"Al Reynolds" wrote in message
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"Martin" wrote in message
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i have a 18-month old Hotpoint Aquarius (WMA36). Until recently it was
reasonably quiet, but during the spin it now has become very noisy. It
now
makes quite a loud "grinding" noise when it spins - a sort of
metal-on-metal
noise. Also, when you rotate the drum manually i can hear a sort of
"rachet/clicking" noise as the drum turns.

Anyone got any thoughts as to what it is likely to be? Dodgy bearings,
brushes, motor..???

Bra wire trapped through hole and sticking out of drum?
It's happened to every washing machine I've owned!

Al


Exactly the same happened to mine. Didn't know what it was originally and
eventually the noise stopped so I ignored it but later the machine started
leaking and I found it had lodged in the pump and gradually bored a hole
through the plastic housing of the pump itself !

C.