Washing Machine Rubber Door Seal Stock Number: ES187324

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• Scrim Watford
  4.0 out of 5

  Awful to fit on a Zanussi Jetstream 1200 06 July 2013

  Well, the video is useless for the Jetsteam, as you cannot take off the front, and here your troubles start. You have to get the seal on, and for that your hands are pushed through the door hole. Use washing up liquid to lubricate the seal so it slips into the outer drum groove. Then the spring needs to be fitted back.... You need two people, and I suggest two large, broad bladed flat screwdrivers. We started (actually, started many hours earlier, trying other, unsuccessful ways) with getting the spring fed in at the 1 o'clock position, put the blade of the screw diver such that it will stop the spring coming out, blade accross the gap, not pushed in, and get other person to hold. Feed spring around to the 5 o'clock position, ensure it is as far back as possible, and use second screwdriver in the same way (blade across gap). With the spring now held in place over about a third of the circle, you need to pull and feed it over the rest. Push it as far far back as you can, hopefully it will slip into the groove where it belongs. I found that again, a good coating of washing up liquid helped. This final approach still took 4 attempts, and 30 minutes. You will have sore fingers and knuckles, at the finish you may well have a well stretched spring pulled around the outside of your hand as you ease it over the last bit of the seal. Push it well back, and there is hopefully a rubber muffled snap as it slips into the right place! I think one of those jobs it is worth paying someone else to do, and "ease of fitting" is in no way a term I would use to give any rating to this product, though that is no fault of espares! It is an absolute......

  Quality	5.0 out of 5
  Value	4.0 out of 5
  Ease of fitting	1.0 out of 5

• Commsman Nottingham
  4.0 out of 5

  Excellent product, but needs a strong expertise warning! 24 December 2012

  The door seal for this model washing machine Zanussi Jetsystem 1200 is perfect in quality. My only issue is with the help video on the eSpares site suggesting that these door seals are easy to fit. Do not believe it! Fitting this seal nearly killed me, and I would consider myself to be pretty competent at these kinds of jobs! The front of this model washing machine is not removable without completely dismantling the machine, so the only option is to fit the seal through the larger than normal door opening. Not too bad, but very different from the help video. Getting the seal off is easy enough, but re-fitting the wire spring and back lip of the seal is where things went horribly wrong. First of all, the lip is nearly impossible to locate into the correct flange. Second, it is definitely a two person job slowly easing the lip and wire spring into place without one side of the spring constantly slipping off. The physical effort involved in this process left me aching all over for at least the following day. This is not an easy task at all. Finally, eSpares should seriously consider supplying a Jubilee clip to re-fit the top hose connection (the "Jetsystem" water recycling hose which is part of the seal). The original clip is not suitable for re-fitting without a special tool, so a replacement simple Jubilee clip is an absolute necessity. Buy one yourself if eSpares do not add this to the purchase package. So my final advice is - do not buy this item unless you are really patient, have strong small hands and you are good at fiddly difficult tasks!

  Quality	5.0 out of 5
  Value	4.0 out of 5
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• Gillyd-s Scotland
  4.0 out of 5

  replacing Zanussi door seal 12 October 2011

  Lovely job when it was finished but not quite the same job as the very helpful video. since the Zanussi can't be taken as far apart you definitely need 2 people to put the new seal onto the drum and tilt the machine back about 45 degrees to get small strong fingers into it, but after that it is all plain sailing.

  Quality	5.0 out of 5
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  Ease of fitting	2.0 out of 5

• JB007 Southport
  4.0 out of 5

  Good purchase 23 June 2009

  Quite difficult to fit - here are my tips. A hose is connected to the top of the seal. Ours has a metal clip that is quite hard to refit. It would be a good idea to get a new half inch jubilee clip and using that. As for the seal, this is my method - still not easy though - Pull off the old seal - taking out the retaining spring. Fit hose to the new seal. Place the spring round the new seal and put the seal in place. Now try and put the spring round the edge of the seal. You'll need three hands so start at the bottom. The hose will retain the spring at the top and stop it slipping off. Work your fingers round SLOWLY and you should then be able to push the spring home at the top.

  Quality	4.0 out of 5
  Value	4.0 out of 5
  Ease of fitting	2.0 out of 5

• Zoro Glasgow
  4.0 out of 5

  Quick and easy 09 March 2009

  Havnt fitted it yet but its the correct part and it was reasnobly priced. Easy to order and it arrived quickly. What more do need from a washing machine door seal!?

  Quality	4.0 out of 5
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• overett1 London
  4.0 out of 5

  Quick tip 02 February 2009

  Use washing up liquid to get drum seal and spring in

  Quality	5.0 out of 5
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