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Hotpoint 9525 "Door Lock Pecker"
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Post# 570726   1/23/2012 at 12:07 (4,448 days old) by hotpointfan95 ()        

Hi all...

Can someone tell me what to do to get the door to open again? The "pecker" isn't attched to the machine and I fount it on the base of the machine and picked it up and brung it to the top. How do I reattach it to the machine and where?

Kind Regards.
Daniel.





Post# 570925 , Reply# 1   1/24/2012 at 09:44 (4,447 days old) by boschlover1997 ()        
hmmm

hmmm ive never even heard of the pecker however pathetic sthat sounds but i know how to get the door open i think as woth my grandmas hoover it would pop open with a butter knife when the door brke

Post# 570930 , Reply# 2   1/24/2012 at 09:50 (4,447 days old) by hotpointfan95 ()        
Hi George

There are several reasons why a Hotpoint door could be jammed shut. One of them is the part you describe which is called the pecker. With some older Hotpoint models, there is a cable that runs from the door interlock to the motor. When you operate the door catch or button, this part "pecks" down onto the drive belt or the end of the armature's shaft. If the drum is moving, the pecker will slip on the rotating belt or armature and disengage the door interlock. If the drum is not moving, the pecker meets resistance and the door opens.

But I need to know how to fix this back onto the machine.


Post# 570974 , Reply# 3   1/24/2012 at 14:52 (4,447 days old) by supermaticjames (Donegal, Ireland)        
To open the door...

Pull the white plastic bit at the end of the cable while opening the door as normal. That will get it open for you. The pecker assy should clip on the to the motor frame with a clip. If thats missing try cable ties.

James.


Post# 571001 , Reply# 4   1/24/2012 at 17:14 (4,447 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)        

you might find this helpful...

posts further down the list are relevant to you.

I also found (google search on hotpoint door pecker) other people saying the clip which holds the pecker is weak and it's common enough to lose the clip that holds it together. Someone said you can use a cable tie to hold it to the motor instead.

I did one years ago (they were sold here badged as a GE machine) and the plastic pecker was wrecked, I fabricated a new one from a piece of aluminium strip, it was ugly but it worked. (the correct part was fiercely expensive over here.)

whoever designed this door pecker system should have been drowned at birth.


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