Hotpoint wdm73 User Manual

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION & USE

WD72, WDM73

Choose a location for your washer dryer,

where possible on a solid floor, with the
electrical sockets and water supply taps

easily accessible.

Allow sufficient space: 600mm width,

600m depth and 900mm height.

DO NOT install in a bath or shower

room.

Dispose of packaging material in a safe
place and remove any labels.

Please read instructions thoroughly to
ensure you understand each stage
before you begin.

Read the rest of these instructions to get the best from your appliance, remember to fill in your guarantee registration.

A wash chart is provided to help you to
select your required programme.

Examples are given for the maximum 
washing load weights for different fabric
types.

Read through this section to  familiarise

yourself with the different 

compartments within the dispenser

drawer.

A guide to drying times is provided for
independent drying programmes, along
with a list of items not suitable for 
tumble drying.

All available optional wash features are

explained within this section -  These 

allow you to adjust your selected wash

programme to suit your needs.

A picture guide provides a clear

explaination how to set a wash and auto

dry programme.

DO NOT overload the washer dryer.

Please refer to the Troubleshooting 
section if you have any problems when
using your washer dryer.
There may be nothing wrong!

Examples given for the maximum drying
load weight for different fabric types.

General Domestic Appliances Limited

, Morley Way, Peterborough, PE2 9JB.

PRINTED BY SIMLEX . FOUR ASHES, WOLVERHAMPTON.

July 2003    -    1366200003-03

We give you a unique ‘satisfaction guaranteed’ promise - valid

for 90 days - after you have purchased your Hotpoint

appliance. If there is a technical problem simply call Hotpoint

Repair service or visit our web-site at

www.theservicecentre.co.uk and where necessary, we will

arrange for an engineer to call. If the technical problem is not

resolved under this guarantee, we will replace your machine

All Hotpoint appliances carry a fully inclusive 12 month parts
and labour guarantee as well as free replacement parts for the
first 5 years (except microwaves, selected integrated
appliances and cooker hoods, which have a one year
guarantee) provided that they are fitted by a Hotpoint 
engineer.

Guarantee terms and conditions                                         
Your guarantee is only applicable in the United
Kingdom or Republic of Ireland and is subject to the
following provisions that your appliance:
●

Has been installed and used correctly in accordance with 
this instruction booklet.

●

Has been used solely for domestic purposes and is located
on domestic premises (ie. not for commercial or trade 
use).

●

Has been properly connected to a suitable electrical      
supply voltage as stated on the appliance rating plate.

●

Has not been subject to misuse, accident, modified or 
repaired by anyone other than one of our own service 
engineers.

For pre purchase information on any other Hotpoint
product,
call: 08701 50 60 70  or  visit: www.hotpoint.co.uk

As part of Hotpoint’s continued commitment to helping the environment,
Hotpoint reserves the right to use quality recycled components to keep down
customer costs and minimise material wastage.

Please dispose of packaging and old appliances carefully.

To minimise risk of injury to children, remove the door, plug and cut mains cable
off flush with the appliance. Dispose of these parts separately to ensure that the
appliance can no longer be plugged into a mains socket, and the door cannot be
locked shut.

As part of our commitment to you, all Hotpoint appliances have the

added benefit of a fully inclusive parts and labour guarantee for the first

12 months. In addition to this you also have the advantage of free
replacement parts for the first 5 years when fitted by a Hotpoint 

engineer. When the 12 months parts and labour guarantee expires we

offer the following after sales service options:

UK: 08709 066066

www.theservicecentre.co.uk

Republic of Ireland: 1850 302 200

Note: Our operators will require the Model number and the Serial number

of your appliance.

Available 364 days a year with a fast, effective and value for money 

service. We have the largest white goods repair service in the UK with over

1200 of our own fully trained engineers. All repairs include a parts and

labour guarantee for 12 months from the date of the repair.

If you require any information or have any questions about your 

appliance, our operators are on hand with help and advice.

All this ensures that you will receive the best available after sales service

possible.

UK: 08709 088 088

www.theservicecentre.co.uk

Republic of Ireland: 1850 502 200

Whether you have just one or a number of Hotpoint appliances in your

kitchen, we offer two service cover plans to give you total peace of mind.

● Repair Protection Plan - FREE service repairs for a single Hotpoint 

appliance during the period of cover.

● Kitchen Cover   

- FREE service repairs for all your Hotpoint 

appliances less than 8 years old.

UK: 08709 077 077

www.theservicecentre.co.uk

Republic of Ireland: (01) 842 6836

A wide range of genuine parts and accessories are available from our

hotline or through our web site.

www.theservicecentre.co.uk

RED line indicates the minimum

height for the drainage hose.

Cold Water inlet point and supplied

Hose (Blue end)

Hot Water inlet point and supplied

Hose (Red or Grey end)

Wash Programme Buttons

Door Handle &
Release Button

Mains Cable

Drainage Hose

Start, Buzzer/Time Delay
Button

Infobubble™ Display

Mains On/Off button

Cancel button

Optional Wash/Dry Feature
Buttons

Dispenser Drawer

Adjustable Feet

Retaining Flaps

Over 1200 trained specialists, directly employed by us, ensure that

you can have complete confidence in both the appliances and

services we offer.

Use a  damp cloth or silicon polish to clean the exterior surfaces of the
appliance.

Takes care of your laundry by monitoring your machine’s performance.
Prevents your machine spinning with an uneven load and reports any
specific problems on the Infobubble™ display.

Makes the best use of the existing hot water supply, saving energy,
time and money.

Reduces creasing on any wash programme by gradually reducing the
water temperature towards the end of the wash programme.

Less water, less creasing and less ironing. Gradually steps up the spin
speed for the most efficient water extraction.

Reduces wear and tear on your laundry. A long, steady spin is
followed by a 30 second burst at the maximum speed for your
machine, to enable safer, more efficient water extraction.

There will be a 2 minute spin about 20 minutes after the drying 
programme has started; this improves the drying performance.
NOTE: This feature will not operate if you have selected a combined Wash 
& Auto Dry Programme for synthetic fabrics.

The Infobubble™ displays your selected wash programme, optional
wash features selected and shows you exactly where you are in the
washing cycle.

We recommend a maintenance wash 2 or 3 times a year. to avoid a build
up of greasy deposits and water hardness residue.
Simply run wash programme ‘C’ without any laundry in the drum, using
the usual amount of detergent.

Clean the internal surface of the door bowl regularly with a soft cloth.
A build up of soap powder and water hardness residue may result in
water leaking from the door.

UK: 08709 066 066

(Open 8 to 8 Mon - Fri, 8 to 6 Sat, 10 to 4 Sun & Bank Holidays)

www.theservicecentre.co.uk

Republic of Ireland: 1850 302 200

Note: Our operators will require the Model number and Serial number.

UK: 08709 088 088

(Open 8 to 8 Mon - Sun)

www.theservicecentre.co.uk

Republic of Ireland: 1850 502 200

UK: 08709 077 077

(Open 8-30 to 5-30 Mon - Fri  &  9 to 12 Sat)

www.theservicecentre.co.uk

Republic of Ireland: (01) 842 6836

Rating Plate

Hooked End Support

Your applianc

e comes fitt

ed with a plug and a 13 amp (13A) fuse.I

f

you need t

o replac

e the fuse,only those r

ated a

t 13A) and ASTA

appro

ved t

o BS1362 should be used.T

o change fuse lift holder t

o 

ver

tical position and lift fuse out.

To r

eplace

,inser

t fuse and push fuse

holder down in

to lock

ed position.C

orrec

t replac

ement is iden

tified

by c

olour co

ding or the mark

ing on base of plug.

A special lead can be order

ed from Hotpoin

t Ser

vice 

UK:08709 066 066 or 

Republic of Ir

eland on:1850 302 200

If y

ou hav

e damaged the existing lead or r

equire a longer one a

charge will be made

.it is str

ongly advise that this w

ork is car

ried out

by a qualified elec

trician.

Cut off and dispose of the supplied plug if it does not fit y

our sock

et.

IMPORT

ANT:WIRES IN 

THE MAINS LEAD ARE COL

OURED IN 

AC

CORDANCE 

WITH THE FOLL

OWING C

ODE:

Green/Y

ellow

-

Earth

Blue

-

Neutr

al

Bro

wn

-

Live

If y

ou change the plug,the c

olour of wires in the mains lead ma

y not

cor

respond with the c

olour of the mark

ings identifying t

erminal

s in

the plug.Y

ou should theref

ore wir

e it as shown:

Green and y

ellow (Ear

th)

wire t

o ter

minal mark

ed ‘E’

,

symbol      ,or c

oloured

green and y

ellow

.

Blue (Neutral) wir

e to

ter

minal mark

ed ‘N’

or

colour

ed black.

13A ASTA

appro

ved fuse t

o

BS1362.

Bro

wn (Live) wir

e to t

erminal

mark

ed ‘L

’or c

oloured r

ed.

1.

Dra

wer la

tch

2.

Button

3.

Main w

ash

Indicator

4.

Main w

ash 

compar

tment

5.

Prew

ash

compar

tment

6.

Fabr

ic conditioner 

compar

tment

PLEASE USE THE NE

W HOSES

SUPPLIED.

.

YOUR MA

CHINE WILL BE NOISY IF 

THE T

WO FRONT FEET ARE NO

T

ADJUSTED SO THE MA

CHINE STANDS FIRM AND LE

VEL.

This is par

t of the packaging and

should hav

e come a

wa

y with the 

polyst

yrene base -

IFIT

HASNO

T...

A cold fill adapt

or is av

ailable from

your local Hotpoin

t authorised

Ser

vice C

entr

e or by calling the

Genuine P

arts & A

ccessor

ies Hotline 

(see KEY

CONT

ACT

S).

Connec

t str

aight endof 

yfill hose end

to the 

Hotw

ater supply tap and 

of

Bluefill hose end t

o the C

oldw

ater supply tap

.

Hold free end of each hose o

ver a buck

et 

and turn on w

ater supply t

o check both hot

and cold w

ater supplies ar

e running freely

.

Tur

n off the wa

ter supply taps and c

onnect the

angled endof 

yfill hose end t

o the

inlet valv

e mark

ed ‘H

’and the 

angled endof the

Bluefill hose end t

o inlet value mar

ked 

‘C

’on r

ear

of machine.

Tur

n on both wa

ter supply taps

.

Tur

n one or

both fron

t feet 

clockwise un

til the machine

stands firm and lev

el.

The spr

ing on each fo

ot will

stop them c

oming loose.

Inter

nal transit 

brack

ets are fitt

ed to

prev

ent damage 

during tr

ansit and

MUSTbe r

emov

ed

befor

e use...

Attach the GRE

Y

drainage hose t

o the

under sink drainage

unit securely

,using a

hose clip.

Fix the hook

ed

end support a

t

a minimum

800mm from

the floor.

TO CHECK ALL P

ART

S OF THE INST

ALLATION AND 

TO 

THOROUGHL

Y

CLEAN THE INSIDE OF 

YOUR MA

CHINE:

PLUG 

YOUR MA

CHINE INTO AN ELECTRIC

AL SOCKET WHICH IS

EASIL Y A

CCESSIBLE

.

Mo

ve y

our machine into position,

take car

e not to tr

ap or kink the

hoses.

WITHOUT ANY LAUNDR

Y

WITHOUT ANY DETERGENT

Standpipe heigh

t:

minimum 500mm

from the floor

.

✗

✗

Slide and push wor

ktop lid back

into position,

ensuring fr

ont edge is

cor

rec

tly located in

to the c

onsole.

Replac

e the wor

ktop lid using

the 2 original scr

ews.

Remo

ve and

retain 2 scr

ews

from the back of

the wor

ktop lid

.

From the r

ear of

the machine,

grip sides of the

wor

ktop lid

,lif

t,

slide and pull

to

war

ds you

.

Remo

ve 4 scr

ews

and the rear

transit br

acket

- retain.

Remo

ve 3

screws and fr

ont

transit br

acket

- retain.

The main w

ash indicator

has been fitted t

o dispense

pow

der deter

gent only

.

If y

ou wish to use liquid

deter

gent,

reposition the

main wash indica

tor as

shown belo

w:

To achiev

e optimum wash

results w

e rec

ommend that

you use the det

ergen

t

manufactur

er’s dispensing

cup,t

o dispense no more

than 300ml of pow

der.

Pour fabr

ic conditioner in

to

the compar

tment.

We r

ecommend tha

t you do

not exc

eed the maximum

level indica

ted

.

Remo

ve the dr

aw

er,see 

‘C

hanging

the Main 

Wash Indica

tor

’ ,w

ash

the dispenser dra

wer and clean

out the compar

tment.

Dry thor

oughly and reloca

te

.

Pull the dr

aw

er out until

it reached its st

op.

Press do

wn on button,

to r

elease the dra

wer

latch and r

emov

e the

dra

wer

.

Lift the main w

ash

indicator out of slots

,

rota

te and r

eposition for

Liquid,ensur

ing it is

secure

.

Reloca

te the dr

aw

er and

push back into plac

e.

Hooked End Suppor

t