Hi I'm Mat from eSpares in this video I'll show you how to repair a broken
hinge mechanism on a Hotpoint or Indesit dishwasher.
If your hinge mechanism on your dishwasher has failed,
or more specifically the hinge pivot and clip has failed.
Then the door can drop making it very difficult to open and close effectively.
So we'll show you how to repair those in this video.
Safety First:Always unplug an appliance before carrying out any work.
The next thing I need to do is to remove the front portion of the door
by unscrewing the six screws that hold it into position.
So this is the last screw to release the front door panel
and do be careful because the front door panel will drop away if you lift it up a little bit
and there are sharp edges behind this panel is it would be very careful when removing it.
So here we can clearly see the hinge mechanism and where the pivot and clip should be.
If I just open the door a touch you can see that the two parts of the hinge are not connected.
So what I'm going to do is put the pivot into place and then the clip used to hold it into position.
So if we take a look at the pivot and the clip you can see that the clip has a
number of tabs which face a certain direction
which means that the pivot and go through it and then be locked into place.
So when replacing the pivot and clip make sure that those tabs are facing outward
so that the pivot locks in.
So I'm just going to pop a pivot into place making sure that it goes through
both parts of the hinge and to fit the clip if you were to use a pair of pliers
you may damage the clip or be unsuccessful in fitting it.
So what I'm going to do is use a socket which goes over the clip
and then I can squeeze all the parts together with a pair of water pump pliers.
Now instead of a socket you could use a small nut as long as it's slightly
bigger than the clip for the same size will make sure that the clip
locks onto the pivot correctly.
With the pivot in place the door now opens and closes with ease.
All I need to do now is refit the front door panel.
So there we have it
one repaired hinge mechanism for a Hotpoint or Indesit dishwasher.
Remember spares and accessories for all the appliances around your home
can be found on the eSpares website.
Thanks for watching.