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How To Bypass Lid Switch On Whirlpool Washer. Locate the lid-switch connector on the top of the washer body under the control panel. My model has three wire lid GE model GTW680 BSJ0WS. You can not bypass these locks and it sounds like she has broke it and. Unfasten the Mounting Screws.
Lower the assembly carefully and let it dangle freely from its wire harness at around chest level. However door lock switch has magnetic components and I going to give you a solution to bypass it. The switch and lock assembly will look like a plastic box attached to the underside of the top panel with a bundle of wires leading away and toward the back of the washer. Place a magnet between the two so there is a magnetic connection between the lid lock and the solenoid inside the washer. You cant bypass those style lid locks without making a elaborate toggle switch setup. Remove the Lid Switch Assembly.
Remove the jumper wire and connect the lid-switch harness after.
Well when my husband and father in law put the washer back in the laundry room they left the switch hanging down in the washer and when I put my husbands mining clothes in I. Locate the lid-switch connector on the top of the washer body under the control panel. How to Install a Jumper Wire to Bypass the Lid Switch on a Whirlpool Washer. The main control checks the door lock assembly to get information about the state of the lock lock unlocked etc If the main control does not get the proper resistance readings back from the lock the control will not allow the washer to do anything. Somy washer had to be moved out sunday so my dryer could be worked on. Turn off your washer and unplug it from the socket.