This switch is connected to a solenoid that completes a circuit allowing the machine to run only if the top is down.
Ge top load washer lid lock flashing.
Raise the lid at least 2 inches and make sure it closes each time.
Placing a separate magnet there will create a stable electromagnetic connection with the solenoid and trick the machine into thinking that the lid is.
Set a magnet on the site where the lid lock switch meets the washer cabinet.
Lid cycle stopped because lid is open.
Top load washers consumer help indicator.
Sensing sensing load size and type before and during fill normal.
Models with precise fill load sensing will lock during the load sensing period and.
Plug the washing machine back in and then within 30 seconds quickly open and close the lid six times.
I did some google searching and found that there could be a few different issues that are causing the lid lock light to flash or blink on the control panel of my washer.
The inverter control expects to see the lid switch open after every cycle.
To reset washing machines that use the ge hydrowave system start by unplugging the washer for one minute.
If the wire harness is okay replace the lid switch.
You cannot set the washer to lock for the entire cycle.
I have an older kenmore top loading washing machine.
Top load washer lid lock feature.
Unplug the washer and repair or replace the lid switch wire harness.
It s possible the drain hose extends more than 4 5 114 mm into the standpipe.
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When 4 cycles are completed without the lid switch opening the inverter control assumes that the lid switch is defective.
Press start button again to restart the cycle.
Pause cycle paused because the start pause button was pressed and the washer was set to pause.
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Most washing machines come equipped with a lid switch.
You ll need to do this within a 12 second period.
This switch performs the same function but the lid must be locked in place for the machine to wash.
Just under the unit s housing at this spot there is a solenoid which is a type of powerful electromagnet.
The lid lock light is flashing on my top load washer.
Starting in 2015 top load washers feature a lid lock that engages when the washer is either load sensing before and during fill or when it is spinning above 50 rpm.