Thread Number: 57298  /  Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
my 1989 speed queen washer
[Down to Last]

automaticwasher.org's exclusive eBay Watch:
scroll >>> for more items --- [As an eBay Partner, eBay may compensate automaticwasher.org if you make a purchase using any link to eBay on this page]
Post# 796232   11/27/2014 at 14:31 (3,430 days old) by maytagmike (Burlington, Vt)        

maytagmike's profile picture
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. Can't wait to get my Speed Queen washer next Thursday, like a kid in a candy shop. A question for you Speed Queen experts how do i by pass the lid switch so it will run with the lid open? Holiday blessings to one and all.

MaytagMike





Post# 796241 , Reply# 1   11/27/2014 at 15:47 (3,430 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)        
if its an Alliance machine.....

yogitunes's profile picture
make sure your lid is closed.....

from the back of the machine, just above the drain hose....grab a clothes pin, and clip on as shown,....takes only seconds to put on, or take off....

easy as pie!

let us know how you make out....



yours may be a Raytheon unit....in which case you would have to take the front panel off, the lid switch is located in the upper right corner......you can tape these down to work....but this is also your out of balance switch...


  View Full Size
Post# 796243 , Reply# 2   11/27/2014 at 16:36 (3,430 days old) by maytagmike (Burlington, Vt)        
rayathon unit

maytagmike's profile picture
my washer does have a tag on it that says rayathon division, so how do i access the lid switch? If I take an agitator of my seventies amana will that fit my Speed Queen. wringer washer was built by Speed Queen.

Maytagmike


Post# 796334 , Reply# 3   11/28/2014 at 10:58 (3,429 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        

in my 1984 marathons,i was able to just unplug a couple wires to the lid switch behind the control panel and plug them together to operate lid up,but this did disable the out-of-balance switch as that works with the lid switch on an early marathon.

Post# 824422 , Reply# 4   5/21/2015 at 01:03 (3,255 days old) by Jimmyb (Texas Y’all)        
Thank you Yogitunes and AW.ORG.....

I had a bit of anxiety, wondering how the heck I was going to see her in action. Sure thing, a simple clip of a clothes pin and saw some beautiful rollover!

I am so greatful for all of the enjoyment and useful information this site brings to me......

Thank you, jimmyb


  Photos...       <              >      Photo 1 of 2         View Full Size

Forum Index:       Other Forums:                      



Comes to the Rescue!

The Discuss-o-Mat has stopped, buzzer is sounding!!!
If you would like to reply to this thread please log-in...

Discuss-O-MAT Log-In



New Members
Click Here To Sign Up.



                     


automaticwasher.org home
Discuss-o-Mat Forums
Vintage Brochures, Service and Owners Manuals
Fun Vintage Washer Ephemera
See It Wash!
Video Downloads
Audio Downloads
Picture of the Day
Patent of the Day
Photos of our Collections
The Old Aberdeen Farm
Vintage Service Manuals
Vintage washer/dryer/dishwasher to sell?
Technical/service questions?
Looking for Parts?
Website related questions?
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy
Our Privacy Policy