Spin Speed Slower Than Usual?

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Hotpoint Aquarius WM64 spins below full speed, leaving laundry very wet

The problem

A Hotpoint Aquarius WM64, around 10 years old, was no longer reaching its usual 1200 rpm spin speed. Clothes were coming out very damp or sometimes almost dripping wet. The slower spin then appeared to happen on every wash.

Likely cause

The accepted reply said poor load balancing can cause reduced or no fast spin, with other possibilities being worn motor carbon brushes or a very loose drive belt. The original poster then reported no abnormal motor noise, a belt that did not appear slack, and that the motor and brushes had already been changed about 9 months earlier. On that basis, the thread pointed to a more serious or less usual fault, but no exact cause was confirmed.

What fixed it

No confirmed repair was provided. The advice was that, as the obvious causes seemed to have been ruled out, the machine needed diagnosis by an engineer, or replacement might be worth considering given its age.

Checks to try

• Load imbalance considered but discounted by the original poster because the problem happened on every wash
• No grating or abnormal motor noise reported
• Drive belt visually checked and reported not slack
• Motor and brushes had previously been replaced about 9 months earlier

Parts or tools mentioned

• Drive belt
• Motor
• Carbon brushes