It does not matter whether your house has a Whirpool, LG, Ariston, Indesit or any other brand of washing machine, any equipment can break. And since in many cases it may be necessary to remove the cover of the device to diagnose the cause of the breakdown, each owner should know how to cope with such a task.
The most common detachment of the top cover of the washing machine Indesit, LG, Ariston, Samsung, Whirlpool is the first stage of product repair. For example, you will certainly have to remove the cover in case of a broken door.
This is what every owner of the machine should know about, intending to unfasten its top cover:
- Before starting any work, the technician must be de-energized.
- To access the typewriter was complete, it should be moved away from the wall.
- For work you need a Phillips screwdriver.
- The actions will differ depending on the type of machine loading.
How to remove the cover on most side-loading machines
Push the machine away to get the screws from the back of the machine, find the locations of the screws on the rear panel. Most models have two such self-tapping screws, but there are also three self-tapping machines. Using a screwdriver, rotate the screws until completely wrenched. Remember that under them there may be plastic washers, so make sure that such parts are not lost.
As soon as you unscrew the lid, to detach it from the machine, you should make an effort, as a result of which the lid will come out of the slots and move slightly backwards first and then upwards. After that, the lid can be removed to the side. To replace the cover, perform all the operations in the reverse order, that is, first slide the cover into the grooves, and then screw the screws.
How to remove the cover in vertical loaders
First open the cover and, using a screwdriver, gently move the pins, making sure that they do not fall into the apparatus. In two or four minutes, the door lock should turn off. If this causes problems, you need to look for a blockage problem. To access the lock, you have to remove the side walls. After unscrewing the screws of the locking device, press the latch, then disconnect the wires.
Other variants of
For some machines, for example, Ardo models, the cover needs to be removed slightly differently. After unscrewing the screws at the back of the machine, the cover should not be shifted to the rear, but to the front( toward yourself, if you are facing the hatch).In this case, the displacement of the lid will take place only at a certain angle, which you will have to determine.
You can also meet and the option of mounting the top cover is not on the back, but on the front wall. For example, such a fastener is in the old Siemens and Bosch. After removing the plugs, unscrew the screws, then slightly lift the cover upwards and slide to the front side in relation to the machine. As with the Ardo machines, you will need to find the angle at which the lid can easily be disconnected.
