Door Seal on Miele W865

Hi Adrian,


Open machine door then turn power off. Remove 3 bolts on front of machine. Remove the soap draw and remove the 2 (or 3) screws.Separate the front of the door seal from the metal front of the machine and fold the door seal in towards the drum. Front of whole machine will now hinge open (there is a spring catch at the bottom where the pump filter is - so dont be scared to use a little force). Use a screwdriver to loosen and remove the metal wire clamp that sits around the door seal. Once off, door seal can be removed from the outer drum. Replace with new door in reverse order. Note that putting on the new door seal to the outer drum is a bit of an art and may take you a few attempts (so be patient but persistant), as you must make sure it is seated in position correctly. Good luck.

Normally they're held on with 2 wire rings, 1 at the edge of the seal at the door opening and the other on the edge of the outer drum. Unplug your machine and remove the lid, this will help access and give you more light to work with. Remove the ring at the door opening first and pull seal from the lip. Access can now be made for the one at the drum. Do the same for the one on the drum.

When putting in new one reverse the procedure and start at the drum, make sure you have the seal the right way around, normally holes in bottom of seal for drainage. Thread the seal over the lip and then put ring on. Same process for the front. Put lid on and plug machine in and test for leaks.

Hi Kieron

Open door then turn off power. Undo 3 bolts around door seal. Remove soap draw. Undo the screws. Peel off door seal at front of machine and fold in towards drum. Metal spring catch located at bottom behind pump filter door. Now open up front of machine (its hinged on the right). Good luck

First remove the dispenser drawer by pulling it out and pressing down on the red tab towards the rear and center. Next remove the 3 Torx 20 screws behind the dispenser drawer. Then you have 3 10 mm bolts to remove on the door panel where the door glass closes. After that you need to open the bottom left panel where the filter is and remove the plastic nozzle from the panel, then pull the door open. This gives you access to the door seal, it has a retainer ring with a 8mm bolt this will have to be loosened and pried open then the seal can be pulled off. There is a tab on the seal that has to be in the 12 0 clock position. Press the new seal on until you hear a pop and secure it with the band. Fit the lips of the new seal around the inner panel and close the door.

Try RepairClinic.com. They carry replacement parts and provide step by step parts replacement guides for many types of appliances. You'll need the approxomate date of manufacture, model #, and serial #.

Hi,

There is a very useful video here that demonstrates the process for changing the seal on a front loading machine. Additional instructions for Miele are also included.

Click here to view and then click play to see video tutorial

As to the process for replacement door seals - this is generally the same for all Miele frontloaders and the instructions I have included below are generic for Miele and should also apply to your model;

1. Open the machine door.
2. Turn the main power off and unplug the machine from the wall.
3. Completely remove the powder dispenser drawer. There is a small button at the rear of the dispenser which you need to depress to remove it fully. Once you have withdrawn the drawer to its stop position you should see it.
4. Undo and remove the 3 x hexagonal head bolts surrounding the door seal. Note these bolts actually secure the front panel to the machine chassis. They do not retain the door seal.

5. Now look inside the powder dispenser drawer where you removed the actual drawer earlier. In the lower left hand corner you should see a recessed philips head screw. Undo and remove that screw.
6. Locate the underside of the front panel right at the bottom. About an inch or so in from the left hand edge you should see a spring loaded clip which located within a slot on the underside of the front panel. Using a flat bladed screwdriver, you need to carefully lever the spring clip open whilst gently pulling the whole front panel from the left side. It should pop out for you.

7. Open the pump access door lower on the left hand side of the front panel and unclip the drain tube from its plastic retaining clip.
8. Now carefully swing open the whole front panel. It is hinged on the right hand side.

9. Unseat the rubber door seal from around the door opening area so that the seal falls inside the machine.
10. There is a thin steel band holding the door seal in place around the drum. On the right hand side there is a tensioning screw for the band. With a flat bladed screwdriver undo this completely and remove the screw Retain this as you will need it later.

11. Extend the steel band and remove it.

12. Remove the old seal completely.
13. Reassembly is the reverse of removal. Ensure you have fitted the new seal correctly back. There is a lip on the seal and this has to go over the lip on the drum. Remember, the seal goes on the outside of the drum. Ensure the 'tag' is at the 12 o'clock position.

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the solenoid sounds like it is defective on the door lock or the plug has fallen out of the door lock. if you remove the sealing ring clip which holds the door seal in place and pull back the seal you can reach inside the unit and make sure the plug is in place. check also there is power to the plug

hope this helps. if all else fails call the Miele service centre in your area and they will be able to help

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the seal on the front door runs around 60 bucks and its quiet easy replaced takes 1/2 hour