The spring which prevents the door of my built-in dishwasher falling
open when the catch is released seems to be losing it's tension - if
such a thing is possible. Symptoms are that the door now opens much
more easily once the catch as released than it did when new - approx. 4
years ago. This has been noticeable in the last two weeks or so.

So, do whatever supports the door in a dishwasher have any adjustment?


It's an AEG unit if that makes any difference.

TIA

Richard

Richard wrote:

So, do whatever supports the door in a dishwasher have any adjustment?

While transporting my Bosch one I had it at all sorts of odd angles. One
such (maybe upside down) allowed me a view into the door mechanism. It
involved a pair of what looked like sash cords, attached to springs. If
yours is similar, you might be able to tie a know in the cord, or
otherwise shorten it.

Pete

"Richard" wrote in message
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The spring which prevents the door of my built-in dishwasher falling open
when the catch is released seems to be losing it's tension - if such a
thing is possible. Symptoms are that the door now opens much more easily
once the catch as released than it did when new - approx. 4 years ago.
This has been noticeable in the last two weeks or so.

So, do whatever supports the door in a dishwasher have any adjustment?


It's an AEG unit if that makes any difference.

TIA

Richard

Try the forums on http://ukwhitegoods.co.uk/ to answer this. You wiill find
a specialist dishwasher forum.

D

On 30 Jul, 22:36, Richard wrote:
The spring which prevents the door of my built-in dishwasher falling
open when the catch is released seems to be losing it's tension - if
such a thing is possible. Symptoms are that the door now opens much
more easily once the catch as released than it did when new - approx. 4
years ago. This has been noticeable in the last two weeks or so.

So, do whatever supports the door in a dishwasher have any adjustment?

Normally the tension spring can be adjusted: not seen an AEG,
but on several different models it's been by turning an allen bolt.

Open the door, and have a look along the top front of the
dishwasher body for a bolt head. Often three quarters hidden
behind a rubber or plastic sealing strip.

It's an AEG unit if that makes any difference.

Still got the manual, or checked the website? Have a look at the
pages about installing the door panel. You need to adjust the
tension spring depending on the weight of this, so the detail is
normally here.

(Start here to find PDF manuals: http://www.serviceforce.co.uk/pdf_search.asp)

Regards

John

In article ,
Richard writes:
The spring which prevents the door of my built-in dishwasher falling
open when the catch is released seems to be losing it's tension - if
such a thing is possible. Symptoms are that the door now opens much
more easily once the catch as released than it did when new - approx. 4
years ago. This has been noticeable in the last two weeks or so.

So, do whatever supports the door in a dishwasher have any adjustment?

There are two parts to this -- a spring which counter-balances
the weight of the door, and a brake which applies friction to
door motion (sometimes a steel ribbon sliding round a pulley
which doesn't go round). It's not very clear from your
description which part isn't working.

It's an AEG unit if that makes any difference.

Not one I'm familiar with.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
Richard writes:
The spring which prevents the door of my built-in dishwasher falling
open when the catch is released seems to be losing it's tension - if
such a thing is possible. Symptoms are that the door now opens much
more easily once the catch as released than it did when new - approx. 4
years ago. This has been noticeable in the last two weeks or so.

So, do whatever supports the door in a dishwasher have any adjustment?

There are two parts to this -- a spring which counter-balances
the weight of the door, and a brake which applies friction to
door motion (sometimes a steel ribbon sliding round a pulley
which doesn't go round). It's not very clear from your
description which part isn't working.

It's an AEG unit if that makes any difference.

Not one I'm familiar with.



Thanks to all.

A better description of the behaviour of the door goes like this: upon
releasing the catch, the door opens much quicker than expected - i.e you
feel as though you have to support it to prevent it crashing fully open.
At about 50% open, i.e. door open 45 degrees, resistance to the rate
of opening increases and the door slows to its normal rate of opening.

Cheers

Richard

In article ,
Richard writes:
Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
Richard writes:
The spring which prevents the door of my built-in dishwasher falling
open when the catch is released seems to be losing it's tension - if
such a thing is possible. Symptoms are that the door now opens much
more easily once the catch as released than it did when new - approx. 4
years ago. This has been noticeable in the last two weeks or so.

So, do whatever supports the door in a dishwasher have any adjustment?

There are two parts to this -- a spring which counter-balances
the weight of the door, and a brake which applies friction to
door motion (sometimes a steel ribbon sliding round a pulley
which doesn't go round). It's not very clear from your
description which part isn't working.

It's an AEG unit if that makes any difference.

Not one I'm familiar with.



Thanks to all.

A better description of the behaviour of the door goes like this: upon
releasing the catch, the door opens much quicker than expected - i.e you
feel as though you have to support it to prevent it crashing fully open.
At about 50% open, i.e. door open 45 degrees, resistance to the rate
of opening increases and the door slows to its normal rate of opening.

Still difficult to be sure, but that sounds more like the brake
has failed. Failure of the spring counter-balance has a more
significant effect when the door is open horizontal, where
it would feel much heavier than normal, and much less effect
when nearly in the closed position, where the effect of the
brake will predominate.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Andrew Gabriel wrote:


Still difficult to be sure, but that sounds more like the brake
has failed. Failure of the spring counter-balance has a more
significant effect when the door is open horizontal, where
it would feel much heavier than normal, and much less effect
when nearly in the closed position, where the effect of the
brake will predominate.

Thanks Andrew


I've posted the problem to the whitegoodsforum and wait with baited breath

Richard

"Richard" wrote in message
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:


Still difficult to be sure, but that sounds more like the brake
has failed. Failure of the spring counter-balance has a more
significant effect when the door is open horizontal, where
it would feel much heavier than normal, and much less effect
when nearly in the closed position, where the effect of the
brake will predominate.

Thanks Andrew


I've posted the problem to the whitegoodsforum and wait with baited breath

Richard

I was over enthusiastic with a spray lubricant and this upset the brake - I
ended up taking the sides off to degrease the bands and the pulleys.