Old one got a tear in the front and was leaking water on the floor. Had to take apart a bunch of the machine, and I gotta say that the two seals (inner drum and outer casing) were both tricky to get on properly.
Doing a test load of laundry now, and there’s no leaks (so far), so that’s pretty excellent
A good trick to know for this task is to spread some detergent on the portion of the seal that will sit on the metal flanges just before mating those surfaces. That helps make the seal repositionable for a bit and makes it easier to slide the seal on. The detergent will dry out and won’t negatively affect the attachment of the seal long term.
This is a thing?! Sharing small victories of daily life?!
First things, first: congratulations on that task. It can be a daunting task. But the feeling of accomplishment is just so… fullfilling.
These seals are a real pain indeed, but $50 and an afternoon of sweat is indeed worth several more years of life on a perfectly decent appliance.
Those door seals are why I’ll never buy a front load washer again. Top loaders are so much better!
They use way more water which is in scarce supply here because it all gets allocated to megacorps to grow tropical plants in the desert for profit :( (California)
Smart ones don’t. They weigh the clothes and measure the water they use!
Also: apologies. I live in Canada which is currently a frozen wasteland. A huge amount of the fresh produce I eat was grown in California! We also have far more water than we know what to do with thanks to the Great Lakes!
You’ve almost inspired me to change my freezer seal instead of just adding more Vaseline when I can feel cold air leaking.
Why not caulk it? I imagine if you put something like cling wrap on the door to prevent it from sticking together, that’ll work well enough.
I meant as a more permanent fix. Sounds like the Vaseline is just temporary.
You can use clear caulk.
Primo work. That sounds like a real pickle for sure!
