Water Hot, Even On Rinses
Can anyone help me? My Hoover OPH148 is heating up the water on every single washing cycle, even the 30 degrees cycle. The clothes are coming out hot and steaming, and I have ruined a couple of fleeces recently. The water is fed in cold (there is no hot water pipe in our utility room).
I can't find any similar problems on the forums. Is this something that I can fix myself?
Thank you
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Hoover OPH148 clothes coming out hot due to hot water feed connection
- The problem
- A Hoover OPH148 washing machine was heating on every programme, including 30°C and rinses. Clothes were coming out hot and steaming, and some fleeces had been damaged. The user stated there was no hot water pipe in the utility room, so initially believed the machine was cold fill only.
- Likely cause
- The machine was connected to a hot water supply by mistake, causing washes and rinses to fill with hot water. This was confirmed by the user after re-checking the pipework.
- What fixed it
- Check the incoming water supply connection and ensure the washing machine is connected to the cold water pipe. The user found a second pipe in the utility room and moved the connection from hot to cold.
- Checks to try
- Confirmed clothes were hot and steaming on all cycles, including rinses
- Checked the water supply arrangement in the utility room
- Found a second cold water pipe and identified the machine had been connected to hot water
Safety: Disconnect the appliance from the electricity supply before any inspection. Work involving mains electrics, gas or sealed refrigeration systems should only be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
3 Answers
If clothes are coming out hot from the washing machine the number one suspect is that it's rinsing in hot water. Read this topic for further information on Clothes come out of washing machine hot. It's usually a big surprise to people finding this out and they can believe their washer is connected correctly so check it out just to make absolutely sure.
The only other thing I can think of that could account for clothes coming out hot and steamy is if it's a washer dryer and it's happening on the dry cycle - Clothes Coming Out Of Washer Dryer Hot And Steamy, Still Wet
Even if the heater was somehow energised all the time it shouldn't be able to heat the rise water up in the relatively short time the water is in for rinses. If it was just on all the time it should smell badly of burning, scorch laundry and probably fuse the machine.
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Thanks Andy. I double checked and found a second, cold water pipe in the utility room. I had been connected to hot all along. It's a fair cop! Many thanks for the advice.
Nice one, thanks for the update. Your washing machine will cost a lot less to use from now on, and your laundry will take a lot less ironing.
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