There are several screws that you remove to take off the cover and then use a continuity tester across the switch terminals to determine if you open circuit or short circuit the bypass switch leads for the desired effect.
Maytag washer lid lock bypass.
01 door lock motor and switch assembly.
If it doesn t work give up.
If the door lock is defective the washer door will not latch properly.
Surprisingly this did not work.
The washer starts and attempts to lock the lid.
The controller then checks if the lid lock is enabled or not.
So the first thing i tried was shorting the blue lid switch wire to the white ground wire on the lid component.
Maytag washer door or lid won t lock.
If the lid isn t locked try again a couple of times.
This switch performs the same function but the lid must be locked in place for the machine to wash.
Maytag washer door or lid won t lock.
Maytag probably has the.
Their has been a issue with newer washers including this one here s a simple easy way to bypass the lid lock good luck and please don t stick your hand in th.
However some washing machines come with a lid lock.
Just under the unit s housing at this spot there is a solenoid which is a type of powerful electromagnet.
The lid lock is a default feature of your maytag front loading and top loading washer to prevent opening the appliance while the cleaning cycle is in progress.
If you don t know that ground is always green then you don t need to do any electrical diy repairs.
A simple bypass for the first type of lid switch is to simply jam a piece of wood into the switch causing it to activate the solenoid.
Placing a separate magnet there will create a stable electromagnetic connection with the solenoid and trick the machine into thinking that the lid is.
Once the washer door is closed the washer can begin operating.
Pausing the wash cycle is how it can be disabled.