Repairing washing machine door

[Keitai]

Should i replace these euro hinges as they look bent then turn the door around and drill to new holes on the opposite side? Strange looking concealed hinges though

 

[Burnerman]

Have you looked at the various hinge repair plates that are available?
If no joy there then it would seem you can reposition the hinges, but you'd need to make sure your measurements are pretty exact and a TCT hinge drill bit would be handy

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John

 

[Keitai]

Have you looked at the various hinge repair plates that are available?
If no joy there then it would seem you can reposition the hinges, but you'd need to make sure your measurements are pretty exact and a TCT hinge drill bit would be handy

Erbauer TCT Hinge Cutter 35mm - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. High quality, heavy duty tungsten carbide-tipped hinge drill bit with centre point and outer spurs. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

John

I'll try the hinge repair plates.

Regarding hinges, i was told they aren't broken but if they are, is this particular type easy to find? Don't look like standard Euro hinges

 

[opps]

I'll try the hinge repair plates.

Regarding hinges, i was told they aren't broken but if they are, is this particular type easy to find? Don't look like standard Euro hinges

The hinges certainly look broken to me.

I think that is a Beko machine

Pardon our interruption...

www.ebay.co.uk

I very much doubt that you will find anyone locally that sells them



The red part is one part of the hinge. The cup section screws to the part that screws to the washing machine. The yellow line is pointing to what looks like epoxy glue.

In your last image, the lower cup is not connected to the bits outlined in red.

You cannot change the position of the cup holes. It does however look like they customer previously had a different washing machine that had holes in different places. It also looks like someone filled the old holes with solvent based Gripfill...

I would be concerned that the new holes were never quite in the correct place, before using the hinge repair plates recommended by @Burnerman use a tape measure to workout the exact height positions of the cups.

You could always cut a strip of 18mm mdf to the door height and use that to test that your measurements are correct.

 

[Keitai]

The hinges certainly look broken to me.

I think that is a Beko machine

Pardon our interruption...

www.ebay.co.uk

I very much doubt that you will find anyone locally that sells them

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The red part is one part of the hinge. The cup section screws to the part that screws to the washing machine. The yellow line is pointing to what looks like epoxy glue.

In your last image, the lower cup is not connected to the bits outlined in red.

You cannot change the position of the cup holes. It does however look like they customer previously had a different washing machine that had holes in different places. It also looks like someone filled the old holes with solvent based Gripfill...

I would be concerned that the new holes were never quite in the correct place, before using the hinge repair plates recommended by @Burnerman use a tape measure to workout the exact height positions of the cups.

You could always cut a strip of 18mm mdf to the door height and use that to test that your measurements are correct.

Ok so order those hinges off ebay then measure like u said

 

[Keitai]

The hinges certainly look broken to me.

I think that is a Beko machine

Pardon our interruption...

www.ebay.co.uk

I very much doubt that you will find anyone locally that sells them

View attachment 293614

The red part is one part of the hinge. The cup section screws to the part that screws to the washing machine. The yellow line is pointing to what looks like epoxy glue.

In your last image, the lower cup is not connected to the bits outlined in red.

You cannot change the position of the cup holes. It does however look like they customer previously had a different washing machine that had holes in different places. It also looks like someone filled the old holes with solvent based Gripfill...

I would be concerned that the new holes were never quite in the correct place, before using the hinge repair plates recommended by @Burnerman use a tape measure to workout the exact height positions of the cups.

You could always cut a strip of 18mm mdf to the door height and use that to test that your measurements are correct.

So strip of mdf is to replicate the current door and check if hinges are in correct position?

Looks like I need this repair kit (one eith holes in it) too not the other side

 

[opps]

So strip of mdf is to replicate the current door and check if hinges are in correct position?

Looks like I need this repair kit (one eith holes in it) too not the other side


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Yeah the MDF acts a a template to practice on

The Amazon product should work. It might be a good idea to read the reviews first.

 

[Keitai]

Yeah the MDF acts a a template to practice on

The Amazon product should work. It might be a good idea to read the reviews first.

In the end I put the door on various things and used a door pump to raise it into position then screwed repair plate in.