I've known for a while since a similar thing happened that washing machine doors are really sensitive. Today I was being my usual careful self and the door appears to have knacked, obviously something in the opening mechanism is buggered. It won't open at all.
What I really want to know is what's the likely damage for something that looks so trivial, but will no doubt be hugely expensive
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Washing machine door broken
What is the likely cost of repair?
may be just a hinge pin dropped or bent then dirt cheap, mechanism won't open if misaligned
is the machine on? some machines have to be on to open the door- I found out the hard way with the machine at the office.
i tried it on and off. your suggestion bluedave sounds like the problem. youd still have to get some washing machine engineer out though id assume? if i pull it much harder i fear the whole thing will break.
my disco trousers are in there, i'm desperate to get them out in time for thursday night!!!
my disco trousers are in there, i'm desperate to get them out in time for thursday night!!!
If you want to get it open you might have some luck poking a coat hanger down near the lock mechanism - I used to have one that you could spring open if you fiddled around for a while. Eventually I think I paid some guy about 60 quid to fix it. Not best pleased, but saved me fighting with the damn thing all the time.
QUOTE (Carm @ Jan 24 2006, 10:18 pm) 
is the machine on? some machines have to be on to open the door- I found out the hard way with the machine at the office.
You have a washing machine at the office? Where do you work?? Oh, that's right: something to do with teeth: but a washing machine at work?
I used to have a washing machine at work too, then again, it was a hostel. Came in handy a few times
QUOTE (PES @ Jan 24 2006, 10:25 pm)
You have a washing machine at the office? Where do you work?? Oh, that's right: something to do with teeth: but a washing machine at work?
yeah for the hand towels for us and the patients, we do them in the office, but all the surgical stuff is sent off, as nobody at the office has time to iron.
and our clothes that we wore treating infectious patients are washed right away, so we do that in the office.
You may be able to take the door off at the hinge end, take a look underneath and above the hinge plate and there may be a screw or nut visible.
You might have luck also by sliding a piece of thin plastic in at locking mechanism side to push back the spring loaded spigot, a bit like opening a door with a credit card.
You might have luck also by sliding a piece of thin plastic in at locking mechanism side to push back the spring loaded spigot, a bit like opening a door with a credit card.
cheers bluedave. off home to give it a go. i've never used a credit card to open a door before though
May I suggest the lock release mechanism that can be found at the bottom right-hand side corner of some machines. Sometimes there is a small metal flap that you can open.
Inside you will see a clear looking plastic box/pipe and next to it a small plastic ring. If you pull on the ring it will do one of two things:
Drain what water is left inside if the cycle was not finished and then release the door in a few minutes or
if the water has drained, it will just pop the door open immediately.
Be careful though as some machines will drain what water is left inside from the front of the machine through the clear plastic looking box/pipe instead of the outlet pipe.
Have towels or some such ready!
Not sure what machine you have though. I would imagine that having a repair man come to your place would not be cheap as they will charge you for parts and labour.
5 minutes is a full hour in trades.
Inside you will see a clear looking plastic box/pipe and next to it a small plastic ring. If you pull on the ring it will do one of two things:
Drain what water is left inside if the cycle was not finished and then release the door in a few minutes or
if the water has drained, it will just pop the door open immediately.
Be careful though as some machines will drain what water is left inside from the front of the machine through the clear plastic looking box/pipe instead of the outlet pipe.
Have towels or some such ready!
Not sure what machine you have though. I would imagine that having a repair man come to your place would not be cheap as they will charge you for parts and labour.
5 minutes is a full hour in trades.
Is it a Miele?
""Can god fix schottes dryer?"
No he can`t but I could (flexes Junggessellenbrief)
Does this make me more powerful than god?
Possibilities here. "
Just in case you missed it on the other thread.
I`m off to church now to worship myself.
No he can`t but I could (flexes Junggessellenbrief)
Does this make me more powerful than god?
Possibilities here. "
Just in case you missed it on the other thread.
I`m off to church now to worship myself.
QUOTE (sea-king @ Jan 25 2006, 9:06 am)
""Can god fix schottes dryer?"
No he can`t but I could (flexes Junggessellenbrief)
Does this make me more powerful than god?
Possibilities here. "
No he can`t but I could (flexes Junggessellenbrief)
Does this make me more powerful than god?
Possibilities here. "
So you are a certified bachelor? Or do you mean Gesellenbrief? Thanks for starting my day with a laugh.
QUOTE (Schotte @ Jan 24 2006, 11:56 pm)
What I really want to know is what's the likely damage for something that looks so trivial, but will no doubt be hugely expensive
Certainly a call out charge to put this right would be expensive.
Most companies charge 60cts per KM travel charge, So on that basis the travel alone.. Munich >Glasgow would cost about 1020€
May be cheaper and easier to ask someone more local..
Ok dumb question, but has the wash cycle finished? Some machines won't allow you to open the door if it hasn't, in case it's full of water. If it hasn't maybe you can turn the programme knob to the end and fool it into thinking it's finished. Of course this may flood your Kitchen!
QUOTE (DesignatedDecoy @ Jan 25 2006, 12:11 am)
May I suggest the lock release mechanism that can be found at the bottom right-hand side corner of some machines. Sometimes there is a small metal flap that you can open.
Inside you will see a clear looking plastic box/pipe and next to it a small plastic ring. If you pull on the ring it will do one of two things:
Drain what water is left inside if the cycle was not finished and then release the door in a few minutes or
if the water has drained, it will just pop the door open immediately.
Be careful though as some machines will drain what water is left inside from the front of the machine through the clear plastic looking box/pipe instead of the outlet pipe.
Have towels or some such ready!
Not sure what machine you have though. I would imagine that having a repair man come to your place would not be cheap as they will charge you for parts and labour.
5 minutes is a full hour in trades.
Inside you will see a clear looking plastic box/pipe and next to it a small plastic ring. If you pull on the ring it will do one of two things:
Drain what water is left inside if the cycle was not finished and then release the door in a few minutes or
if the water has drained, it will just pop the door open immediately.
Be careful though as some machines will drain what water is left inside from the front of the machine through the clear plastic looking box/pipe instead of the outlet pipe.
Have towels or some such ready!
Not sure what machine you have though. I would imagine that having a repair man come to your place would not be cheap as they will charge you for parts and labour.
5 minutes is a full hour in trades.
ooh! ooh! We did this a few weeks ago!!! ours is a Bosch and the flap was bottom left, the remaining (we had spent two hours with the back off it draining it with a cup the night before, aaaargh!) water drained out of a little pipe there and we discovered an ancient rusted bra wire stopping the drain thing (I believe that's the technical term) from turning. the door popped open and all is fine.
QUOTE (JMA15 @ Jan 25 2006, 10:37 am)
we discovered an ancient rusted bra wire stopping the drain thing (I believe that's the technical term) from turning.
Not sure if Schotte wears a bra but it may be the reason i suppose
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What I really want to know is what's the likely damage for something that looks so trivial, but will no doubt be hugely expensive
sadly, if the machine is not a really fancy one, its often cheaper to buy a new one rather than call some person out to look at it and also do what ought to be a relatively straightforward repair
We bought it second hand six months ago (bra wire wasn't mine, phew!), and decided to buy a new one if we couldn't fix it ourselves. Apart from the language problem (in our case), it has been my experience in the past that washing machine repairs are hardly ever worth the huge expense if the machine is not a top end model and is a reasonable age.
"So you are a certified bachelor? Or do you mean Gesellenbrief? Thanks for starting my day with a laugh."
@ sarabryd, sorry slip of the old keyboard there, I wondered all day if somebody would notice this. " Although I am also a confimed single.
@ sarabryd, sorry slip of the old keyboard there, I wondered all day if somebody would notice this. " Although I am also a confimed single.
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Damn it seaking I am trying to keep all the new post with my name on it and your ruining it!
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(repeat chorus 2x)
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What will people do
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There ain't no disguising the truth
[Jesus is the way]
When they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak?
What will people do
When they find that's it's true?]Separated, I cut myself clean
From a past that comes back in my darkest of dreams
Been apprehended by a spiritual force
And a grace that replaced all the me I've divorced
I saw a man with tat on his big fat belly
It wiggled around like marmalade jelly
It took me a while to catch what it said
Cause I had to match the rhythm
Of his belly with my head
'Jesus Saves' is what it raved in a typical tattoo green
He stood on a box in the middle of the city
And claimed he had a dream
(chorus) What will people think
When they hear that I'm a Jesus freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak
There ain't no disguising the truth
Kamikaze, my death is gain
I've been marked by my Maker
A peculiar display
The high and lofty, they see me as weak
Cause I won't live and die for the power they seek
There was a man from the desert with naps in his head
The sand that he walked was also his bed
The words that he spoke made the people assume
There wasn't too much left in the upper room
With skins on his back and hair on his face
They thought he was strange by the locusts he ate
The Pharisees tripped when they heard him speak
Until the king took the head of this Jesus freak
(repeat chorus 2x)
People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger
That my best friend was born in a manger
People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger
That my best friend was born in a manger
(repeat chorus 2x)
What will people think
[What will people think]
What will people do
[What will people do]
I don't really care
[What else can I say]
There ain't no disguising the truth
[Jesus is the way]
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