Water drains back in drum after wash has completed
Hi we have recently purchased a Hotpoint Ultima S-line washing machine - although generally pleased water seems to be drains back into the drum after the wash cycle has been completed and the assiocated clothes removed.
The water is a brownie colour ... any thoughts anyone?
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Hotpoint Ultima S-line water draining back into drum after wash
- The problem
- After the wash cycle had finished and the clothes were removed, brown-coloured water was appearing back in the drum of a Hotpoint Ultima S-line washing machine.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply says this is almost certainly due to the drain hose being installed incorrectly, allowing waste water poured into the sink to run back into the washing machine.
- What fixed it
- Check and correct the washing machine drain hose installation to prevent sink waste water running back into the drum. The thread was marked solved, but the exact corrective work carried out was not confirmed in the discussion.
- Checks to try
- Brown-coloured water reappearing in the drum after the wash had completed
- Accepted advice identified incorrect drain hose installation as the likely cause
1 Answer
Hello Paul. This is almost certainly caused by an incorrectly installed washing machine drain hose, allowing water that's poured into the sink to run down into the washing machine. It's explained fully in my article on Whitegoodshelp - Washing machine drum fills with water when switched off
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