Hi Guys', not sure if this is the right category, as its not actually happened yet, but thought I'd run this passed you before I flood my flat or cause a fire!
Like a total idiot, I mangaged to accidently wash a packet of 30 needles in with my clothing.
How the hell it got mixed up with the washing i have absolutely no idea, but I went to take the stuff out and found the packet neatly jammed against the bottom, inside of the glass-door.
Of the 30, only three were left in the pack. I found another five or six lying in the bottom of the door seal, and about another two or three lodged in the clothing. (plus a sock neatly ripped in half!).
My guess is the rest are probably caught in the filter. The probem is i've a Hotpoint Aquirius 440, so the filter is a pain to get at (i believe its inside the outflow pipe at the bottom of the drum)
Now, the thing is, the machine completed its cycle Ok and there are no warning lights when I switch it on at the plug. Also I can't be certain if there were 30 in the pack in the first place, so there is a chance ive found all the needles.
I'm also completely broke so can't really afford a new machine or to call out an engineer.
What do you think i should do?
A) Risk it and carry on using it until it blows up! (I.E. what's the worst that can happen)
B) Never use it again, until I know it's free of needles
C) If B, how the hell do i get that filter out? Is it a good idea to try (i'm NO DIY expert)
Many thanks in advance,
Yours begining to pong a bit,
Malc
Like a total idiot, I mangaged to accidently wash a packet of 30 needles in with my clothing.
How the hell it got mixed up with the washing i have absolutely no idea, but I went to take the stuff out and found the packet neatly jammed against the bottom, inside of the glass-door.
Of the 30, only three were left in the pack. I found another five or six lying in the bottom of the door seal, and about another two or three lodged in the clothing. (plus a sock neatly ripped in half!).
My guess is the rest are probably caught in the filter. The probem is i've a Hotpoint Aquirius 440, so the filter is a pain to get at (i believe its inside the outflow pipe at the bottom of the drum)
Now, the thing is, the machine completed its cycle Ok and there are no warning lights when I switch it on at the plug. Also I can't be certain if there were 30 in the pack in the first place, so there is a chance ive found all the needles.
I'm also completely broke so can't really afford a new machine or to call out an engineer.
What do you think i should do?
A) Risk it and carry on using it until it blows up! (I.E. what's the worst that can happen)
B) Never use it again, until I know it's free of needles
C) If B, how the hell do i get that filter out? Is it a good idea to try (i'm NO DIY expert)
Many thanks in advance,
Yours begining to pong a bit,
Malc