Hotpoint WMA Door Seal Clamp

[spanner51]

I changed a WMA door seal today. The clamp was the new type with the hooks on a ratchet. How on earth are you supposed to tighten it? Is there a special tool? Any suggestions appreaciated.

[indespoint]

Re: Hotpoint WMA Door Seal Clamp

I tend to use a pair of pliers to hold one end and a screwdriver then to tighten the band up.
They are a pain to tighten and thats from someone who works for indesit.

[iadom]

Re: Hotpoint WMA Door Seal Clamp

I don’t find those clamps on Hotpoint machines much bother, usually use long nosed pliers, its the ones on the Indesit machines with the full wrap round cabinet that are a PITA. I have a pair of hook nosed pliers for them.

Jim.

[richardable]

Re: Hotpoint WMA Door Seal Clamp

jims your man, long nosed pliers do the job.
richard

[eastlmark]

Re: Hotpoint WMA Door Seal Clamp

richardable wrote:jims your man, long nosed pliers do the job.
richard

until they snap off! Cannot belive Indesit do not have a specific tool for these. I assemble them quite tightly and stretch them on then pinch up with the pliers. As Jim said, not so easy on the Indesit versions.

[Martin]

Re: Hotpoint WMA Door Seal Clamp

Yes they’re quite simple to compress using long nose pliers. And made even simpler if you use a little washing-up liquid and water around the door boot lip first! 😉

Nice and slippy does it 😆

[spanner51]

Re: Hotpoint WMA Door Seal Clamp

Thanks for all the replies. The idea of using washing up liquid sounds a good un.

However, the seal I used ( a genuine Hotpoint one ) was covered in some sort of mineral oil, maybe to assist fitting.

[lerch]

Re: Hotpoint WMA Door Seal Clamp

All above good ideas but personally never had any problems usually 15-20 minutes in out and tested. I use small flat blade to unclip and long nose pilers to tighten up 😀

[hotpnt]

Re: Hotpoint WMA Door Seal Clamp

the best ones to get are bent long nose pliers, you get more pressure, there is a hopoint tool for it but it breaks after a few uses!!

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