Whirlpool Duet Steam Dryer Door Pops Open

It is the duet steam front loading style and i purchased it in 2007.

Whirlpool duet steam dryer door pops open.

Hi we have a whirlpool duet electric dryer. It works fine but the dryer door is not stying closed. When the door is closed the door strike is pushed into the spring loaded door catch mounted across from it. Depth with door open 90 degree 51 0 in height.

Your whirlpool duet washing machine automatically locks the door as a precaution against opening the door during a wash cycle. The tension of the catch keeps the door from opening until it s manually opened. When we purchased the dryer we had to reverse the door hinges. How to fix a dryer door that keeps popping open.

With use over the past few years the dryer door won t stay shut. It was an easy process but there were a few tricks we used. It s usually attached to the door but sometimes is attached to the front panel. We needed to flip the door opening around on a whirlpool duet dryer.

The dryer door strike is the part of the door latch assembly. Whirlpool will be using the following information we gathered from the external platform you selected to create your account. Your dryer door depresses a small switch somewhere along the dryer opening once you close the door so the dryer can begin to dry your clothes. Yes i d like to receive occasional special offers promotions or other e mail marketing communications from whirlpool and its affiliated brands.

It pops open frequently before the clothes are dr read more. I have a whirlpool dryer. If the door did not lock small hands or preoccupied minds might open.