HELP...my washing machine has been overfilling with cold water at the beginning of wash cycle,its flooded my flat twice,it dosent do it all the time,also ocassionally theres a loud sharp squeal from the drum...these problems arent present all the time....i would be gratefull of some advice.....machine is 3 years old...its covered by a basisic parts guarantee with hoover but there is a charge of 85 quid,which is for labour and call out fee...do you think this is reasonable..im hoping to be able to fix problems if they are mot to serious,,,please advise...best regards....graham

graham sykes, January 2005

where did you get the engineer

tucker, May 2010

My washing machine is filling with water from the sink. There is alsoa leak
What could this possible be
It is an electra Auto Washer AWM1100A

Tucker, May 2010

Just fixed the same fault on a WDM150 . Its a split vacuum pipe from the drum to the programmer .The pipe rubs on the drum and over time ,splits. I was charged £33 parts and labour by a local engineer. Sorted

Julian, May 2005