Hotpoint WD440P Review

Hotpoint 440 Washer/Drier. I hate this machine, it's been a nightmare to use. I've just been waiting for it to break down so I could justify changing it for something else. It is the worst machine I've EVER owned bar none in 40 years of housewifery.



The washer wasn't too bad but the drier was hell. The worst thing about it was that having set the timer and started the programme you can't stop it or open the door until it finishes,and it takes ages, much longer than the time you set as it has some weird and disturbing programme involving quite a bit of running water. The clothes took hours to get anything like dry. Nothing ever dried completely - I'm certain that on a short cycle eg 1 hour or less, it came out even wetter.



Drying also got very creased. I had to be very careful to turn the drier timer off each time, because the timer never returned to zero, so unless I remembered to reset it before starting the next wash, or if the switch was accidently knocked on, there was no way of stopping it going onto drier mode and churning away for hours creasing the clothes without ever getting them dry.



Another drawback was that, on the washing or drying cycle there was no way of knowing how far it had got or how long it had left to run. Even the wash programme went on for ages and ages. I imagine that any money I saved on buying a cheaper machine has gone on increased electricity bills several times over. Would have been better to have bought a more econimical machine in the first place, especially as I haven't been able to make use the drier.



And the lettering on the panel wore off very quickly.



Now it HAS broken down. The wash programme stops several times each cycle,it doesn't rinse or spin properly leaving the cloths soapy and dripping. Hurrah!!! I can get a new one - Anything but Hotpoint.