if the sump pump is blocked is it easy to replace?

wrote:
if the sump pump is blocked is it easy to replace?

Usually but it is normally quite easy to unblock through the filter
opening some where at the bottom the machine on the front. There migth
even be a little manual drain hose there too.
Once unblocked and the rotor turning readily, set to spin only with
nothing in the machine, filter cover off and you should see if the pump
is turning.

On Sat, 3 Jun 2017 10:43:50 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote:

wrote:
if the sump pump is blocked is it easy to replace?

Usually but it is normally quite easy to unblock through the filter
opening some where at the bottom the machine on the front. There migth
even be a little manual drain hose there too.
Once unblocked and the rotor turning readily, set to spin only with
nothing in the machine, filter cover off and you should see if the pump
is turning.

+1

(I've had cocktail sticks, coins, keys to bracelets jamming WM drain
pumps).

Cheers, T i m

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T i m writes:
On Sat, 3 Jun 2017 10:43:50 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote:

wrote:
if the sump pump is blocked is it easy to replace?

Usually but it is normally quite easy to unblock through the filter
opening some where at the bottom the machine on the front. There migth
even be a little manual drain hose there too.
Once unblocked and the rotor turning readily, set to spin only with
nothing in the machine, filter cover off and you should see if the pump
is turning.

+1

(I've had cocktail sticks, coins, keys to bracelets jamming WM drain
pumps).

Hair grips and shirt collar stiffeners in one in a rented house.

Coins can be particularly bad as they can puncture a hole through
the outer drum if they get trapped whilst spinning - apparently not
uncommon according to a Hotpoint engineer some time ago, so I do
make double sure none get into the washing machine.

--
Andrew Gabriel
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On Sat, 3 Jun 2017 11:09:19 -0000 (UTC),
(Andrew Gabriel) wrote:

snip

(I've had cocktail sticks, coins, keys to bracelets jamming WM drain
pumps).

Hair grips and shirt collar stiffeners in one in a rented house.

Luckily we don't use either of those here.

Coins can be particularly bad as they can puncture a hole through
the outer drum if they get trapped whilst spinning

Oooh, I bet, especially if it got 'stood up' between the drum and the
tub at the wrong angle at 1400 RPM. ;-(

- apparently not
uncommon according to a Hotpoint engineer some time ago, so I do
make double sure none get into the washing machine.

We have found a few still in the drum (luckily then considering),
along with the remains of old paper currency. Not sure if we have put
any plastic notes though the WM yet (as I'm not generally in charge of
that department). ;-)


Cheers, T i m

On Saturday, 3 June 2017 08:34:49 UTC+1, wrote:
if the sump pump is blocked is it easy to replace?

Yes, whether blocked or not. The question does make me wonder whether all it needs is unblocking.


NT