Hotpoint WD640

My daughter had one of these Hotpoint WD640 and the One-shot thermostat failed having previously heat damaged some clothes. I investigated and replaced the one-shot and my analysis revealed that the hot air outlet vent at the top of the door opening is at an angle to the right. The door has a sloping portion that I assume is meant to deflect the warm air into the drum. However, since the sloping part is at the top of the door this causes the air opening to be partly obscured. This results in a restriction to the airflow and since the same amount of heat is input to the airstream the temperature of the air going into the drum is higher than it should be.

The earlier model WD64 has the hot air outlet at the top of the drum and this has a good match.

It appears to me that Indesit has used the same door as the WD64 in their WD640 model. They should have used a different door with the sloping part rotated to the right.

I wrote to Indesit and they replied saying that the design was correct and that they had no records of failures.

I rented a place that had one of these and I fell in love with it. As soon as I was in a position where I needed to buy a washing machine I bought this one.

I love it. Regular use for general use (non colourfast cotton), work clothes (synthetics) and relatively regular hand wash and handwash wool usage. Not used the dryer part for a long time to be honest but used to use it a lot when I had less radiator space.

It has survived the fire escape to one flat, and down again, the fire escape to another and down again, a storage locker for about 9 months and all the jostling and craziness that involved moving it to and from there and trying to not crush it with something else. It then survived a move to a 4th floor walk up.

From there it has remained loyal to me with so many washloads and never once, literally not once, ruining/running colours in my clothes... although of course the choice of detergent is also a big factor there.

Now, just under 2 years since my last move and 8.5 years since I bought it, it's started to leak. It's been getting louder recently (from starting as practically silent...) and finally it decided to leak from underneath yesterday.

I am gutted that it's no longer available and that the newer versions do not have the much needed handwash option. I would recommend this model to anyone as a washer. I think I have only used the dry function once in the last couple of years as I needed something urgently.

Great, reliable and long lasting.

Taken this thing for granted over the past 6 years.

Do three full loads a week, always on 40 temp and hardly ever use the dryer so it's maybe had an easy life with me. Can't fault it though.

Live in a hard water area too!

Selling it on eBay as I'm sure it has life left yet.

Brilliant machine. I'm surprised that all the other reviewers have been so negative...perhaps I'l lucky and just have the only perfect machine they made....though I doubt that somehow. Only one repair visit so far and that was due to the filter needing cleaning, other than that it has worked like a dream. It's used heavily and by that I mean at least 5 days a week. Fingers crossed nothing will go wrong now that I have written the review. My only gripe about the machine would be that the lettering on the outside of the detergent tray telling you the wash cycles is now nearly obliterated.

I have had this machine over 4 years .. and no problems whatsoever.. on every single day almost..

Thank God it's finally packed up for good and can get another machine. Owned the WD640 for 3 years and pretty much from day one it has been nothing but grief. The filter is horrendous to empty, located at the back. Albeit does get quicker with experience. Without fail this machine would break down twice/thrice a year. Circuit boards have been replaced as have pumps, mostly when just out of warranty, so it could possibly be a new machine inside with the amount of parts that have been used to cobble it together. All these new parts and labour have been replaced by a Hotpoint 'Service' Engineer (Misnomer in its self) Things got so expensive, but not enough at time to scrap machine and buy another, I signed up for extended warranty. This offset the additional work cost, but what a sauce having to fork out for a machine that was relatively new and never overloaded or run incessentantly. If you are unlucky enough to own one of these take out every guarantee you can get.

Take your clothes to the launderette cheaper and less aggro!

Had this machine for two and a half years or so, never had problems with it. Dryer not very brill, but most washer dryers suffer in this way. Washes well, on nearly every day, often more than once. Only time it made a weird noise was when my husband left some washers in his overall pocket.....Admittedly, filter hard to empty, but other than that, no complaints.

Had this machine for 6 years, no dryer after 1 year as 'circit board' blown, water leaking from soap dispenser, even though it is all cleaned out. Leaves marks on clothes, does not switch to rinse cycle. Worst machine I have ever had, would not recommend this to anyone!

I have owned this Hotpoint Aquarius+ WD640 for at least 5 years and never had any problems. Even survived 3 house moves, and an accident prone user!

Yes the filter at the back of the appliance and fiddly removal is a design problem but that is the only downside I can think of.

I don't know about other users on this review site who state they have to regularly keep emptying the filter....I have only ever needed to empty it once the whole time I have owned it, and I use it alot with uniform for work for my partner and myself that needs thorough cleaning. There again I always make sure to check pockets first....just a tip!

It's quiet, easy to use and energy efficient for a washer dryer, with a decent load capacity that only now could be beaten with new models on the market.

In fact I am now loaning it to my mum after her Indesit which she was pleased with until it brokedown over Christmas. She can't get over the difference with my Hotpoint and is considering a new version of it for herself.

A definite 4 out of 5.

my Hotpoint washer dryer had broken down in just the first month, and 3 more times after that. so much grief that this has given me in order to get it fixed. now, after nearly three years the manufacturer is charging me for repairs, even though it is under 5 years guarantee. would never recommend this product to anyone.