How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

[*sassie*]

Hi, Could anyone please advise me on how to remove the retrainer wire from the door gasket on a hotpoint WMA66, i have searched everywhere and cant find out how to get old one off.

Many Thanks
*sassie*

[iadom]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

Do you mean the thin wire on the outer lip of the seal or the larger wire strap holding the seal to the outer drum inside the machine?

Several different ones used, from screwed fixings and ‘zipper’ type clamps on the main inner wire.

Front of seal to cabinet has used plastic clips & wire , zipper clamp & wire or very tight and difficult to get back on spring & wire on the latest machines.

Removal of the cabinet front to access the inner seal clamp is the prescribed and sensible way, with the mains plug removed of course. 😉

Jim.

[*sassie*]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

Thanks IADOM, i thought this was going to be a piece of cake, obviously not, purchased a new gasket as mine is minging, and wrongly presumed it was just the front wire holding it in place, i cant even work out how to get that one off 😳 Looks like its now gonna cost me an engneer to replace it 👿

[iadom]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

Might be best if you don’t feel up to removing the front panel, some of the retaining straps used are rather awkward to get back on. In the meantime have a read of this atricle. http://tinyurl.com/37wxzx

Worth reading the four linked articles at the bottom of that one as well.

Jim.

[*sassie*]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

iadom wrote:Might be best if you don’t feel up to removing the front panel, some of the retaining straps used are rather awkward to get back on. In the meantime have a read of this atricle. http://tinyurl.com/37wxzx

Jim.

Thanks Jim, I have already read that, my machine has always been used daily and cleaned monthly but it the crap wont come off tried everything, it may be a start if i could work out how to remove the front wire, it has like a white block of plastic at the top and i cant even work out how to remove that, i have tried pushing it up, pushing to either side 😳 any other ideas 😳 God i wish i was a man at times – lol

[*sassie*]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

right thats the outer wire off, now trying to tackle the inner one which seems to be a spring loaded long screw, wish me luck 😳

No way on this planet am i going to be able to shift that one, so time to call someone in, thank you Jim for all your help xx

[iadom]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

*sassie* wrote:

No way on this planet am i going to be able to shift that one, so time to call someone in, thank you Jim for all your help xx

Thats the one you need the front panel off to access properly.

Jim.

PS. Its not the daliy use or monthly clean you need. It is possibly a different detergent and a regular hot wash, plus a maintenance wash (90°+) wash every six weeks or so.

[*sassie*]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

Brilliant i cant get anyone out to it and now aint got a washer as cut the other one to get to other spring, removed every screw i can think of and cant get front off, any ideas appreciated 😳

[Martin]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

Over to you Jim……….

[iadom]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

*sassie* wrote:Brilliant i cant get anyone out to it and now aint got a washer as cut the other one to get to other spring, removed every screw i can think of and cant get front off, any ideas appreciated 😳

Why can’t you get anyone out to it, have you tried the link on these posts ?

Or do you mean you can’t get anyone out today/tomorrow?

As regards removing every screw you can think of without success, the phrase ‘when your in a hole, stop digging’ comes to mind. You may end up making it much worse if you carry on. 😉

Jim.

[*sassie*]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

the screws i have removed are two from door latch, and two from bottom behind the guard, i just cannot see what is keeping the front on apart from what looks like 4 plastic pegs but just cant work out what they are doing, tried pushing front up and down but nothing, i will keep on till i probably complete knacker frame 😳 I am a woman afterall 😉

[hotpnt]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

have you removed the lid, control panel & top 2 screws on the front panel???? PS I HOPE THE PLUG IS OUT

[*sassie*]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

OMG i have done it, 12 hours later and its all done, i cant bleeding believe it 😀

😀 😀 THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP 😀 😀

[hotpnt]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

a job well done, congrats sassy, now if i need another engineer to take on ill give you a call, really,

[*sassie*]

Re: How to remove/replace the door gasket on Hotpoint WMA66

hotpnt wrote:a job well done, congrats sassy, now if i need another engineer to take on ill give you a call, really,

Thanks, had the stoopid idiot i phoned not told me to look for screws underneath the machine to remove the front it would have been alot sooner job done, once i had removed the front it was a quick job done, then just to remember where each screw went back, 😳 But i am quite chuffed with meself 😀

This Forum Could Do with A Thanks Button 🙂

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