Hotpoint 1400 Microprofile 9567

[sesteve]

Thought I'd share a few photos of one of my recent acquisitions - a Microprofile in Almond. It's a great machine in really good condition and I'm really pleased with it. Here are a few pictures

 

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I love these vacuum displays

 

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Any idea of the date - I'm not sure how the code works on on these models? I'm guessing 1991 as there is a sticker with 91 on the inside of the lid

 

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Really yucky soap dispenser before I cleaned it

 

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Liquid dispenser insert

 

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The only problem with the liquid dispenser is my mains pressure hot water is too much for it and it dribbles from the front

 

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Lid off

 

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It has an AEG motor on this machine

 

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Enemy's odd to me to have the fill valves located where they are. Leads to quite long internal hoses

 

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I found this clip in the bottom of the machine but no idea what it is off. If anyone has any service info they would be willing to share that would be great. All info I have is for other 95 series machines but not the Microprofile

 

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I love the way it goes into its spin cycles although it seems poor at pumping out water while it is spinning. Just a shame the 1400 is only for a short time. It needs a new door boot as it sometimes lets water out from the door and I'm not sure if the pump is getting ready to fail.

Hope you enjoy

S

 

[ozzie908]

That clip is off the water level

pressure switch there should be two prongs on the bracket that go through a hole on the side of the cabinet near the front right corner and the clip slides through the prongs to hold the switch in place.

Austin

 

[fido]

That clip is part of the plastic version of the pecker assembly. The pecker is a device mounted on the motor and linked by a Bowden cable to the door switch. It is a safety device to stop you opening the door when the drum is turning.

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[fido]

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[sesteve]

Thanks chaps. I'll take a look and make sure it is in place. Hopefully someone dropped it when they were doing a repair. I have noticed that when the machine is doing the fast spins - 1000 + it makes a clicking sound almost like a relay making and breaking. Would this be the pecker mechanism?

 

[optima]

Microprofile

A superb "Microprofile" you have got yourself steve, has this model got a out of balance switch that is possibly maybe making the clicking sounds.

 

[fido]

Hotpoints sometimes came with a selection of spares rattling about in the bottom. If the assembly workers dropped anything small they just left it in there.

 

[crawfordc]

poor pumping could be the filter in the sump hose needing cleaned a common fault on these old hotpoints

 

[miele4life]

you're right about it being from 1991 as it's the 1st Aquarius version of it, and it's a jolly nice nice Hottie too. The serial number is inside the door so if u can supply it I can work out the date code so I can determine when it was made.