Hotpoint washing machine ping pong ball?

Norfolk_Jim

My Hotpoint washing machine (Model FEW12 or FEW10) began to flood the kitchen the other day, pouring water out from the detergent drawer. Having taken a few apart in my time I tried removing and checking the pump, then I removed the filter which sits in a rubber case between the drum outlet and the pump - It was horribly blocked with unspeakable filth - Having put it together again it all works fine now except that I'm left with a white ping pong ball. It appeared during the taking it to bits stage but I'm not sure where from or what it does or where it goes - I just have a spare ping pong ball left over. A friend told me she had the same issue and that it does need to go back in the machine but does not know where. Is there a friendly wash machine repair man out there who could tell me whereabouts this little ball comes from and how urgent is it that I get it back in there? The machine seems to be working fine without it.

kwatt

It's a sump thing to save detergent, known as an "eco-ball"... supposedly.

We often just toss the damn things, they jam up with the scum etc. in there and cause no-drain faults and the likes. More hassle than they're worth in many cases IMO.

HTH

K.