Hi, I'm El and welcome to eSpares.
In this video, we're going to be showing you
how to replace the door seal
on a Samsung ecobubble washing machine.
If you notice water leaking out of your machine
specifically from the front of the door here
or if when you inspect the seal
you notice any rips tears or damage
on the seal itself
it will need to be replaced.
For this repair, all you need is a flathead screwdriver
and a Phillips head screwdriver as well.
Remember to always make sure your appliance is switched off
and unplugged from the wall
before carrying out any work.
First up you'll need to pull your machine out
and just turn it around so you can gain access to the back.
Then you'll want to unscrew these two screws here
to take off the top panel
and you'll need your Phillips head screwdriver to do this
so just start with this screw here
and then this one.
Now you can pop the top panel off like so
and you will find as you go through the process of this repair
there are quite a few screws involved
so it's worth keeping the screws
together with each part you disassemble
so that when it comes to putting your machine back together again
you know which screws go where.
For the rest of the repair
you'll need access to the front of the machine again.
Next, we'll need to remove the control panel.
So to do this
there are four screws along the top here
we just need removing
with the Phillips head screwdriver.
Next, you'll want to remove the detergent drawer
and to do so you just need to push down on the middle section
then if you grab your screwdriver again
and you need to remove these two screws here.
Start by unscrewing this one
and then this one as well.
The last step of removing the control panel
is just getting a flat-headed screwdriver
and prising the tabs here up and away
and then once that's disconnected
you can lift the entire control panel
and just place it on top of the machine.
Come round to the front of your machine
open up the door
and you're going to be removing the clamp
that's holding the front of the door seal in place here.
So just feel around the edge of the door seal
and you'll feel a spring.
Once you've got that grab your flat blade screwdriver
just pop it in between the seal
and the spring
and then just run it round
to remove the clamp.
We're going to be removing the front panel.
So to do this we do need to unscrew the door lock here.
There's just two screws
with the Phillips head screwdriver like so.
So push your door lock in
just to get it out of the way
and then just pull
the door seal itself
away from the edge here and push it
inside the machine.
Next up to take the front of the machine off
you'll need to tilt it back against a solid stable surface
please do get help with this, if you need it
and then of the five screws
attaching the front panel
you'll be starting with the three screws down here.
Return the machine to an upright position
and then you'll just want to remove
the two remaining screws holding the front panel in place.
Then just lift up the front panel
and set it to one side.
With the front panel removed.
You can now access the inner clamp here.
Now this one's slightly different to the clamp you removed earlier
because it's loosened by this screw here.
So you'll need your Phillips head screwdriver again
and one thing to note
is that to loosen this screw you actually turn it clockwise
so that's a bit different to usual
but I'll just go in
and loosen this screw.
Then with this screw loosened
you can just pull away the clamp
and the door seal comes with it.
Now that you've successfully removed your old seal
you can go ahead and fit your replacement.
Now to make sure you get the right door seal for your model
you will need the model information for your appliance.
This will be found somewhere on your machine.
If you're not sure where to find it
just check out the video up here that we'll link to
on how to find the model number for your washing machine
and if you do need a replacement seal
check out the link in the description
and we'll show you where to get one.
One thing to note
when you're fitting your new seal
is you want this centre arrow here
to be facing upwards
and you also want it to be in line
with this main groove
on the top centre of your washing machine drum here.
Work the seal
around the door frame
in the correct position
making sure that the lip
is going around the frame
all the way around it.
So with the door seal in place
we can now refit the inner clamp.
To do so
just work it into the groove
on the door seal here just making sure
it's sitting inside that groove all the way around
and then we can tighten it up again.
So just remember when tightening this screw here
that it does need to be tightened anti-clockwise.
To refit the front panel
lift it up
align it with the door frame
and then slide it down into place.
Then you just want to replace the two screws at the top.
Tilt the machine back again
to refit the three screws
along the bottom of the panel here.
Now just replace the machine in its upright position.
So that you can go ahead
and refit the door lock.
To replace the door lock
you will need to just feel down
inside this gap here
and once you've grabbed the door lock
just fill it up.
So that the interlock
fits into this square here
and then the switch should also come through this hole here.
Then you can just refit the two screws.
So when you refit these screws
it's a good idea just keep your hand
behind the door lock
because it will help you to get them back in.
Then,
put them in like so.
So to refit the control panel.
Just line up the clips at the bottom here
with the holes in the front panel.
Then you can just clip it into place.
So next you need to refit the screws in the soap dispenser here.
That's one
just do the other one.
Now screw the four screws along the top of the control panel back in.
Just lock the dispenser drawer back into place.
So to finish refitting your new door seal
you just need to pull it out
and you want to just pull the lip here
over the edge all the way around.
to refit the clamp
start with the spring here
and just pop that into the groove
and then holding that in place
just pull the clamp all the way around.
Then just clip it into place.
Turn the machine around again
to refit the top panel
and to do so just line it up
and then slide it forward
to clip it back into place.
Replace the two screws
at the back of the top panel here.
to complete your repair.
There you have it
how to replace the door seal
on your Samsung ecobubble washing machine.
If while you've been repairing the seal
you found that there are some bad smells coming from inside your machine.
Don't worry
just pop down here
for our video on how to clean a smelly washing machine
and we'll show you how to get your machine sparkling clean again.
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