Introducing the Hotpoint First Edition WMA22

[aquarius8000]

This is my new washer. It requires new bearings and needs a could do with a new door seal as its quite dirty and mouldy. The previous owners brought it new from currys in 2003 and the husband changed the bearings last year and now they are completley dead. Probabtly because the bearing seal wasnt put in properly and so it has leaked and has made the bearings break. The previous owners now own a Hotpoint Aquarius+ from the new range. All I can say is I really like it, better than the TL21 but I still prefer the WM12. Many thank-yous to the previous owners and the bearing job will take place in early June. Here are photos. Christopher.

 

[aquarius8000]

Door open displaying the drum and you may see the seal and why it needs changing.

 

[aegokocarat]

looovley washer Chris
i prefer the style of door it has compared to the wma9 and wma10
Tom

 

[electradeluxe]

my mum's got the few12 model,it tends to jump around a lot these days,it's 8 years old

 

[aquarius8000]

Here are some more photos. Detergent drawer front

 

[aquarius8000]

Lots of various programmes and options. When I got the maching, the dial was on quickwash programme

 

[aquarius8000]

The dial and LEDs. When you switch the machine on the programme end LED lights up.

 

[aquarius8000]

Here is the soap tray. its quite grubby. Thank you for your replys guys.@elecradeluxe this is 9 years old. Chris.

 

[marthalover4eve]

dishwasher

put the draw in the dishwasher take the bit off where its says first edition sorted

 

[aquarius8000]

Thanks for that tip Marthalover4eve. I will do that now as Ive heard that cleaning drawers by toothbrushes can scratch them up?

 

[aquarius8000]

Updates 12/5/12

I have removed the whole front and door seal. The machine is an Indesit/meloroni made machine. As Meloroni made machines that were not supposed to come apart deliberately, getting the retaining bands off were a struggle but I sucessfully worked out how to get the rings off(retaining bands). Bye for now. Chris

 

[aquarius8000]

Bearings update

Today I sucesfully got to the point where I need to fit new bearings. The old bearings went because the old bearing seal was fittes the wrong way round. Here are photos

 

[aquarius8000]

Door removed.

 

[aquarius8000]

Door, seal and front removed

 

[aquarius8000]

Oops, now the door seal is removed from the tub.

 

[marthalover4eve]

looks well built

looks well built

 

[aquarius8000]

concrete blocks removed

 

[aquarius8000]

@marthalover4eve

This machine is a meloroni machine and I will tell you that it is not designed to come appart. With my WM12, I diddent remove the whole tub but this time I had to Grrrr.

Top concrete block below.

 

[aquarius8000]

Bottom concrete block away