Filter in Hotpoint washer / dryer (Aquarius WD71)

[Donna G]

I have the above mentioned washer / dryer and am finding that all my washing is coming out of the wash cycle covered in fluff.  I'm sure it's down to the filter needing a clean, but I can't find it!  The only things on the front of the machine are the buttons at the top and the door and there is nothing on either side.  Granted, I haven't checked the back, but surely they wouldn't put it there?  The manual mentions nothing about a filter.

Can anyone help as I'm fed up with sellotaping my clothes to get the fluff off!

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[landie]

Have you left any tissues in with the washing? Try running the machine empty for a couple of cycles to see if this cures the problem first.

[Donna G]

No tissue, but I'll try the empty cycles.  Should I use detergent in an empty wash?

[landie]

I don't see why, it's not worth wasting it. Tried to look on the web for a service manual without any luck, so can't help you to locate the filter, sorry.

[Donna G]

Thanks for your help.  I did a 95 degree wash last night with nothing in it and no detergent.  Think I'll do one more and see if that makes a difference.

[fibifooz]

I have the same washer/dryer and there's no filter on it. I asked the service man and was told the outlet pipe was wide enough not to need one. I find that every time I use the drier for towels, I need to run the machine empty ( no washing powder) on the 30o cycle just to rinse out the fluff that sticks to the inside of the rubber drum surround. Hope this helps.

[Donna G]

I'm glad there's no filter - thought I was going mad!

I use mine to dry towels too, so that must be the problem.

Thanks for your help, hopefully that'll sort it out.