Hi I'm Mat from eSpares.
In this video I'll be showing how to change the door seal on this Hoover
OPH716D washing machine.
Now on this machine it's not possible to remove the front
panel to access the door seal and replace it so what I'm going to be doing
is simply going in through the door porthole.
Now if necessary if you need more space to work
it's possible to put the machine carefully onto its back which allows the drum to
fall away from the front machine giving me more area to work
And you can also if necessary
remove the door via these two hinge screws here.
But I'm going to be doing in just from the front of the machine.
Safety first always unplug the appliance before carrying out any work
And the first thing I'm going to start by doing
is to take the top off via these three screws at the back.
The door seal on this model
has very unsightly mould and bacteria inside it
It also has some discoloration from the Sun
If your door seal isn't as unsightly
as this one it is possible to remove and clean the
mould and bacteria way and also prevent it from building up
you can see me doing that in another eSpares video
But as this one is in such a poor state I'm going to be replacing it
The first thing I need to do
is to remove the outer retaining band
from the outside of the door seal, using a flat head screwdriver.
I then need to push the door seal inside the machine
so I can access the inner retaining band
simply done just pull the seal of the lip
and fold inside the drum.
Now on some models it's possible to simply
unscrew the retaining band but this one I'm going to use the end of a socket
to hold the nut into position
while I unscrew it with it Phllips head screwdriver
With the retaining band now loose I can simply
work the seal away from the drum.
You can then grab your brand new seal.
Now on some door seals it may be necessary to lubricate
the lip with a little washing up liquid,
but this one's actually come pre lubricated.
Push it inside the machine and then
using the marker this goes to the top
and the drain hole there goes at the bottom.
To make sure the door seal is in the right position.
You can then work the lip around the rim
of the drum itself.
With the door seal in place
you need to pop it inside the drum again
And then refit your inner retaining band.
If the screw isn't in in the right position
you can easily move it by holding on to the seal
before tightening it up.
With the inner retaining band in place
now all I need to do is fit the seal
onto the out tub lip the machine
and replace the outer retaining band.
With the door seal in place now I just need to fit
the outer retaining band,
And this just connects together
with these two sets of teeth
helping it to remain nice and tight.
So there we have it one new door seal fitted to this Hoover washing machine.
Now it's a good idea to run a test cycle just to ensure that is fitted correctly.
Door seals and thousands of other spares and accessories
For all makes and manufactures of washing machine are available on the eSpares website.
Thanks for watching