Wainscotting wrote:

It's unplugged now and will stay that way overnight. The machine is actually
due to be replaced next Saturday as it had a cracked top when delivered and
the shop agreed to replace it rather than supply a new top. My main concern
is that the fault could be inherent in this model

There is an inherent fault with all modern Hotpoint appliances. They are
built by Hotpoint. Or whoever has taken them over this year.


The long drift of 'barnd erosin' from what were once reliable and
inexpensive machines to piles of utter crap, stocked only by Dicks sons,
is well on the way.