"Simon" wrote in message
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Hi there,

My 8 year old Hotpoint WD61 washing machine works well generally, but
recently I've had a problem switching the thing on. When you select a
program and switch the machine on, the washer will automatically start
when the loading door is closed.

What I'm finding is that the dorr needs to be slammed to get the ting
to switch on - sometimes Ineed to do this several times.

Anyone got any hints on how I can fix this? How to get access to the
locking mechanism from the inside - any parts I can replace to sort
this?

All the machines we've owned have allowed access to the door latch switch
from the front.

Unplug the machine !

Open the door, remove the wire loop that secures the door seal (the grey
donut), peel the seal from the case, and you can sort of fold it into the
drum. Latch switch is normally held by a couple of obvious screws near the
hole the catch fits into. Remove these, and the latch switch can be slide
out between the drum and the front of the machice. It will have a few wires
attached, note the colours and position etc.


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73
Brian
www.g8osn.org.uk

Hi there,

My 8 year old Hotpoint WD61 washing machine works well generally, but
recently I've had a problem switching the thing on. When you select a
program and switch the machine on, the washer will automatically start
when the loading door is closed.

What I'm finding is that the dorr needs to be slammed to get the ting
to switch on - sometimes Ineed to do this several times.

Anyone got any hints on how I can fix this? How to get access to the
locking mechanism from the inside - any parts I can replace to sort
this?

Thanks

Simon