How To Clean The Filter on a Hotpoint Washing Machine

Thank you so much. So many other instructions for washing machines on the internet assume lots of prior knowledge, but you showed exactly the steps. I found two metal tubes off a hoodie that must have been from former tenants years ago! And lots of muck. Hopefully it will work much better now!

Thanks Sean, saves me a fortune on call out maintenance

Worked, many thanks

Thanks, very helpful!!!

Thanks. I had a F-05 Error (could not drain) on my Hotpoint and couldn't work out how to remove the panel without this video. I had to use a monkey wrench to turn the filter, but I could get in and clear the limescale that was blocking it.

Difficult for someone with disabilities in lower back spine to bend down and open

Very helpful thank you

mine is hard won't turn anti clockwise

Thank you very much. We don’t have a tumble drier facility with our Hotpoint washing machine but your instructions were identical. I couldn’t believe the gunge that had accumulated in the filter and the pong that accompanied it wasn’t too nice either. I’m not a DIY person but clearing the filter was very satisfying.

mines a wdl520 aquarius, but dosnt have a filter at the front... can it be any where else???

Cheers mate

... super helpful. Thankyou.

Salve ho appena pulito il filtro ed era sporco di residui di detersivo , la mia lavatrice è da 4 lavaggi che non lava più bene i panni e non fa la schiuma anche se metto tanto sapone ,i panni puzzano ,la lavatrice invece assolutamente non puzza , faccio sempre cicli brevi a basse temperature,uso sempre i prodotti per l'anticalcare , come mai fa così? Io oggi ho pulito il filtro spero di aver risolto,ma nel caso cosa faccio ?

that was a sensible easy access place to put the filter, now they have placed it inside the machine, madness

I cleaned it.. but it's leaking water out of it now

It’s been incredibly difficult to remove the filter and to put it back in - any suggestions?

Really helped this morning. Cheers mate 😊👍🏼

Have tried this but could not turn the filter to remove it. Any suggestions on how to release

The filter won’t unscrew🫠

Hi, I have this machine, a WDL540 C (UK). The tumble dryer was just making clothes hot and steamy so I opened it and removed the plastic steam condenser to the gunk out and got all the lint off the fan in the heater box. Now I've refitted the steam condenser but the lower end with a concertina rubber ring and metal ring to fasten it doesn't seem to grip anything and the condensing water leaks out. Any ideas? I've been at this for hours and phoned around but can't get help! Thanks. Peter