Hotpoint washing machine concern

[Rob Kippax]

I had to disconnect our Hotpoint washer from the water supply to repair the flooring. Unfortunately, I forgot to turn the water back on after reconnecting it and the missus put a washload on soon after. It was left running for a good few minutes before I got to it. Will doing that blow the heater element or is there some protection to stop the element from heating up if there's no water in the machine?

 

[jj4091]

It will be fine, it won't start to heat up without water. If you had left it long enough it would have eventually come up with a fault code to tell you that it was not filling.

 

[Rob Kippax]

Thanks jj4091.
I know it's not a huge job to replace an element in a Hotpoint but it's the last thing I need right now.