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| Post# 150673 8/26/2006 at 14:48 (6,452 days old) by oldwasherguy (Ladson SC) | ||
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| Post# 150750 , Reply# 1 8/26/2006 at 23:51 (6,452 days old) by spiralactivator () | ||
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Having looked them over in the store, I don't think they do. To further complicate matters, there's no "buttonhole" to stick your pencil in. But I'm sure somebody here knows how to circumvent the internal lid switch. | ||
Post# 150773 , Reply# 2 8/27/2006 at 03:53 (6,451 days old) by frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Some of them are magnetically operated (GE, for instance). In this case you'll find a plastic-covered magnet somewhere along the interior edge of the lid. Go to Radio Shack and pick up a magnet (or magnets if they're thin and small). Place it on the machine where the lid's magnet would touch when the lid's closed. I use a magnet that's about 1-3/4 inches long and 3/8 of an inch thick. I used this method to fool a GE washer at a hotel I stayed at a few weeks ago. But be careful about putting magnetically-sensitive items (like hotel key cards, credit cards, etc.) to near your pocket when that magnet is in there! I accidentally demagnetized my room key because it passed within a few inches of the magnet. 
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| Post# 150779 , Reply# 3 8/27/2006 at 04:31 (6,451 days old) by angus (Fairfield, CT.) | ||
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Unfortunately, they do not operate with the lid up. I have to try the magnet trick with mine. | ||
| Post# 150796 , Reply# 4 8/27/2006 at 06:03 (6,451 days old) by oldwasherguy (Ladson SC) | ||
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| Post# 150855 , Reply# 6 8/27/2006 at 11:38 (6,451 days old) by oldwasherguy (Ladson SC) | ||
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| Post# 150920 , Reply# 7 8/27/2006 at 19:18 (6,451 days old) by oxydolfan () | ||
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Do yourself a favor and keep that magnet away from your hard drive. | ||
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Post# 150950 , Reply# 8 8/27/2006 at 21:14 (6,451 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I keep my magnet on the top shelf of my china hutch (which I use as a bookshelf). That way it can't accidentally get near my iPod, computer, credit cards or anything else it might damage. I never would have thought that a strong-ish magnet would be such a dangerous thing to have around, but it can wreak havoc in the digital age. | ||
| Post# 151413 , Reply# 9 8/29/2006 at 21:05 (6,449 days old) by hibeta () | ||
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Out of curiousity, why would it be desirable to operate the washer with the lid up? | ||
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Post# 151418 , Reply# 10 8/29/2006 at 21:12 (6,449 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 151421 , Reply# 11 8/29/2006 at 21:15 (6,449 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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"Out of curiousity, why would it be desirable to operate the washer with the lid up?" One word: FUN. | ||
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