Hotpoint WT540

Old washing machine was a creda, had it 15 years and used daily, replaced motor brushes and a door seal in that time at a cost of £25.

Hotpoint seemed a good machine, bought to match the rest of our silver future range of appliances( fridge freezer,small freezer and oven )bought british to support local jobs, worst machine we have had, cost over £350 but after the first year give nothing but trouble, stopping mid cycle, pumping fault, no final spin and then bearings went in drum, free 5 year parts warranty, bearings can't be replaced so needs a new drum £120.

Hotpoint will supply you a drum for free but will charge you £150 for call out and fitting, new machines reduced in argos to £189 ,what would you do...hotpoint fridge freezer whine's, smaller freezer constantly freezing up and oven fan motor rattles, think i will buy german (bosch) or whirpool(whirpool condensor tumble dryer 17 years old and going strong £20 for heating element in its lifetime )...hotpoint...never again

When our last washing machine died on us three years ago we had been using a kind neighbour's hotpoint aquarius for a week or so and liked it, so we decided to get the 7kg load version. Within a few months there was an awful grating noise from it which turned out to be a bra wire in the drum. The repair man fixed this for free under warranty and showed me how to easily do it myself! Last week, after three years of constant use it wouldn't fill properly and the prewash light flashed. Repair man charged £50 for a new pressure switch and valve set plus £30 labour so total cost of £80 in three years.

We use the quick wash programme at 60 degrees and the mixed coloureds wash at 40 all the time and it washes well. I even use the silks programme for my polyester sports shirts. Have used the wool programme for sweaters.

It's nice to have a variable speed spin with a very high maximum of 1400rpm.

It gets used at least once daily and works fine for us.

WT540 less than 4 years old.the soap dispenser tray gets covered in black mould unless cleaned and dried by hand regularly. The lights flash continuously, so have to keep turning off at mains to reset.The concrete counterweight at the lower front end of the drum fell off! this was due to the fact that the heavy concrete is bolted into soft plastic which over time just breaks away...the spin cycle becomes noisey as the concrete becomes unstable and then the machine becomes unusable when the concrete falls off.

I contacted Hotpoint ( indesit owned ) customer service and explained the design fault ( this is not a general wear and tear item ) and what had happened, they were adamant that this was down to lack of maintenance on my part! which is rediculous as who actually strips down their machine in order to check the concrete blocks, which should never actually come loose anyway!

they then asked me to pay £130 call out for an engineer to inspect the machine.....what a joke! so I bought a new Bosch washer......much better quality..........do not buy Hotpoint, they are rubbish!

Machine about 2 years old. Door seal has become very black which cannot be removed and gathers gunk. Always had hotpoints (40ish years)but maybe have change next time.

constantly overheating hotpoint service useless I bought the machine from a local dealer who I have been with for thirty yrs he now no longer stocks Hotpoint because of their poor reliability

DON'T BUY HOTPOINT

Always breaking down, it has had bearings, both motherboards, heater element twice, do not buy Hotpoint, buy something that is reliable!!!

BEWARE

I have always had Hotpoint washing machines - for 30 years. This one is poor - very poor indeed. After 2 months- I had the flashing lights issue- the engineer found a lead had dropped out of its connector. 6 months later- it would not extract water - the water outlet valve solenoid has burnt out. 3 mths later the programme will not work. The machine is not fit for purpose. I wonder who actually built & designed this shoddy machine. Reading other reviews it appears that even the bearings are worn out quickly.

I shall not buy another Hotpoint.

it is true they do not make products like they used to, who has ever heard of a £300 washing machine needing new bearings after only 19 months, then to be told on the other end of the phone its the type of detergent and water that causes the problem,the only good thing to come out of it is the flat rate for labour (as the machine has a five year parts warranty at no extra cost) steer well clear of hotpoint wt540 as they are owned by indesit changing times means less good quality products and they are not made like the machines of the past

Absolute rubbish do not buy. You do not expect a washing machine to break down after 18 months and all the repair options to cost nearly as much as a new machine - customer services terrible

I have had this machine for 3 years and would never buy Hotpoint again.

It has developed mould in the soap dispenser and down the pipe, which makes the clothes smell and has gone rusty on the front. The door handle broke which cost £70 to fix and now it sound like a warplane when it spins. DO NOT BY HOTPOINT!!