Got a hotpoint WMA54 Washing Machine. Earlier today was making a racket so tapped the door and i saw a flash come from the where the door locks and all the eletric blew in the house. Not washing machine doesn't work. Door lock light keeps flashing. Is there a door sensor or something that needs replacing ?

Joel, October 2008

Wish I had seen this earlier. The door sensor is special it doubles as a lock for the door. The switch is probably alright but either way it has almost certainly blown the PCB (control panel) as there are no fuses to protect it. The PCB alone will set you back about £95 if you add on the cost of the sensor? If you are a dab hand at repair I would look at the underside of the PCB for burn marks before ordering spares.

too late to help?, January 2009

Order up and replace the door interlock first off....
Spares suppliers:
www.4directelectricals.co.uk
http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk
www.ukapplianceparts.com
http://www.domesticspares.co.uk
http://shop.ezee-fix.co.uk
http://www.espares.co.uk

or simply go into google and type in "washing machine spare parts" - selecting "pages from uk".
If you are familiar with ebay, there are dozens of sellers running washing machine spare parts shops at very competitive prices.

Repair and service your own washing machine. Go to www.2ndwave.co.uk/manual.html

dannyboy, October 2008