Hotpoint's have always been prone to bearings going not in say 2 years but
it depends how much you put in it and how much you use it!!!!!!!! we had a
Hotpoint and has had 2 sets of bearings in 10 years but was always noisy. so
now its gone and we have a Siemans machine and it is almost silent even when
loaded up on spin whish we had it years ago best of all it comes with a 5
year parts and labour g/tee.

Rich


"Andrew Welham" wrote in message
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Dear All

This is slightly off topic , but this seems the best news group. I have
an almost 2 years old hotpoint wma34 washing machine, which has been
making loud grinding noises especially when spinning. Its is the bearing
on the main drum failed. Following a little research this is a common
fault(in the entire WMA series) in which the water gets into the bearing
and washes out the grease. Hotpoint want to charge me for a the labor
for what i consider a design flaw.

I have three main questions

Any one else had similar problems and solutions (except paying for the
repair).

Does any one have any names / phone number for internal people at
hotpoint especially people like the Customer services director ?

What washing machines are recommend for both function and reliability i
have been told the bosch 2063 is a good one .. any comments ?


Kind Regards

Andrew