Hoover Vision VHD9143ZD 9kg Washer?

[samsungfl]

Hi, just thought I'd ask if anyone has had any experience with this washer, as unfortunatley the 8kg Hoover Vision I have is likley to get written off due to it almost catching fire last friday. As i do not want the same model I'm going to get it swapped for the 9kg model above, which has an Induction Motor.
Any help would be appreiciated

Thanks

Richard

http://www.hoover.co.uk/docs/Product.aspx?Id=303

 

[zanussi_lover]

Oh dear

Richard you aren't having much luck are ya, with washing machines. If it breaks down get a miele. Hopefully the 9kg machine will be okay.

hope you are having a good easter

Kyle x

 

[samsungfl]

Tell Me About it!

Yeah my luck with them is terrible! Hopefully the 9kg one will be okay once Hoover agree to replacing it, I'd get a Miele but their not really for me and I wouldnt really like going back to a 6kg drum, that sounds really greedy but ive got used to a larger drum now hehe!

If anyones had any experience with the 9kg version, please post!

Richard

 

[dj-gabriele]

What did happen to have the machine almost catching fire? Some kind of mechanical fault?

 

[dyson2drums]

Hoover VHD9kg

Hi
there is a past thread from 2008 about this machine.
Click on it below!
Hope it helps!

http://www.automaticwasher.org/TD/ARCHIVE/MODERN/2008/15465x20.htm

 

[aeg03]

Don't they do a version of this model with a waterjet?

 

[samsungfl]

Not to sure, It was making a weird burning kind of smell during the wash which I thought was weird but I just thought it might be just the door rubber as it was on a hot wash. But personally i think it was the motor as its been strange, already been looked at by an engineer once because it was making strange sounds which he said were normal but clearly wernt'. On my model it seems that the motor is way to small to turn a big 8kilo drum causing it to wear/burn out quickly.

However when it started to smoke it was coming out from the drawer and inside the drum so im not sure what the cause is, probably electrical because it cut out during the spin. So hopefully they will take it away because I'm not going to accept a repair on a machine so young (4months) that has almost caught fire!

Richard

 

[aeg03]

That's quite bad, really dangerous. I like the old Vision water jet and distribute speed, it doesn't look tike these newer ones have this. My AEG has a water jet and distribute speed and spin rinses.

 

[samsungfl]

I agree it is very dangerous! I dred to think what could of happened if there was no one in the house! a potnetial fire risk really!! Yeah your right the new Hoover Visions dont have the Power Jet as it was called anymore!

 

[aeg03]

That's a shame but hopefully Hoover Candy will consider putting this in on future models.

 

[foraloysius]

9kg?

Are you sure that drum can hold 9kg? I don't believe those ratings at all, those drums aren't that much bigger than the drums of 5 or 6kg models. I wonder how many liters that drum is. Measuring in liters would be much better than the information in kilos.

 

[samsungfl]

Thanks for the link to that thread dyson2drums, a great help! Im just hoping now they are willing to replace mine with that washer, they are the same price and I'm not going to accept a repair on my machine because its so young and the whole motor issue on it, just not worth the trouble!

Thanks!

Richard

 

[aeg03]

I agree the drums in those Hoover Candy machines do not look big enough.

The drums in Electrolux group machines look bigger and more substantial.

 

[samsungfl]

I can only talk on behalf on my machine cos ive only used the 8kg model but there is quite a big difrence in size, its quite a hard machine to fill really lol Im not sure what the 9kg models are like ive not seen the drums but mines fair bit bigger in comparision to the 6kg machines. My problem is that theyve put a big drum on it with a small motor so it cant really handle the excess weight e.t.c

Richard

 

[samsungfl]

hoover 6kg drum

 

[samsungfl]

hoover 8kg drum, not the best pic but u can see the diffrence lol

 

[brisnat81]

Can you measure the drum?

If you measure the height and depth of the drum, we can then calculate the volume.

I'm curious to see how much bigger it is, as it must start to require some tricky engineering to fit a 80-90 litre drum in a standard sized cabinet.

 

[samsungfl]

Thats a good question actually, I ought to measure the drum but quite frankly I havent been near the thing since it almost caught fire LOL. From what ive seen from the insides of the machine when the engineer first came and had the top off it, space is very limited and the tub is very close to the cabinet due to it being wider, which hasnt had any bad effect on it really.

However I have noticed that the suspension system on it makes the drum move in a weird fashion, rather than the drum moving from side to side like most, it usually moves up and down if that makes sense its a bit hard to explain LOL Not sure if this is a fault or if its made that way to combat the movement of a larger drum in a confined space LOL

Richard

 

[foraloysius]

According to the information in a Dutch Hoover brochure an 8kg Hoover has a 56 litres drum and a 6kg Hoover has a 46 litres drum.

46 litres, that makes 5 kg capacity (with a little squeezing) and 56 litres would be 6 kg.

 

[MrX]

Smoke coming out of the drum would seem like the heater's been turned on while there's no water in the drum. Pretty dangerous!