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How do I remove the drum to my Ariston SuperCare AL1256T (Bra wire stuck!)?

One of my wife's bras has parted company with it's underwire which has made itself at home somwhere between the inner drum of the machine and the outer drum housing . We've avoided calling out a repairman due to the high callout charges. I've decided to have a look inside the machine to see how one would go about removing the wire and it seems to be a job that requires just about everything to be disconnected / removed to get the drum out! I thought perhaps removing the door seal might allow some (tight) access to this space but still wont allow access to the back of the drum (where it sounds like the wire is stuck).

Any help or tips would be appreciated.

Thanks.

E. Parks
March 2005

Ariston Ariston AL1256T Household Appliances, Washing Machines Remove Drum Stuck

Low-tech method, which requires manual dexterity and a lot of patience. Took me 30 mins on my Blomberg. Ask yourself how it got in, and why can't it come out the same way? Get a light or torch, length of 5amp fusewire, toothpick & tweezers. Using toothpick, locate bra-wire. Form a loop with the fusewire push the loop through holes in drum near end of bra-wire, use the 2 strands to manouevre the fusewire until it catches end of bra-wire. Then having secured it use toothpick and fusewire to move it so it is lying with it's curve in same direction as curve of drum. You should be able to get the end of the wire close to a hole in drum so that the end can poke through the hole. This is where you catch it with tweezers and pull enough through to grab with hand and withdraw from drum.

David
August 2005