Hi I'm Mat from eSpares,
in this video I'll be showing you how to replace a door lock switch in this Hotpoint tumble dryer.
If your machine is only activated by you pressing and holding the start button
it may well mean that the door locks switch is faulty and it needs replacing.
However if your machine does not start at all by pressing the start button
the issue may well be with the start switch behind.
And you can see how to repair that in another eSpares video.
Safety first: Always unplug an appliance before carrying out any work.
The next thing I need to do is to remove the top of the appliance
by undoing these two screws at the back.
I now need to remove the drawer because I'll be removing the front panel
next I need to undo the four screws
two at the top and then two that hold the drawer housing in place.
The control panel is now only held in place by this knob so I'm just going to ease this out.
If yours is a bit stuck you can use a blunt knife or a butter knife and just ease it very gently
between the knob and the control panel and it should help to ease the knob off.
With the knob removed the control panel is now just held in place
by these four wires and also the lamp here.
To remove the lamp ease it off the top clip and then the bottom clip
and now i can simply remove the wires from the control panel
With the control panel disconnected here we have the door lock switch .
The wires for the switch are bundled together and held in place by this tie here.
So simply squeeze that to release and also this tab holds the switch in place.
So just push that down and this should release the switch itself.
With the old switch out
it's now a case of replacing the old wires from the old switch
onto the new one.
With a new switch wired up now I can put it back into place.
Push the cable clip through, now all I have to do is reconnect the wires
to the control panel and refit the control panel itself.
With the control panel in place
I'm just going to use the knob to hold it in position while I refit the screws.
Close the door and refit the water drawer.
I can then rescrew in the top.
So there we have it,
one new door locks switch fitted to this Hotpoint tumble dryer.
Remember spares and accessories for all the appliances around your home
can be found on the eSpares website.
Thanks for watching.