17-07-2013, 09:12 AM
(17-07-2013, 07:01 AM)Radio Fixer Wrote: Most amazing washer we had was a Zanusi that was 15 years old when it went due to leaks I couldn't be bothered to fix. In that time I bypassed the door interlock (don't need one), replaced the door seal and maybe a coupla hoses.
Cheers Gary
I have never bought a door interlock. A chop and a regular 15 amp microswitch is all that is needed. They get hotter than the boil wash heater and the plastic goes brittle with time. The first one I did had the door interlock replaced three times under one years warranty and was given to me as scrap. It was a Coulston washer/dryer.
These switches are a thermal timer and are not reliable at all and are more expensive than a motorised car door lock at main dealer prices.
It only needs to stop it filling with water with the door not shut correctly and that is it.
