new type hotpoint door gasket fitting !!

[bzz67]

just had to fit a new door gasket to a built in hotpoint BWM12.this is a new one to me and i hope i don’t see another one too soon.has anyone got any tips on an easy way of fitting that stupid rear clamp band.(that wire hoop with a hook at each end that only just reaches).

[Dales-Electronic]

Re: new type hotpoint door gasket fitting !!

May be wrong as I haven’t seen this one but if it’s a Indesit clone we used to have a special pair of pliers to fit them. Even then it was a nightmare.

[Turbo]

Re: new type hotpoint door gasket fitting !!

Got called to one of these a year ago, it had a new door seal fitted by Indesit but it was not sealing properly on that horrible securing band. Suggested she called them back. I wont be doing any of these in future.
Turbo

[DentedPorsche]

Re: new type hotpoint door gasket fitting !!

Might be wrong but didn’t someone suggest replacing this band with a zanussi spring?
I do remember the silly pliers for removing/replacing these bands, was always a pain to get it back on.

Brian

[rocker]

Re: new type hotpoint door gasket fitting !!

recently done a Indesit with this type band, although a useless item..did manage to refit by getting lower hook into slider unit, tapped into position with long screwdriver worked for me.
John

[squadman]

Re: new type hotpoint door gasket fitting !!

Pain in the A*** springs to mind, the first one of these I had I could not get on with any of the tools I had and I have a fair few.

What I done was to buy a set of eight inch long nose pliers with a step near the end of the tip. I then machined the end of the nose to fit into the clamp.

Having returned to the machine the pliers fit into the space available and the bent end can be turned into the area of the hooks, the profiled ends slip into the clamp band and the job is done !

No more cursing, swearing and hitting the customer round the head with a eight pound club hammer !

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