Hi I'm Mat from eSpares, if your door seal is damaged and is leaking
or if it has been stained by mold it can be replaced.
Safety first: Always unplug an appliance before carrying out any work.
For this video I'll be replacing the door seal on the Samsung washer dryer
which is a very similar process to LG machines.
However if you have a different brand of washer dryer then please see our other videos.
There are a number of ways to get to the door seal but for this video I'll be removing the top
and the two front panels for easy access.
I'll start by removing the top by undoing these two screws at the back.
Having removed the top I'll also removed the soap draw.
And now I need to remove this top control fascia by undoing the screws that hold it in place.
With the screws removed the control panel fascia is still connected to the machine with these tabs.
So you can try to hinge them off, if it is a bit stiff you can use a flathead screwdriver
just to wedge under the tabs to help release them so you're not breaking them.
And the panel should just come off and then we can disconnect the control board electrical connection
and then you can release the electrical connection to the control board
by just undoing that tab at the back.
The door seal is held in place on the front of the machine
by a sprung band you should be able to see there.
So to remove this sprung band simply grab a flat head screwdriver
carefully work it behind the spring part and then you can work the screwdriver around
to release the band like so.
Next I'm just going to unhook the seal that's no longer attached to the front panel.
Then what I need to do is close the door and then remove the front panel
by undoing the five screws, two the top and three at the bottom that hold it in place.
Start by undoing the three at the bottom and then leave the top ones till last.
I have just placed a little piece of wood under the machine so it's easier
to show you this screw on the camera.
With all screws removed we can lift up the front panel now you will have
the door lock still attached inside so you can disconnect the electrical connection
to that to remove the panel completely.
To remove the electrical connection just give it a squeeze to release the tabs
and lift away.
And here we have the seal, it's still connected to the machine
by these two clamps one that connects to the heater tunnel up here
and one that connects to the inner lip of the drum here.
To remove this one I need to undo this screw first and then just unhook
the two part of the clamp using fingers being very careful not to cut on any sharp edges.
And then I can remove the clamp completely and disconnect the seal from the heater tunnel.
I can then release the seal from the heater tunnel which also gives me access to the inner band here.
What we're going to do is unscrew it to the very edge of the thread.
If you find that the to any of the clamp here and here haven't separated enough
you can just grab a flathead screwdriver, work it under the band
and should separate the two part of the clamp meaning that I can
pull the inner band and the seal away together like so.
And here we have our brand new seal It's a good idea to be out.
To get are seal nice and easily onto the drum grab some washing-up liquid and use this as a lubricant.
So work this around the outer lip here which should make things a lot quicker and a lot easier for us.
Now that I finished lubricating up the outer rim of the seal
It's worth pointing out these two markers here.
So this triangle matches up to a triangle on the drum
and also this piece that protrudes here fit inside the drum.
So it's a good idea to start fitting the seal at this point and then work it around,
Line those two markers up and wrap the lip over the lip of the drum.
Once you've got the two triangles matched up push down on the seal push the lip in place
and then you can work around the rest of the seal.
Once you're happy that the seal is in place just check that the holes are at the bottom
or six o'clock and also the triangles are aligned.
You can then grab your inner ring gently ease down the piece of the seal
that attaches to the heater tunnel and slip the ring in its groove before tightening.
With the inner band firmly in place.
I can then re hook that part of the seal over and then the other half
and then reattach my clamp that holds it in place making sure they hooked together
before I put the screw in.
With the seal firmly in place I can now reattach the front panel
remembering to connect the door lock as well.
With the front panel and door back in place I can now reattach the control panel
the top and also we put a drawer back in.
With all the panels now in place the only thing that remains left to do
is to fix the seal to the outer panel.
What I've done is just put some lubricant around the edge here so that makes it a lot easier
to roll the lip of the seal around and this lip on the outer panel here.
And then I can fix the band that holds it in place back in position.
To fit put one half of the spring inside the seal work the band around and then you can use
the flexibility of the spring to work the rest of the band around and in place.
So there we have it, one new door seal fitted this Samsung washer dryer.
Remember spares and accessories for all the appliances around your home
can be found on the eSpares website.
Thanks for watching.