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Hello Ferdinand,
Further to our conversation on monday 19th.
Mum and my washing machines are Hotpoint Aquarius WF321. They were bought around the same time, and the same thing has happened to both of them.
Prior to stop working mine did this just before last xmas. All the lights kept flashing when I switched it on and then stop but the machine would not start.
Having attempted several times to swith on the machine and nothing happened, even the lights did not flash.
The same thing happened about six weeks ago to mums machine.
It would seem that the 680 UF capacitor is at fault.
Any other suggestion and where can I obtain these capacitors?
Regards

Lee

I have just seen this video after fixing my wf321p earlier with this exact fault. I have to ask though about how you have fitted the electrolytic capacitor on this board. I can see the polarity before you remove the faulty capacitor and the markings on the board are a white circle and a + which both show the opposite that you refer to as “positive on the left” as the +ve is clearly marked on the board to the right. The white band marked -ve on the capacitor can be seen before removal and is nearest the small 8 pin I.C. adjacent to the capacitor being replaced which is the white circle on the board. I have a photo of mine before removal which also shows this. Basically, it looks and sounds to me as though you are fitting this capacitor the wrong way round. The link below also shows the capacitor with the -ve side nearest the ‘chip’ and “on the left where the little white dot is”. Electrolytic capacitors fitted the wrong way round don’t usually last very long and can ‘go’ in style as it were.