My Hotpoint WMUD962 has been damaged due to a slug crawling on to the electronic module (control board) and Hotpoint will not repair it under warranty. I have been quoted a fortune to get a replacement printed circuit board. Does anyone know where I could get the PCB repaired for less ?

Vicky Simpson, February 2017

Slug pellet

Jon chaffer, May 2023

My Hotpoint WMJLD943 stopped working after less than two months due to slug damage - strange because my previous washing machine had been in the same position for 11 years and I never saw a slug there. Is there a design fault with the Hotpoint?

Jane R, June 2019

We can repair slug damage to Hotpoint PCB control modules ! www.emwelec.co.uk 01159652118

Tony, February 2017

Exactly the same thing happened to my mother-in-law's machine. Fried slug completely destroyed an area of the PCB and did unknown damage to surrounding components.

You are unlikely to get the PCB fixed and should really be thinking about a replacement washing machine.

One possibility, however is that secondhand parts are often available on EBay. I did find this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hotpoint-WMD962-washing-machine-main-PCB-module-board-/152387939705

Search and you should be able to find more.

Do be careful - some new PCBs are common to a number of machines but need firmware programming in, to make the unprogrammed module have the right personality to suit the machine it is to be used in.

you could, if funds are tight, check out your local British Heart Foundation charity shop - or any charity shop stocking electricals - i saw a couple of nice Bosch machines recently for less than £100 near me

XXX, February 2017