Hotpoint 1400 Microprofile 9567

[chestermikeuk]

MicroProfile

Another classic find Steve, lovely condition, does the spin speed indicator still rise up and down with the profile spin?

Interesting how the outer tub is the similar colour of the accents, which stem from the first Hotpoint top loaders accents!!

Check that pump housing, has a trap like the Servis which often gets clogged with lint and fibres etc.

 

[sesteve]

Thanks guys for the comments - it was a great find and in pretty good nick for its age.

I took the lid off again for a quick look but will need to take the back off for a proper look at the pecker assembly. What I did notice as that as well as the Bowden cable, there is a hose attached to the door lock presumably to stop you opening the door when it's full of water - seems a bit over engineered! Hopefully the clip is a left over production mishap.

I had checked the filter and it had a few obligatory buttons and shirt collar inserts but not enough to restrict flow. Having used the machine a few times over the weekend I'm guessing it is just the way it is. You get a kind of staggered noise when it first starts which I'm sure I've heard on other machines and the it's fine. When it spins the flow only dribbles out even though you see it streaming down the door but as soon as the drum slows then it pumps out normally. It just seems a bit odd that the designers didn't make the spins a bit shorter to let the water pump out in between the 3 spins during each rinse. I will check the pump though in case there is anything stuck on the impeller.

I'm not sure if this has out of balance sensing. It might have on the final spin as it does seem to take some time distributing and doesn't always do the full 1400 super spin but there is no mention of this in the user book.

Alan - I've checked round the door but there is no serial number and no sign of one so it might of dropped off. I thought it was the number on the top of the rating plate.

Mike - I love the colour of the tub. Yes it has the graphic equaliser spin indicator. Here's another pic but it is hard getting the camera to focus on this due to its brightness so it's a bit blurred.

S

 

[superelectronic]

Pump output

The dribble/full flow pattern you've seen during interim spins sounds very normal for a Hotpoint such as this. I'm sure mine, albeit a different model, is much the same - the bulk of the water is pumped out after the drum coasts down from spin. My guess is the rather narrow tub-drum gap causes the extracted water to whirl around the tub during spin rather than sit in the sump, hence the dramatic cascade down the door you get, particularly on full or absorbent loads.

I do wonder why they employed the different drum lip and door seal for the 1200 and 1400 spin models around this time - a cosmetic or practical reason? It means you can't see the edge of the tub, unlike the slower spinning models. The different drum was dropped after a few years.

A lovely example of the top-of-the-range offering from Hotpoint whichever way you look at it...what with that and the almond timeline top loader, your kitchen seems to be the place to be on washday!

 

[supermaticjames]

This is such a lovely machine! The only thing that beats it is the WM41 with it's icy blue vacuum display. I would check the pump and I'm pretty sure that brass thing is nothing vital. I dont think this model has OOB control, it was introduced on the WM41 as far as I am aware of. It is obvious too that the door release button has been replaced at some stage. It is glossy indicating that it is a WM4x door release button.

I hope you get a chance to upload some videos of it, I am eager to hear the difference between the AEG motor and the GEC original.

James.

 

[optima]

Hpt

Anyway i'm sure that your enjoying it. I would love to get my hands on one of these.

Craig

 

[fido]

If you could take a photo with the back off I would be interested. When I first looked at the photos I thought I was looking at a washer dryer but that would make it a 99 series, not a 95. I did work on a few of these 1400 spin machines but I don't remember them having a different cabinet.

 

[sesteve]

More pics

I think you are right Al. I have taken a picture of the drum and you cannot see the outer tub at all. I've just accepted a new offer on the house so hopefully in the next one I'll be able to set the machines up together. The two hotpoints are definitely my favourites. Craig - just keep your eyes peeled - I'm sure there is one out there with your name on it.

James you have such eagle eyes. I hadn't noticed but you are right it is a different button as it doesn't have the edge detail either of the other two. The machine appears to be newer than I first thought as the date on the drum is 12-92. I must get round to doing some videos - I have some of the other machines but have not yet got round to setting up a you tube account. Just not enough hours in the days!

Hi Phil. Here are some more pictures from the back

 

[sesteve]

That troublesome pump

 

[sesteve]

The tub sticker

 

[sesteve]

Pecker

 

[sesteve]

Drum and boot

 

[sesteve]

Module

 

[sesteve]

Door interlock with pressure tube

 

[sesteve]

And finally back back on

S

 

[fido]

I suppose it must have the smaller capacity drum used on the washer dryers. Perhaps 1400 was just too much for the standard 95 series drum. I remember the 1200 machines were less reliable than the 1000s as they tended to shake themselves to pieces.

 

[supermaticjames]

Actually Fido, the drum has the same capacity as the standard Hotpoint drum and it's bigger than the washer dryer drums, the 1400 models simply needed strengthening around the front of the drum so hence the need for a thicker rim that overlaps the tub, so I am told. Hotpoint apparently had problems with using the standard thin rim drum in 1400 machines.

Also Hotpoint started using the washer dryer cabinet on the 1400 models to facilitate the building in of the full panel door models so that the inlet pipes could be fitted from the side. It saved them money on designing a new body shell for just that model.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Steve.

apologies for the delay in responding to your thread - what a great machine you have recently acquired and I such good condition.

Inside looks pristine! Those photos with the back panel removed - is that post a clean, or how it arrived?

The 9567A, 9567P and 9567W arrived circa 1991 and appear in the 1992 Hotpoint brochure.

The matching dryer was the 9346 Sensor Dryer - keeps your eyes peeled - you know you want one!

Paul

 

[sesteve]

Hi Paul

That is how it was when I got it. Really great inside. It has the snapped side trim of course on one side and a few chips and scratches but overall it seems great - no rust at all. Did you find a paint colour for the almond machines? I seem to remember a post somewhere but can't find it now.

I was using it at the weekend and there seems to be a loose connection on the control panel display as it went off a couple of times when the machine was spinning. I could really do with some service info so I can get in the front panel as I'm scared I might break something knowing how brittle the plastic can be on these hotpoints. I've not been able to find any online so if you know of the existence of any then I'll beg to get my hands on a copy

Also, I am convinced it has out of balance sensing as sometimes it goes straight into a spin and other times it keeps distributing. I was doing some bedding in it and it only did 800 for the final spin instead of the 1400! It must be an early version of it for Hotpoint as it's not great at guessing when it spin or skip!

 

[optima]

Possibly wouldn't hurt to put a new pump on this classic Machine.

 

[hotpoint95622]

hotpoint95622

Lovely machine.

Scan of the microtronic de luxe service information models 9555,4,1,0 and 95840,2 The out of balance is a micro switch fixed onto to the suspension unit, your model may of course have different arrangements, it may even be part of the programming too monitor the tacho, out of balance would generate an uneven feed back…