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Back with a vengeance ...but hopefully <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> for long!

The shocking discovery... Opened up the melted socket earlier...it's a wonder there wasn't some sort of fire!   I'm blaming the slightly old socket rather than the plug. And to think I only used it to avoid cutting off the machine's plug to feed the flex through the hole to the socket!  ...

So how long did I have? Well, I couldn't put up with the noise any more as of last Thursday so I have had to wave the white flag and re-install the Proline. Considering the Hotpoint's drum seizes up if left for a couple of days it's probably for the best (though it is readily freed and will...

Rogue figures? MrX...what is the wattage of your dryer? If it's around the normal 3kw then there's surely no way it can chew through 4.42kwh in 67 minutes. Or are you quoting combined washing and drying consumption of electricity? I'm a line-drying boy even in winter. I'd be lost without my...

Getting back on track... I think it's time to iron out some misconceptions here... (1) the new washers suggested were "fantasy shopping" only; I'm not buying any of them (including the Whirlpool: don't think they have they best rep over here). (2) No-one is going to book a repair for a...

Cheap newbies? ...not on my watch, love! No, thankfully I'm not on an economy drive unlike so many of us these days. Nonetheless, repair gets my vote as money well spent. Now, if I WERE to play fantasy shopping, my current choices for a household setting are between the AEG L74650 (£565) and...

Thanks Mike - was composing as you posted! I'd agree it sounds very reasonable. I'll be sure to keep all updated once I move things on a bit.

Well actually... ...I had a reply earlier to state that £134.99 stood for washing machine repairs too! I would point out that I have NOT accepted this or booked a repair. And yes - the email correspondence hasn't instilled total confidence. Then again, companies other than Hotpoint operate...

*chuckles* Thank you Ronhic for pointing that one out...not sure I had the heart/energy! Having seen a repairman in action before on this kind of machine, I'd definitely put it as more like a 2 hour job for a pro. Even to me the basic sequence seems pretty straighforward: front and fascia off...

I had the Ocean brochure at one point - sadly long since thrown away. Apparently it was a fusion of manufactures across Europe but essentially, as already stated, was a Brandt product. They also popped up as the Proline brand and if the the one I had is anything to go by, they were pretty...

Programme chart Well that programme sequence chart makes for some interesting reading! It does rather suggest that the 100 minute wash at 70C is a bit iffy...1, 2 and 5 should have 30 minutes' washing once heated if I'm interpreting correctly. Quite sure it doesn't take 70 minutes to heat the...

Prices.... Well, 1st enquiry down: dropped a line to Hotpoint service earlier. The response doesn't inspire confidence - it starts "thank you for your enquiry about your dishwasher..."! Looks like a stock response. Working in Customer Services I know the drill and feel for the staff but...

Oh Pierre, your suggestion for a new washer is a real hoot! That's a Hotpoint Aqualtis - the premium range in the brand's lineup. NOT to be confused with or any way related to the "Made in Great Britain" clasic machine in need of repair: Hotpoint were taken over by the Indesit group a few years...

I'm pleased to say... ...that parts are somewhat less expensive than on a Miele, as well as widely available! These machines were extremely popular in one guise or another for the best part of 20 years - one of the real mainstays of British laundry equipment. Labour and call out are where the...

Thanks for the advice Seamus. Seems the consensus is no half measures when it comes to the repair! I've had a look at the HP service website before now and their fixed price jobs...I'd worry they'd tell me it was Beyond Economic Repair though. Who can say... Whilst it's true I do have the...

I get ya! Rob, I do see what you mean about the temperature control maybe being a bit more sophisticated that meets the eye, i.e. turning down the temperature triggers something in the timer to extend the wash time (timer repeats the interval I guess). The only trouble is with just the one...

So VERY 1980s... What a lovely set! And the look just screams mid eighties...more so than the matched Hottie set! You've also managed to capture the classic look: steamed up door. Dunno why that should be but it is for me! Must be all the heat from the induction motor underneath. I'm liking...

It IS tricky to know... I'm thinking that repair will be scheduled for early May...so we're talking 6-7 weeks at about 4 loads a week. It's literally only just started to sound bad and as I said, there's barely any sideways movement in the drum. I seem to recall my sister having an earlier...

There's no rattling yet...it's more of a pronounced scraping of metal against metal. The noise is only present when spinning but even turning the drum by hand sounds and feels different - not smooth as usual. I can also detect a VERY slight play in the drum when pushed up/down; barely noticable...

Having popped the hood and removed the backplate, I suspect the following is sign of seepage from the bearing...