Hotpoint Washer — Error Code F08 (UK)

Q: How do I fix the F08 error on a Hotpoint washer?

Try first: Reset and recheck. Unplug for a few minutes to clear transient faults, confirm hoses are connected and unkinked, then restart.

The heater relay cannot activate or is stuck; heater and pressure-switch connections are implicated.

brand Hotpoint appliance Washer market UK component heating relay category heating severity stop failure

ApplianceDB ranks 2 repairs for this code, led by “Reset and recheck”. That top fix is an easy DIY job, involving the heating relay. Severity is classified as stop failure — the appliance halts until the fault clears.

Ranked repair steps

1. Reset and recheck

Unplug for a few minutes to clear transient faults, confirm hoses are connected and unkinked, then restart.

easy · basis: cost ascending

Remedy source: ApplianceCodeHub — Hotpoint Washer F08 Guide (fix layer)

2. Service the heating circuit

Have the heating element continuity measured, the heater relay section of the PCB inspected, and the pressure-switch wiring checked; replace whichever component fails.

professional only · basis: cost ascending

Remedy source: ApplianceCodeHub — Hotpoint Washer F08 Guide (fix layer)

Provenance: facts re-derived from a disclosed repair reference — Whitegoods Help — Hotpoint Washing Machine Error Codes. Meanings and steps are original paraphrase; nothing is reproduced verbatim.