Thank you! So useful :)

THANK YOU!!

Thanks so much. Having been shoved around from pillar to post by Hotpoint, at last somebody who provides actual help!

No problem at all, I spent an afternoon swearing at my machine. Didn't want that for anyone else.

Thanks I couldn't find this simple instruction on the included manual lol

Great to know it was helpful for you, thanks for the feedback

No problem glad it washelpful for you. Thanks for the feedback 👍

No problem, glad this was helpful for you.

Hotpoint machines are pretty good now, we get very few issues with them

Yep. The problem is (from my experience as a useless bachelor ;) ) that synthetics hold a lot of water and don't squeeze out like cottons do. So spinning them at 1400+ speeds is DANGEROUS. As the machine might hop out of the kitchen and take a ride around the garden at those speeds and weights! I found the 1200 spins in Bosch and Miele to be as good as the 1400/1600 Hotpoint spins. But it depends on the drum size and type it seems.

the logic behind them capping synthetic cycles to 1200 is that these fabrics don't usually need faster speeds. in the past, synthetic cycles always used to be capped at 800\900rpm. though nowadays synthetic washes are being treated like cotton washes - a lot of manufacturers are giving them 1400rpm and very intensive cotton-style wash actions. some types of synthetic fabrics can hold more water than cotton, but they generally spin out much easier, hence the reduced speed and significantly reduced hold at full speed on most synthetic cycles. it's not dangerous to spin any fabric at any speed, and machines won't go walking from that (unless they're very poorly built). this is what the machine's load balance sensing is for, to protect the machine and its surroundings during spin cycles. the thing is, high speeds may crease certain fabric excessively or misshape them. hence the reduced speeds on certain cycles. spin performance varies wildly between brands, it's all down to drum design and spin pattern. i've found the best performance to be from 2010s LG, due to their sensible length holds at full speed and effective drum designs. and the worst performance to be from current hisense WFQ- models (ie their own models), due to very poor drum design with almost no holes in, along with a ridiculously short hold at full speed despite having a spin spray when it reaches full speed. the results from a normal 1400rpm in my hisense is probably equal to that of around 800rpm in my LG, maybe even slower... bosch fits quite close to LG on this scale, they generally spin well

@@thelaundrycookie1200 I certainly found synthetics always come out damper than cottons, and often had jumpers/jeans hold so much water it's not good for the machine/load balance (load balancing hasn't always existed). But I agree that drum design/cheapness seems to come into it. As said, Miele and Bosch can have smaller drums that do better than Hotpoint and LG with massive drums (We had one of the early 12kg+ drum machines back in the day :P ).

indeed, back in the day balance sensing wasn't really a thing. instead, machines just flung the load around the edges of the drum and hoped for the best. although back then, machines were built significantly better so they could better withstand the levels of imbalance from such unbalanced spins. i find drum volume itself rarely affects spin performance. design and spin programming is everything. unless the drum is wider than standard (example - haier).

@@thelaundrycookie1200 I remember the "pancake" motor LG. It had a massive drum, and we'd put it in demo mode in the store and it'd spin quietly... till we realised it was rubbing the rubber seal dry for too long and starting to get hot and smoke! XD

Hi Susie, how did you get the dry only. I just use the quick wash 30m and that gives a wash only.

@@maureenmcgarry-ohanlon4796 I've found how to dry only.. Select the 30 minutes quick wash wash-only programme and THEN press the Dry Only button over on the right hand side. You can then select the amount of time for drying..

Quite a common comment from our customers now. A lot of modern machines use a lot less water than machines of around 10 years ago. I would check to make sure the water tap is open enough first. If it isn't then the pump on the machine will be quite loud as the pump is trying to pump the water through but the pressure is not enough. If it is on ok, then i would keep an eye on the wash performance. If the clothes are coming out clean, then i wouldn't worry and just keep an eye on it.

Being a washer dryer this model doesn't have a tank to empty like a tumble dryer could do.

Must admit not the easiest, but select any program and then select the "Dry Only" button. Then it will just dry rather adding the wash as well.

I agree! I am going demented. My attempts to dry resulted in my last load washing 3 times! I am thinking of contacting my supplier to see if someone can come and explain. 🤪

​ ​@@margaretfarwell6163Did you ever work this out? I've just washed my clothes twice!

Why doesn't it spin when drying ​@@lords-electrical

Select the cycle according to fabric type, much like you would when using a dryer, if you’re drying synthetics, select synthetics. Then, select the ‘Dry Only’ option. If you wish to alter the level of drying, say from an Easy Iron dry, to a Cupboard Dry, just press the ‘Drying Level’ button until the desired level is selected.

Yes if you leave the door open after the wash, then it can really help to reduce smells and the black mould around the door seal.

Well, depending on what cycle you put it on, depends on what cycle it dries on. Similar to using an actual dryer, you’d select a Cotton or Synthetics cycle, as Cotton uses a higher heat to dry, and Synthetics is a lower heat. When it comes to water, that’s because the washer will either use steam to aid drying, using the residual heat from the steam to dry the laundry, but equally uses water to condense. Traditionally, condenser dryers use cold air running through a condenser, removing the moisture from the humid air and condensing it into water. The washing machine doesn’t have a condenser, so instead uses cold water to condense the humid air.

There are some settings where it will be able to do the dry only and some that don't. The Cottons and the synthetic settings do allow you to dry only.

I am having this issue. Have you managed to resolve it in any way?

Am having this issue too

Same! We can't figure it out. Edit Ok so I pressed Cotton on the dial then the Dry Only button on the screen. It dried it for 30 mins but the towels were still damp so I put them on again. I then tried press Drying Level. No idea what some of the numbers are but I chose 45 and it set it to dry for 45 mins.

Washer dryers don't normally have a filter to clean in them like a separate tumble dryer has.

Ooh great idea

How do you do an auto clean, there’s nothing in manual? Tia

@@River_Fox79 Hi. You press the dry only button for about five seconds. Then it starts automatically.

I'm having some issue it's not spinning

I believe you turn the dial to the applicable cycle, say Cotton for towels or t-shirts, or Synthetics for a low heat dry. Then you select the ‘Dry Only’ option. Need not be alarmed if water goes in, as the machine uses water to condense the humid air, and drain away the water. Equally, I can imagine that the ‘Dry Only’ option is available with the Cotton, Synthetics, Delicates, and Woollens cycles.

I have this exact question! Can’t find an answer anywhere, did you find out the answer?

This is my exact same question now as we've just purchased it couple of days ago and just got delivered today. How can I set auto clean? Has anyone found the way yet? Thanks in advance ⚘

@@FsSohail786 Yes, I found the answer. On mine the 'Dry only' button has an arrow coming from it with an icon that looks like a dishwasher with a star in the middle - it's this one if my memory serves me correctly.

@@cjohnward thank you very much for taking the time to reply, I have actually read a comment earlier about the same thing and have already tried it, I'm glad it worked. Thanks again 😊

Cold

Sounds very odd but first thingvi would do is to turn the water inlet tap down a little bit as it sounds like you have quite high water pressure which can cause this

@@lords-electrical I've tried that turned it down half way then a quarter it seems to still proceed, taking water in on dry cycle every ten seconds little spurts of it, I thought originally condensation coming out, unless is it getting to hot in the drum so it's add water to cool down? Brand new aswel.

That’s completely normal, every washer dryer does it. Basically for the drying unit to work it has to take in just a little bit of water so the drying unit can condense it and dry the clothes :)

Same; can’t figure it out. Starts/stops water every 5secs, pipes bang throughout the house and when clothes come out; they’re red hot but still wet🤷🤷

It also takes a long time to start drying! The guy I spoke to on the support line said that was the machine building up steam to do the drying. I hate the noise it makes every few minutes, sometimes in it throws in another spin cycle too and this apparently is because the sensor has sensed that there is too much moisture.

Anyone figured how to stop This? It shakes the whole flat and I feel sorry if the neighbours below can hear it

Spin only with no washing is at 7 o'clock on the dial. The arrow, water and spin symbol.

You should be able to see the symbols it’s the one with out the rain that’s the spin and drain. The one with the rain is rinse and spin

I'm trying to find this out too. It's not obvious at all from the instructions.

@@missmitty10 I ended up doing quick wash 😅 but yeah it's not clear at all

We would normally recommend just putting a high temperature wash on with no clothes in there to start with before using the machine to wash your clothes

@@lords-electrical thank you. I found it in the end. Press and hold the dry only button (incase anyone else is looking for the answer)

​@@MissDukesthank you very much ❤

This is the heating element, ours has started doing this too x

Washer dryers don't normally have the same kind of filtration or lint filters like in a standard tumble dryer

@@lords-electrical thank you so much. I’ve been worrying I’m not doing it right!

These don't have a filter like a standard tumble dryer would have. It uses the waste hose to get rid of the excess fluff and also the water that would normally collect in the water container.

Thank you

Yes it has a wash only option.

I know this is a very late answer, but get a zipped mesh laundry bag and put your colour catcher in that. That will solve your problem.

Way to go eco friendly 😅

I was flabbergasted when I saw that lmao

Must say, i don't always look at the programs before recording and even i had to do a double take at 9 hours.

@@lords-electrical Do you have any beko dishwashers in your store? And have you ever done a review on a Beko dishwasher? Currently in the market for buying one and no one in our stores here can do an explanation like you can.

It doesn't have a filter like a normal tumble dryer would do, it has access to the pump behind the strip at the bottom of the machine.

That's a shame to hear, hope you manage to get this sorted