Hack #342 Fix Small Washer Door Handle

 

Have you come across a missing or broken door handle on one of your small chassis washers?
They break usually for two reasons:
1. clothes got locked inside and the customer pulled on the door to get them out
2. after many thousands of turns and people pulling on them they break

The screws that hold the handles on are not very long and don't go very far into the plastic cam or nut that holds the handle to the door. An easy solution is to use a longer screw. I personally like using a wood or drywall screw. It anchors the handle to the door and gives it more strength. Just don't get too long of a screw so the tip pokes out of the front of the handle. A person can really yank on it and get the door open without breaking the handle.

In this example I'm showing a Maytag door, but you can try this same solution with similar doors.
Ev
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