Where's The Pump Filter On A Hotpoint Washing Machine?
I have made the mistake of trying to wash a bathmat in the machine. The mat partly disintegrated, losing a lot of fibres in the process, which must be blocking the works because the machine now cannot spin the water out.
There doesn't seem to be a filter anywhere that I can clear out. I'd like to try to unblock the washing machine myself, rather than having to call out an engineer. Is this a possibility for a beginner?
I'd be very grateful for your advice.
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Hotpoint washer not spinning after bathmat fibres blocked drainage
- The problem
- After washing a bathmat that shed a lot of fibres, the Hotpoint washing machine would no longer spin the water out. The user could not find an accessible pump filter.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply says the filter on this Hotpoint design is hidden inside the sump hose between the tub and the water pump, and this is the likely area blocked by fibres from the bathmat.
- What fixed it
- Recommended action was to remove and clear the filter located inside the sump hose, then refit the hose securely. The thread was marked solved, but there was no final user confirmation that the machine spun normally afterwards.
- Checks to try
- Machine would not spin the water out after a bathmat disintegrated and shed fibres
- No obvious external filter was found
- Accepted advice identified the filter as being inside the sump hose at the back of the machine, running from the tub to the pump
- Parts or tools mentioned
- sump hose filter
Safety: Refit the hose securely to avoid flooding. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
The filter on a Hotpoint washing machine is hidden inside the sump hose. The sump hose is at the back of the washing machine and goes from the tub to the water pump.
You should easily be able to remove and clear the filter. Make sure you refit the hose securely. If it comes off you will have a seriously horrendous flood
Further advice (including help in draining the water out of a washing machine) here - Washing machine won't empty water | How do I clean my pump filter - where is the pump filter?
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