Door on Diplomat ADP3640 not closing properly

[John-James]

I have a built-in Diplomat ADP3640 electric oven. The door doesn’t close properly and so heat escapes through a gap at the top.
I thought the problem might just have been over-stretched hinges and so I replaced the hinges with a new pair I bought through this site.
Sadly, that hasn’t solved the problem and there is still a gap at the top of the door.

Any ideas what else the problem could be?

[Penguin45]

Re: Door on Diplomat ADP3640 not closing properly

It’ll be the hinge supports in the body – the pin at the top bends.

You’ll need two of THESE.

Penguin45.

[John-James]

Re: Door on Diplomat ADP3640 not closing properly

Thanks for the quick reply.

When you say the hinge supports are in the body, do you mean the main body of the oven or in the body of the door?
Are they straightforward to replace?

[Penguin45]

Re: Door on Diplomat ADP3640 not closing properly

They are the sockets which the hinges push into in the body, so side panels off for access. Screwdriver job, just requires patience.

Penguin45.

[karv]

Re: Door on Diplomat ADP3640 not closing properly

99/100 it is normally the hinges, you will always get a slight bigger gap at top than u will at bottom of door part of the design, allso check that door seal is not warn out ie become very brittle or very weak.
hinges inside are a pain but are doable, my memory is faded here but i think keep a long screw driver through hinge housing at angle so hinge don,t drop down, i think there is small hole below housing hinge that u can slide it downif not will have to remove some screws from side to get ya fingers in there becarefull tho some of the screw holes and sides are machine cut and are very sharp, if able to slide hinge down important not to let it fall of screwdriver and use that it at angle to line it up to get screws back in or u will have to strip it down i would norm ally do with out removing oven from carcause. ps allways make sure oven is turned of at the mains before u do anything

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