New range of hotpoints discontinued?!

[boschlover1997]

if i was going to "attention seek" then i wouldnt come onto a washer forum would i? bloody hell! i got told it had by servisslimline as it wasnt on the website, and i checked and they werent. NOTICE THE ?! QUESTION MARK!! if your going to get pissy then dont comment as why would you be pathetic and start an argument like that. grow up.

 

[glenfieldmathk1]

Boschlover - The Titanium models feature a Fibretech tub - this holds in heat better, and is stronger plastic than a standard washer tub. The Titanium is also stronger metal than Hotpoints other drums, which means there is even less chance of it exploding on a spin. Titanium also doesn't allow Limescale to cling to it, unlike stainless steel, meaning the machine is always* clean.

*of course odurs still develop if using cold wash, not allowing machine to dry out properly etc.

Optima, have you been told, as you work in an Appliance store, Hotpoints are discontinued?? I am sure you will provide an answer. From the Photo, looks like they're all in stock still, so can't be discontinued??

 

[boschlover1997]

well i dont think they have discontinued now, as aquacycle made PERFECTLY clear.
and thats great, hopefully all machines will be made like in future?
george

 

[optima]

Whats the point

The way people have behaved on this thread.

 

[lavamat_jon]

The titanium drums are not all what they are made out to be, I currently have a stainless steel Ultima which has the 71l titanium drum and the bigger drum causes nothing but trouble when it comes to balancing; the spin rhythm is also different between the rinses - the interim spins take between 10 and 15 minutes to complete (often longer due to the more sensitive balance sensor, which is understandable) rather than the 5 mins on the versions with the smaller drums - however the paddles really do tumble the load well.

The machine also takes a long long time to heat up the load so I'm not sure how the Fibretech insulation (or whatever it's called) works - I'm pretty certain the machine has a faulty PCB but seeming as I purchased it from Comet I didn't take any chances with a replacement and opted for a refund - it is being returned anyway due to a being delievered with a cracked display. It's being replaced with a WMUD962G which has teh 62l drum and the less-sensitive balance sensor, having used Darren's and owning a Futura for a couple months (which I am selling on) these are far more quicker and time-efficient when it comes to balancing/spinning - and with cycle times in general.

Glenfield; with all due respect I doubt the Titanium drum makes much difference - I've never had trouble in the past with machines (or stainless steel for that matter) clinging onto limescale, in fact the very nature of the material is that dirt does not hold to it. Generally if a machine gathers and mould mildew limescale etc it is on the plastic and rubber parts rather than the metal - that and it is often down to misuse; Im sure there are still users out there who will be able to gunk up a Titanium drum whereas others who use standard machines who's machines are looked after and pristine.

Back to the original topic of the thread, the current Hotpoint range appears to be on the site at least on my connection - if you are referring to the Futura/Style/Experience models, they are exclusive ranges and have never been listed on the website which only displays the official range (as with any manufacturer).

Jon

 

[boschlover1997]

hi jon, thanks alot for the info. That hotpoint certinately wasnt all it was cracked up to be then! get it? i really do like the look of it though.
does the new machine look ok next to the dishwasher or doesnt it look as good as the one picture?
george

 

[miele4life]

as nice as the Futura/Style/Experience ranges are, I find them 2 be confusing next 2 the main Aquarius/+/Ultima models, I'm good @ memorising the model numbers of Hotpoint's but I'm not sure if I can remember those of the exclusives. But then again, Hotpoint have been offering exclusives 4 years, starting with the best buy models in the late 70's.

 

[optima]

Hotpoint

How i loved it back in the day when we had straight forward model numbers like WM52 First Edition & WM62 Aquarius. It's getting beyond a joke now.

 

[boschlover1997]

yes your completely right!!
it was wm.. washing machine. but the annoying thing is they sometimes left spaces and they didnt go all the way up to 100, strange.

 

[ariston4life]

the hotpoint site is horrible and often doesnt show any machines when i visit, AFAIK the current range will be around for at least another 3 years before they start a new range.