Hotpoint WD640 Review

Good Points
Easy to operate. Looks okay (if the look of a washing machine is important to you!).

Bad Points
The most unreliable item of any kind I have owned in the last 38 years (I am 38 years old!)

General Comments
The most gut-wrenching issue for me with the whole Hotpoint ownership was the fact that my Mum bought it for my wife and I as a wedding present 4 years ago. From memory it had problems in its first year which lead to me buying extended warranties in all subsequent years. I would never normally buy extended warranties and this is the only product I have ever bought where I have bought one. If you don't have one buy one quick or keep your figures crossed hard! The faults which occurred covered just about everything I think the most irritating being the dryer has completely failed several times ( a right pain when you have a young child). It has also gone down with various faults, circuit board failures, very noisy, water coming out through the tray. In 4 years of ownership I believe it has been repaired in the region of a dozen times. I would never normally have stuck it out for this long but I felt I owed it to my Mum as it was a present. I would have absolutely no hesitation in saying to anyone do not touch this product with the proverbal bargepole.