Replacing Door Seal
Hi ,
I need to replace the door seal on my Indesit iwc6165ukc. I've tried doing it without removing the front but i can't get it on. I cant see how to remove the front or even if i can. any tips?
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Indesit IWC6165UKC door seal replacement difficult due to limited access
- The problem
- The user needed to replace the door seal on an Indesit IWC6165UKC washing machine but could not fit it without removing the front panel, and could not see how the front panel could be removed.
- Likely cause
- The discussion suggests the main issue was limited working room for fitting the door seal. It was noted that some machines, possibly including this Indesit type, are very difficult if the front panel cannot be removed.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was that if the front panel comes off on this model, the retaining screws are normally hidden behind the soap drawer front, the control panel, and possibly behind the kick strip. No confirmed repair steps or final successful method were provided.
- Checks to try
- Attempted to fit the new door seal without removing the front panel
- Look for front panel screws behind the soap drawer front
- Look for front panel screws behind the control panel
- Look for possible screws behind the kick strip
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
Replacing a door seal can be a lot trickier than you'd think depending on the machine (washer dryers are hardest). I've been to some where even as an experienced engineer I've struggled if you can't get the front off because of the lack of room to work. I'm sure the one I remember was an Indesit and couldn't get the front off. A nightmare. If the front comes off on your model you normally have screws hidden behind the soap drawer front and control panel as well as maybe behind the kick strip.
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