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- Spares Direct, leading appliance spares supplier, have created a video to explain how you can replace your washing machine door seal. In this video, James shows you the simple steps to how to change a washing machine door seal properly, without damaging the machine
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Agree with all the comments here. Skipped over the most difficult part, putting the new seal on and putting the tightening band back on. You need to prize,pull the seal edge apart/open and that then clasps around the inner rim of the machine. I couldn't get the tightening bands back on unless I unclipped them, prized the hook open a little bit and then fed the band around the rim and hooked it together again. Took me 15minutes to take the old seal off and 2hrs to get the new one on (due to the above)!! But I did it and the machine is working fine now and the horrendously mouldy old seal is replaced:))
Just finished changing a door seal and I've got an absolute top tip if you're thinking of doing it yourself.......Don't!
This is how i use to do them when i worked for Hotpoint.
1) Power Off and remove top cover
2) Release seal from front panel and push it back into tub.
3) Remove Soap Tray and bottom cover and remove front Panel, not forgetting to remove the interlock screws
4) Drop front Panel away
5) Remove retaining band and discard old seal
6) Align new seal and fit at the Tab first
7) Replace retaining springs which may be a little easier with washing up liquid.
8) Replace front panel making sure all connections etc are made
9) Fit seal to front cover with the aid of detergent, which assists the spring seating into the seal.
10) Check all connections before fitting top cove back
Wouldve been a good video if you had shown the how to do the hardest part and show what issues you may come across.
that was terrible
Completely agree - came here to see how to do the spring seal and his head was in the way for the 2nd and didn’t even show the first !!
Yes, the hardest part, not on camera, what a fucking useless video.
God bless you! Saved me 100 euros in service and fixed it myself !
I find if you carefully lay the machine on its back makes this much easier. Thanks for the help.
It's a shame you missed out the hardest part of this process, I managed to figure it out eventually. It would have been really useful to mention that when inserting the new seal into the washing machine you need to identify the triangular section that sticks out. There is a correspondingly triangular sharp on the inner edge which fits inside it. Fitting that in first makes fitting the seal back much easier. The spring wire then should be fitted back on from the front by slowing prying it on bit by bit. Worked for me any way after a sat and figured it out.
@@MrDelgrigorov me rn
Fully agree, there is only one part of the process that is difficult; the part not shown!
i still have no idea what that triangle thing is for....
It took me an entire day to feed the inner part of the seal to the rim of the tub. If you think the rubber boot just goes on there and the rim of the tub just fits inside the groove of the boot, you will find out.
One thing is for certain is that you start not with the outside of rubber but from the inside, pressing the groove into the rim and then the outer lip of the boot goes over the rim. Pushing the boot groove into the rim of the tub is a finger pain to say the least.
The outside neck of the boot that goes on the front door end is not much work.
Also take off the entire front of the machine and then lay the machine down on the ground on its back. Trust me.
Now there are two kinds of clamps. One type has the screw end that you adjust and the other is one ring spring that snaps in place.
The ring spring is the most difficult to install. It needs 6 hands, 3 people or you better make a special tool to keep the spring expanded in a circle just the right diameter to drop the sping right it is supposed to go, on the outside edge of course.
Nicely edited!
Got all excited when I saw this is the same machine that I have. I notice in the video when removing the inside retainer the spring has been stretched (tried to cover it up with fingers and thumbs). Would have been better if some more time could have been spent on putting the bands back on. The outside one was clearly not fitted when he said “all done” as if by magic! I certainly would not want that machine, as I bet it leeks like a sieve!
Thanks for this video (8 years belated) . It will help me replace the seal on my front loader but I’m sure I’ll take heaps longer than you. Leah
Thanks so much - very helpful
thank you james for you help
As mentioned below. Use cable ties to stretch the band out at the spring, so easy when u know how!
Thank you so much sir. So grateful
this video will make great use for the splendide version of this one
When you are refitting the seal, use washing up liquid as a lubricant all round the seal before you reattach. Game changer!
PLEASE READ - I just changed my seal last night. make sure you take the complete front off when changing it. I tried for an hour to attach the seal to the inner of the machine with the cover on (you know the part they don't show in video). It's important the seal is on right so take your time with the job. Remember which spring clips come off as when you spend a while trying to get all the covers off and the seal on, it can be easy to forget! Good luck, try to do without swearing
Phil Kavanagh nm
I think some times is better to contract professional tech. To do the repairs ! Cause if I don’t know what I’m doing damage parts and that will be complicated. To get replacement right away 😡
Thank you very much. It is very special video and very good.
Thank you so much. I have a Samsung WF1804WPVH And my door seal was losing water i had a spare part and need to change it but had no idea how to do it.
After i see your movie i manage to change mine, the model is slightly different but I was successful.
Thanks a lot man. :*
Thank you,this video gave me confidence to swap out my seal. Saved me buying a whole new washing machine. :)
BS he skipped crucial info on replacing the band
thanks for skipping the bit or any advice on fitting the inner and outer retaining rings. Only the hardest part of putting the seal back on
And they are supposed to be the experts, it makes my successful attempt look master class.
thing is once you've done it once it's actually piss easy.
Yes, the hardest part, not on camera, what a fucking useless video.
I should have read these comments before removing the seal. How tf do I get it back on now?
Watch carefully viewers, note how he's putting the seal in backwards, then the scene conveniently cuts to the seal being on and the cable fed. Spoke to an actually engineer who said that doing this without removing the front is the stupidest idea on this machine. I guarantee that guy didn't attach the seal so conveniently. Best lesson I've learned is to read the comment section on DIY videos before watching.
Love these videos, they are not helpful. I am an independent domestic appliance engineer and I get several calls a month from customers who think they can fit a door seal because they look at these videos. I get the call because they have totally made a mess.
The inner band on these hot points are a nightmare to stretch the spring enough to get it all on. The best way I have found is to get a few tie wraps and put one each side through the eye hole at the end of the spring then you can stretch it enough to to get the band on.
The guy on the video started putting the seal on the wrong way round to start with as well. The inner part of the seal was facing the outside of the machine. The video then moved to him getting the band on 😂😂😂
Tie wraps idea saved me, thanks. I was losing the will to live after the seal came off for the 40th time
thanks a lot ! you saved me....
Done my daughters it logic washer.
Had to take front off and top.
Easy but had to take front counter balance block off front to get spring on, real tight.
But done it
He puts the seal in the wrong way round to start with then skips to putting the internal retaining clip on. After putting the lid back on and moving onto the outer retaining clip the seal as if by magic is the correct way round 😂 top work fella! How he is referred to as an engineer is insulting to the trade. The title is thrown around to easily these days.
Very true, he seems to slip across and then say that's it, and I am thinking, hello! I haven t actually seen how you do the most hardest part of fixing internal side of the seal.
best video!!!
You LEGEND !! :)
Loved how you fast forward the twatty part lol
Thank you very much🙂
He puts the new seal in the wrong way around and the video then conveniently and unhelpfully skips the fitting of the seal to the inside. I've just struggled for an hour before deciding to remove the front panel. It's the only way, unless you have 3 pairs of hands and can hold the inside of the seal on in several places and feed the rest of it on at the same time!! Trust me, it's so much easier and won't take 5 years off your lifespan!!!
Excellent
So I saw this and thought great - that is my washing machine - perfect! And for all those saying you have to take the front off. Thats actually quite a challenge on this machine and not necessary. But, this video is not a great help beyond telling you to take the top off an be careful. Do take care getting the old spring loaded outer and inner wires off - you might need them! There is a locating tab on the seal and surprise surprise it fits on a locating tab inside the washing machine so you get it aligned correctly. I have big hands but still managed to get my hands inside the loading bay enough to locate the inner rubber seal. START FROM THE BOTTOM. gently locate working a bit in both directions so the last bit is at the top - thats where you can get your hands in if it gets fiddly. Do the same with the wire (spring at the top please). Same strategy for the outer. Took me about 30 mins on my own despite this poor video.
What's the model me of this machine please?
Perfect thanks a lot x
My father trash the wash machine because didn't know how to do it
I notice you skipped the video at the hardest point...which would have been helpful to see. Thanks for showing the easy bits though 👍🏻
Craig Robinson and
keith Toombs-Swannack
I was going to write the same.
Craig
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3:46 so you speed up, then cut away doing the part, I've no doubt most people are here to see!
Well like the others I wondered why there were no instructions for fitting the internal seal and clamping ring. I now know! One flooded floor, two plasters and lots of expletives later its now fitted. WASHING UP LIQUID, gloves and a swear box are the missing bits of his video and secret to fitting the seal and clamp....
It's all about the fairy liquid with those bleeders! 😂
Richard Cutler ei
And a third hand...
Nice One
thank you for this video unfortunately I do not need to replace my washing machine seal
The bit that I really wanted to see you skipped through it which is absolutely crazy why bother putting the video on that’s obviously the bit we can’t do why we needed your help in the first place
Just skipped over the bit I needed help with.
Literally just missed the most important bit. How to reattach the inner retaining band....
You missed out what is probably the most difficult part/why I clicked on this video, which is getting the inner retainer back into the rubber seal and around the outer drum.
will this work on some aristons and hotpoint aristons
Please lube the silicon gasket. It helps put the spring on. I was struggling for 3 hours, but only took me 5 minutes after I lube the gasket with oil.
It's so hard to put the seal back on, any tips?
Also he put the seal on the wrong way around.
The best way is to put the machine on its back.all can be done from the front.gravety helping the back spring fall into place.front same.
To put the spring ring, you star from the bottom helping your self with one feet and star clockwise with a flat screw driver all the way around
Yes! I did that and it worked for me, all by myself! Now I only have to put the foor front spring in place! And then finish up!
I will absolutely try this and report back! Thanks! Update: It took two sets of hands and indeed a flat screw driver but it worked, thank you!
You skipped over the most difficult bit. Can you please show me how I unplug my machine from the mains. Is it the same procedure as when I unplug my toaster? The plugs do look similar.
If I were you I'd ask at your local Post Office. Electricity is made of positive and negative 'ions'.
@@davidarmstrong1624 You're reply was almost as quick as my. Post
@@VCanisMajorisY True.
thanks
So I’ve put the seal in backwards and the lid back on, how long do I have to wait for the fairies to finish it?
If it wasn't for this vid my mum would have killed me nearly broke a washing machine but I fixed it XD
Hi. Pease, do you have a video on or can you tell me how to change the door spring? My machine's door doesn't have screws. How do I open it?
Hi, just wondering, if you could guid e me on how to fix beko WMY 8046 LB2 door latch please. I cannot see any screws in the door to open it, so that i could fix it.
You can come and change my washing machine seal any time
Thanks
the part of fixing the retaining bond is not so clear.. thanks any way
Thanx for skipping the bit I actually need help with. Putting the inner retaining band back on
Spider 689
How did you do it, after all? I'm having the time of my life with the inner retaining spring
Lolololol he put the door seal in the wrong way first time round!
Do I need to buy new retainer clips after removal or dos you just use the old ones??
pl suggest front load washing machine technician.
This sucks, my door seal came loose and the wire came off. I wanted to know how to put the damn wire back on.
On the right top of rubber gasket, there is a open space. Some metal part like losses. And sond terible during spining. I have called lg service. But can you tell me what it is?
Is it the same process for a candy vita?
Are all the seals one for all type
How do you know which is the front of the seal?
EVERY SINGLE VIDEO i seen no one shows the seal.beong put on easily.... Its IMPOSSIBLE!! is there any video out there that isnt edited and skips this part out ? Has anyone found a video showingn how to.get the seal on please link in this comment
Thanks for this video. İts very helpfull.
Only wizards can do this without taking the machine apart 🤓
😍😍😍😍
hi ..sir ..lg mc.top load wash 3 round a.stop and all light blinking ...but I'm direct all moter check ok ...pls rrply
just done this my front cover doesn't come off I pushed the inner workings back and clamped it we then clamped thick inner spring at top while my son held spring in at bottom through door then i pulled and stretched spring around the right side, the video is a wast of time. good luck.
Thank you sir
Glazed over all the hard parts just left the easy parts in...why?
How to cost of rubber seal
when you put the inner seal on donnot put the inner seal first it will stop you streatching the outer seal where the wirer gose on
I got the hotpoint in white. The door seal got black mould in it. And I don't like how the machine doesn't get to up heat in 40'oc wash its always cold. And I don't like the draw because it doesn't sild like old machine come hotpoint.
It was put on back to front before the edit.
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It would have helped a lot to see boot seal go All the way on. Camera is zoomed in too far.
Cool video! thx
If you are planning to change the door seal because your old one looks dirty my advice would be don't even think about it.
If you have a damaged seal, enjoy DIY, like a challenge, have an afternoon to kill and can control your temper then go for it.
Just glue any leaking seal using superglue
Unbelievably vague instructions fitting the seal back in and refitting the springs. These are by far the hardest part of this process and you choose to take the Blue Peter option of here's one I fitted earlier and speed up the video. Don't post videos like this unless it genuinely helps people.
Finlay Small
Love how you didn’t show how you got it on.
Can I clean the drum tire?
Can I clean the drum tire?
Seal in backwards to start with and you don't show putting the seal in and connecting to the drum..... -1. If yours has the plastic tab sticking out of the plastic outer drum there is a insert/hole in the rubber seal which it fits into.
Best to remove front cover of the machine
Can someone tell me how to fix the door seal... My machine ..
Replace a washing machine door seal ??? That was my nightmare in the past . 😢😢😢😢
After that nightmare, I only BUY/BOUGHT Washing Machine with 【 top load 】, no more bending my body ! 👍👍👍👍
Advice about as useful as a glass hammer
Could not see how refitted the inner seal to drome
they don't show properly installton
Have just followed your instructions (as I have this machine) and it took no time to remove, clean and replace the seal.
It's a lot harder that this video makes it look. I just changed one.....
Not for the faint hearted this. 😡🤬
take the front panel off! so much easier..for the 10 extra minutes of time!
How to build a chocolate teapot. I too wanted to know the trick to the outer retaining band. Does this guy assume we are telepathic.