: Thank you

Spot on .. thank you for that.. it was well blocked..

nocando · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:43 pm Post Subject:

Sleepyhead wrote:

The filter in the sump hose will be blocked.
Drop the hose off the bottom of the outer tub and clean out the cage in the hose.

This forum is brilliant, your advice helped me fix my washer too, thank you very much.

Dust · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:55 am Post Subject:

Hi there

I've got the exact same problem with my WD61 too - it won't empty anymore. Now, it's done this twice in the past and I've fixed the problem by going under my kitchen sink, finding where the washing machine outlet plugs into it and giving it a good clean. This time, it was once again really caked up with solidified fat and stuff but removing it and putting it all back together hasn't fixed the problem. I started the wash cycle completely from scratch again and it ran all the way through, yet is still full of water at the end of the cycle..

Forgive my ignorance but I don't know what a sump hose is or where the filter is located. Can someone give me step by step instructions of what I need to do to try and fix this before I have to resort to calling for help and paying through the nose...?

cheers

Daz

Sleepyhead · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:36 am Post Subject:

Dust wrote:

Can someone give me step by step instructions of what I need to do to try and fix this before I have to resort to calling for help and paying through the nose...?

Sorry, Don't have the time to give step by step instructions.

The sump hose is on the bottom of the outer tub and goes to the pump.
It may not be the problem however. From your post, you've had fat blockages in the past. If this has gone down the drain hose and solidified at it's lowest point then you'll have a blockage there. Sump hose is easiest to check first. It does involve unplugging the machine from the mains and taking the back off first though.

As to "Paying through the nose". Don't you think we deserve to earn a decent wage?
Take into account the overheads of an office, telephones, heating, lighting, vans, insurance etc and you'll find there's not a lot of profit in this work.
Giving up my time to answer queries for free doesn't put food on the table either.

Dust · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:44 am Post Subject:

Very sorry, am new to these forums. Didn't mean to cause any offence and there's really no need to bite my head off..

Sleepyhead · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:46 pm Post Subject:

Absolutely no offence taken, if there was I wouldn't have answered your query.
I'm not biting your head off, just pointing out the value for money when you do call in an engineer.

Dust · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:06 am Post Subject:

Hi again

Cheers for the replies, sorry if I got you a bit wrong there - it was first thing in the morning and I'd had a bit of a sleepless night worrying about the darned thing...

Anyway, I got the back of the machine off and am now seeing this:

http://djdust.com/misc/wash.jpg

Is the sump pipe the black one directly underneath the 'wheel' at the bottom? If it is, I can't see exactly how to get to it to check if it's blocked. Can you help me any further?

cheers

Sleepyhead · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:43 pm Post Subject:

Take the black clip off the large hose (yes, under the pulley), pull the hose off (loads of towels) and you'll find the filter cage in there.
If all is well there then either a blocked pump (left hand side) or faulty pump.