Hotpoint Teardown

[ariston4life]

Hey Everyone,

So the Hotpoint was fixed today and as promised i managed to get some pictures of its teardown. enjoy

1st up:
Waiting to be fixed

 

[ariston4life]

New Drum

 

[ariston4life]

PLASTIC pulley.... some cost cutting going on at Indesit it seems. sorry for pictures rotation, some issue with AW and the images

 

[ariston4life]

control panel removed

 

[ariston4life]

old drum out

 

[ariston4life]

looks kinda sad without its drum

 

[ariston4life]

all back together and working, washing away on Synthetics 40* sounds much healthier now, turns out the bearings where causing the squeaking noise all along.

 

[glenfieldmathk1]

Why such a huge load of Synthetics??
Also why Towels only on 40? I try wash mine at at least 60C.

A great breakdown of the machine, It looks to me like the actual side panels of the machine are fixed, and only the Top can be removed?
Not sure about the plastic pulley either, but I guess its strong, especially to be able to spin at 1500.

Thanks for the great pics.

 

[chris74]

1.500 RPM?

That's pretty much. From the pictures I would say that there is no concrete anymore to the new drum, am I right?

 

[ariston4life]

There was only one towel in the wash and we have a backlog of washing thats why there such a big load in it... needed them to get a decent wash and in a decent time.

there is a concrete block on top of the drum and at the base as usual

Only the top comes off the sides do not open

 

[aquacycle]

needed them to get a decent wash and in a decent time

surely a 60 wash would give better results in less time than a 40 wash? Especially for towels.

 

[machinehead]

One piece design?

Looks like from the pictures the bearing is not even remotely accessible or serviceable. The whole tub assembly is modular? (Cast/fabricated in one piece) maybe cheap to make, but a pain to fix. Nice job though!

 

[dj-gabriele]

Welded tubs

Sure enough 99% of all the washing machines sold in Europe is made that way.
From the most cheap Turkish one to the most expensive stuff from AEG-Electrolux.

 

[chris74]

What about...

...`Míele?

 

[machinehead]

Fascinating

Good question about Miele... What's the idea behind modular manufacture? Easy to make, cheap to manufacture? I'm guessing it tisn't cheap, especially for larger parts with greater complexity (in terms of balancing, size, shipping, materials required, bla bla bla). I remember going to school for automotive service over 20 years ago and learning about the new Ford 4.6l engine. A totally new design then, no bolt on brackets. Everything integral. Even inside the engine: cam bearings were "ladder cap" design. One section covered three bearings, vs. one at a time. The Hotpoint reminds me of that... Ford bragged their engine design was more rigid, easier to make, less vibration and harmonics across all operating conditions. Etc etc. IIRC turns out in the long run, they were right!

 

[ariston4life]

The bearings are changeable without having to replace the drum... a front panel comes off thefront of the drum to provide access along the back the pully is held on by an allen type screw/bolt and once removed should provide easy access for replacing the bearings

 

[glenfieldmathk1]

Sadly ariston 4 life, the bearings in this machine are non remove-able.
The drum cannot be removed, as the tub is sealed together. The front doesn't come off - even though It looks like it can, that's the reason for the repair man replacing the whole tub assembly, and not just simply replacing the bearings, and spider, as that's all that probably would have been needed.
They do this deliberately so that when your guarantee ends, and bearings break, to fix it would require quite a lot of money to put it right, puts people off, and they go buy a new machine. or if its under extended parts guarantee, then they usually get written off - so no cost for Indesit company, yet in the 5 years parts your not covered for a free replacement.