Hi Grahame,
You should be able to find the meaning of the Error code shown on your Hotpoint machine at:
http://www.hotpointservice.co.uk/Service/faq/errorcodes.html
Error 14 is: A fault with the water heating has occurred.
(I think the Error you have is as above but please check as I am not 100% sure)
Hope this helps!
Vanessa
January 2006