20 Most Recent Hotpoint Ultima WF860 Front Load Washer - Page 7 Questions & Answers

F08 means that the heater relay is stuck or cannot be activated for some reason, this has the effect of stopping the water heater from working.
The only thing you can do is to test the heater, and see if it is o/k.,if it is , then you there is not much else you can do, except call an engineer.
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High Temperature Rise in Drying:
check fan motor & filter for blockage. basically a reduced airflow within drum unit

It is possible that the machine does not start off the cycle because there are errors due to feedback from the inputs. For the program to start up the main program controller must initiate the INLET/MOTOR/DRAIN pump/ valve to open up and allow each function to be driven starting from the flow of water into the drum as also the drain valve to open to exit the water at the point of the program cycle. If this does not happen then the voltage at the valve/motor/pump must be checked or the fault relates to no voltage from the controller. This means the controller is a suspect.

If the water flows though the inlet then the flow pressure should be good, if not the inlet valve is bad or there is dirt in the filter. Also check the flow at the inlet of the water line. Once the water comes into the system the WATER LEVEL SENSOR - normally a pressure switch- must activate at the preset/chosen level to give the signal to the program controller to switch on the motor. What is most important for the motor to start functioning is that the door switch must be ON when the door is shut or this will be an error for starting the motor for rinse and wash.

Test a pressure switch: Click on : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZZ2bDMspj8

Check this link to replace the inlet valve:

http://www.espares.co.uk/advice/washing-machines/a/7/1408/how-to-replace-the-inlet-valve-on-a-washer-dr.html

Finally after the wash the drain valve will be activated, the water is allowed to come in to rinse and then finally the dry spin with the drain valve/pump activated so as to drain off all the water from the clothes during the spin.

Make sure that a fault in any of the cycle will relate to the specified action, so check the command from the program module and then the executing device be it the valve or motor or pump.

Please check the link below:

http://www.repairclinic.com/Washing-Machine-Troubleshooting?red=Washing-Machine-Repair-Help

Only if you need to have both hot and cold water wash options.

the door is not locking , possibly caused by the interlock itself or motor brushes worn ( most likely if machine is a few years old at least ) could also be no power to lock via control board .

You may have soap & grease in the pipe that leads to the pressure switch. Remove and flush through and/or replace. dry before refitting.Thus constant high would give pump faults (thinks machine still contains water). Constant low may cause over filling. If you have a plug that suddenly moves, that can cause the above errors.

Machine may not be finding the signal from the door interlock, check the wire connections to it.

3 Beeps/E30--Error: Drum overfilled. Cause: Inlet valve,pressure switch or control board failure.Select drain/spin to remove water. Restart.

What is the model number of the unit?

Unplug the unit for 30 mins.

Hi Thomas , the machine is fitted with a polyphase induction motor and has no carbon brushes .

hi guys

F18 is a communication error. Basically this means a PCB card has failed, a wire or plug has become detached. If you are good at DIY it may be worth investigating. Hotpoint advice is to call aservice engineer.If you decide to investigate , look for bad connections, very carefully remove the pcb plugs making a note of exactly where each plug goes back, clean contacts and replace. This has worked for me on more than a few occasions. Replaced after doing a wipe over and replaced. It is worth a shot before paying out service call prices. Loook for obvious damage on the PCB's. ENSURE you mark the plug positions VERY carefully.

o k find the acess panel in the front or back then follow this procudure most likely there is something jamming the pump look on the back and you might see an access panel remove it and you will see a large hose coming down from the tub.Now the washer will still be full of water.There are three ways to deal with this the best way is to get a shop vac.remove the drain hose from the stand pipe and vac the water out,the second is to get a pair of radiator hose clamps from the auto parts store and clamp the large hose as close to the tub as possible ,the third is you can get a bucket remove the drain hose from the stand pipe and getting as close to the floor as possible let the water drain in the bucket .after that put some towels around the pump.Remove the clamp and slide the large Rubber boot off the pump look in the pump for foreign objects jamming the impeller blades and for broken blades if broken replace the pump.feel in the boot for same as pump .Then reassemble if nothing found then go check drain hose.