We have replaced the door hinges but the door still doesn't close properly. We have been told we need to replace the door hinge receivers, is this easy to do ourselves?
Having replaced the door hinges and then the door falling off I can confirm that that the receivers can be the problem. On dismantling (pretty easy if you follow the instructions above) I found that the receivers had "split open" allowing the hinge to slip past their stop and thus the door was dropping. There was evidence of this on both sides. Rather than waiting a few days and spending even more money I drilled a hole through both sides of the receiver and fitted a M6 bolt and nut to pull both sides together so that they cannot open out. Refitted and perfect.
I had this EXACT same problem and the hinge receivers WERE THE PROBLEM!
Easy fix. All you need is a Phillips head screw driver (cross head that is) and about 30 minutes.
1. First off remove the oven door.
2. pull out over so that you can easily access the rear
3. Disconnect oven from the electricity (make sure the mains power is OFF before you do this)
4. Remove the back panel by unscrewing all the screws
5. turn oven over onto its side and remove the bottom panel (more screws)
6. You can now get to the receiver - its held inplace by 1 screw just inside the oven door above the receiver (and maybe another 1 on the side, but i cant remember).
7. Undo screw(s),slide out receiver, replace and put back together in the reverse order.
Honestly, it is very easy (I did it with no help, idea and 1 have 10 sausages for fingers).
I agree, had the same problem only it took me much longer to change the retainers due to the amount of dust & grease found when removing the back cover. Couldn't tell difference between old & new retainers, but the new ones did the job.
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SOURCE: neff oven door (U1661)
The door is v heavy and the hinges being right at the bottom take a lot of strain, especially when the door is in 'half open' position. Once the springs start to wear the hinges are no longer strong enough to hold the top of the door firmly closed. Our U1661 is 8 years old and we've had the hinges replaced twice under extended warranty. The second time the hinges they supplied don't hold the door in this position and it will just drop straight down if you don't support it while you open it.
SOURCE: How to replacement hinges on a neff 1438
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SOURCE: door does not close tightly
Yep, sounds like the hinges/springs have been overloaded.
Dont know if it's a Neff problem in particular, but I had a Neff oven with exactly the same problem - it was already installed when I bought my house.
Spoke to Neff who advised this ocours if heavy things like a roasting tray with a heavy bird / joint in it is rested on the door whilst it's open.
Only cure is new spring/hinge units which are not cheap !
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SOURCE: The door of the main oven does not close properly
If ther is notjhing obstructing the door from closing poroperly, then it sounds to me like the hinges are the cause of the problem again.
Make sure there is nothing trapped at the bottrom of the door, and that the hinge/s are not loose.
If it is leaving a small gap at the top of the door, then I think your only option is to replace the hinges again, as there is no adjustment possible of the hinges.
Hope this assists you with your problem
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