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Belt Keeps Coming Off Washing Machine
If your washing machine belt keeps coming off, there is an underlying fault causing it. A belt that slips off once and stays on when refitted may have…
Clothes come out of washing machine hot
A washing machine rinses with cold water in the final stages of every cycle. Laundry coming out genuinely hot - rather than just slightly warm - is always…
Fabric Softener taken out too soon
Fabric softener that is released too early in the cycle gets rinsed away before it can soften the laundry. Understanding how the conditioner compartment works makes it much…
Fabric Softener not being taken out
Fabric softener left untouched in the drawer after a completed wash points to one of a small number of causes. Working through them in order quickly identifies which…
Hotpoint washing machine shows tESt in display
Demo mode is designed for shop floor display and keeps the machine cycling through a short programme loop without actually washing anything. Once activated - even accidentally -…
Washing Machine Tripping or Fusing Electrics
Even without specialist test equipment, some useful diagnostic work is possible - and knowing which component is most likely responsible helps a qualified engineer fix the fault more…