Hotpoint Door Light Flashes Even With Door Closed

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Hotpoint washing machine door lock light flashing and cycle not starting

The problem

The washing machine would not start a wash. When the door was closed, the locked door light flashed as though the door was not properly shut.

Likely cause

Most likely the door is not fully engaging with the interlock, or the door interlock connection is not being made. A faulty interlock was also suggested. An error code was mentioned only as a possibility if the light flashes in a repeating count, but the discussion leans more towards a door closure/interlock issue.

What fixed it

The accepted advice was to check whether the flashing is constant or in a repeated count, then spray the door interlock and door catch with WD-40 and check that the door seal has not peeled away from the rim and prevented proper closure. The exact repair that solved the fault was not confirmed in the discussion.

Checks to try

• Observed whether the door lock light flashed constantly or in a counted sequence with a pause
• Tried different load sizes
• Tried pushing the door closed tightly
• Checked whether the door seal had started peeling off the rim and was preventing the door from closing properly

Parts or tools mentioned

• WD-40
• door interlock
• door catch
• door seal