Hotpoint Ultima Wdd960 Fast Spins During Dry Cycle

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Hotpoint Ultima WDD960 spins fast during cotton dry cycle and pause does not work

The problem

On a Hotpoint Ultima WDD960, the machine was reported to spin at 1600rpm for about five minutes during the cotton drying cycle. Wool and synthetic drying cycles did not do this. The pause button also did not function during any drying cycle, although it worked on wash programmes.

Likely cause

The accepted reply suggested this is probably normal programme behaviour rather than a fault, particularly as it only happens on the cotton setting. The non-working pause during drying was also considered likely to be deliberate by design to avoid overheating after the heater switches off. The exact manufacturer confirmation was not provided.

What fixed it

No repair was advised. The accepted advice was not to worry if the machine carries out this spin without banging or thumping, as it may be intentional operation on the cotton dry cycle. If abnormal movement occurs, further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.

Checks to try

• Observed that the fast spin occurred only on the cotton drying cycle
• Observed that wool and synthetic drying cycles did not fast spin
• Checked that the pause button worked on all other wash programmes
• Advised to monitor whether the machine bangs or thumps during the spin