Haier HLP21E Lid Switch Defeat

I got the HLP23 1.5 cubic feet model new over a year ago. I wanted to defeat the switch as well especially since it has an opaque plastic lid. It was cheap online, but as it was new I didn't want to take it apart- I figured the switch might be triggered by one of the springs on the side of the lid-

Long story short, I ended up displacing a spring that fell down inside the cabinet, and then the friggin lid never stays open by itself- a pain until I rigged a bungee chord over it that holds the lid up.

The switch still shuts the washer down when the lid is open, so I've never gotten much of a view of the wash- I can get a glimpse when I open it really fast-

so the switch thing was frustrating, but I love the washer and it's hooked up permanently to a laundry faucet in my bathroom that allows me to regulate the temperature. A year and a half and no problems at all- and very convenient, I throw stuff directy into it and run it when it's full.

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Post# 836176 8/11/2015 at 21:28 (3,177 days old) by pumper (SE Wisconsin)
Checkrate/Likes 1 My new yard sale find. I see two screws on the front sides and two on the back. I take the top off then do what to kill the lid switch? Anyone have any experience with these? View Full Size

Post# 836891 , Reply# 1 8/16/2015 at 07:09 (3,172 days old) by harpon (Jacksonville)
Checkrate/Likes *Switch defeats me!* I got the HLP23 1.5 cubic feet model new over a year ago. I wanted to defeat the switch as well especially since it has an opaque plastic lid. It was cheap online, but as it was new I didn't want to take it apart- I figured the switch might be triggered by one of the springs on the side of the lid- Long story short, I ended up displacing a spring that fell down inside the cabinet, and then the friggin lid never stays open by itself- a pain until I rigged a bungee chord over it that holds the lid up. The switch still shuts the washer down when the lid is open, so I've never gotten much of a view of the wash- I can get a glimpse when I open it really fast- so the switch thing was frustrating, but I love the washer and it's hooked up permanently to a laundry faucet in my bathroom that allows me to regulate the temperature. A year and a half and no problems at all- and very convenient, I throw stuff directy into it and run it when it's full. www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T...