Roper Washer Door Switch Repair

The tools youll need for this repair are a phillips screwdriver and 5 16 nut driver.

Roper washer door switch repair.

Washing machine lid switch assembly with wire harness. The top three symptoms for rtw4640yq1 are leaking won t start and noisy. The washer will not spin if the machine senses the lid is open. Our factory certified parts provide you with a promise only whirlpool brand can make that through our safe and genuine quality replacement parts we will care for your appliance like you care for your home every day.

Fix 90 percent of clothes washer breakdowns with these four easy fixes including filling and draining problems grinding noises and a failure to spin. Click on your symptom to see what causes it and how to fix it. The assembly has a switch that detects whether the washer lid is open if the lid is open the washer won t start. The assembly also has a lock that keeps the lid safely locked during the cycle.

Start right here find appliance parts lawn garden equipment parts heating cooling parts and more from the top brands in the industry here. Set a magnet on the site where the lid lock switch meets the washer cabinet. Repair clinic knows how agitating it can be when your washing machine is not agitating or draining or even starting the fill cycle when the start switch is activated. Placing a separate magnet there will create a stable electromagnetic connection with the solenoid and trick the machine into thinking that the lid is.

Instead of searching the internet for washer repair near me we ll show. If the washer won t spin but will still agitate the lid switch is likely defective. This washer repair guide gives step by step instructions for replacing the lid switch lock assembly on a top load washer. Just under the unit s housing at this spot there is a solenoid which is a type of powerful electromagnet.

You ll avoid the 80 150 service call. If the lid switch is broken the washer will not spin. The pin on the lid pushes on the lever of the lid switch to tell the washing machine that the lid is closed which allows the wash cycle to begin. Sometimes life requires a little maintenance.

The lid switch ensures that the washer door is closed while the washer is spinning. This is a genuine oem part. That s why we stock all the top roper washing machine replacement parts from motor couplers agitators lid and door switches to drain pumps hoses suspension rods.