Thread Number: 39369
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
How do you bypass/disable the lid switch on speed queen washers? |
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Post# 583392   3/18/2012 at 20:47 (4,393 days old) by norgechef (Saint George New Brunswick )   |   | |
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how? |
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Post# 583395 , Reply# 1   3/18/2012 at 21:01 (4,393 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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on the back just above the drain hose outlet, you will see the metal flap of the lid switch......something as simple as a clothes pin can be used to pull this flap down and hold it in place.....
I have also used a cable tie some have used a bungee cord, clipped over the top of this flap, and stretched down and clipped under the bottom of the machine did you need a pic? |
Post# 583399 , Reply# 2   3/18/2012 at 21:16 (4,392 days old) by norgechef (Saint George New Brunswick )   |   | |
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Yes a pic might help me better understand what 2 do..... |
Post# 583400 , Reply# 3   3/18/2012 at 21:20 (4,392 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 583402 , Reply# 4   3/18/2012 at 21:27 (4,392 days old) by norgechef (Saint George New Brunswick )   |   | |
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ok now i know where to put the clothes pin but do i just clip it on that thing? i don't actually have the machine yet lol so i don't really know where anything is and stuff..... |
Post# 583409 , Reply# 5   3/18/2012 at 21:46 (4,392 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 689503 , Reply# 7   7/15/2013 at 09:07 (3,909 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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well, with some video explanations on youtube, and may fall here as well, is always a disclaimer, that no one is responsible if you take on yourself to alter/override the lid switch, and someone like a child gets hurt.....the country is sue happy, at this point they would want to blame the person showing them how to override rather than themselves, A for doing it, and B for letting a child play with the machine....even though the instructions are clear on a perfect running machine, never let a child play in around or on said machine....
a few years back, I think it was Frigidaire that got sued for a machine, that was over 10 years old, lid switch did not work anymore, and a 9YO girl got her arm ripped off while trying to add clothing while the machine was spinning.....she won, big time, thats why we have locking mechanisms on machines now!.... this person would not take blame for herself, as letting a child play with or around a machine, and actualyl Frigidaire or any cpany should not be held responsible for a machine, in this case the lid switch for the life of the machine....thats what a warranty if for....after the fact, if the switch stopped working, get it fixed...better yet, don't let a child, who has no clue operate such a machine...... I was 3YO when I learned to use my mothers filterflo.......was never stupid enough to put my hand in that machine anytime it was running..... then again, you have some of the more stupid parents who think their child is SO smart.....and there ain't a brain in there at all....my kids who are honor roll students, do some of the most bizarre things that would boggle your mind....and do the same mistake over and over and over again......you would think I didn't teach them anything! |
Post# 856198 , Reply# 12   12/11/2015 at 20:12 (3,029 days old) by mamapinky (blairsville pa)   |   | |
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I can't show you step by step but its in the back of the washer..no you don't lift any panel..look at the back of your machine..than at the pic above. Cheryl |
Post# 860750 , Reply# 13   1/8/2016 at 20:07 (3,001 days old) by Joem (New jersey)   |   | |
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On the speed queen to clip on the clothes pin. Do you have to remove a panel first to access the switch? I'm getting the washer from a dealer in lake hopatcong soon |
Post# 860914 , Reply# 14   1/9/2016 at 17:20 (3,001 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Welcome Joe!.....
this is easier than pie......nothing to remove, or cut, or disassemble..... as pictured above, keep the lid closed, and from the back of the machine, just above the drain hose, you will see that metal flap, just slide the clothes pin over that flap, and your set......easy on, easy off.....you can do it faster than the time to read this post..... where in Jersey are you located? |
Post# 883507 , Reply# 17   6/4/2016 at 17:08 (2,854 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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and you are so welcome.....that's what this site is all about, helping others....
this was an easy one, newer machines are getting harder to by-pass these switches....but it is all for safety.....even though many of our machines operate with the lid open, were not crazy enough to put our hand in there to cause an accident.... enjoy, and happy washing! |
Post# 900439 , Reply# 20   9/25/2016 at 14:03 (2,741 days old) by Joem (New jersey)   |   | |
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The newer models have the back above the drain hose covered with a plate. You now have to unscrew the back above hose to get at the switch |
Post# 967223 , Reply# 21   11/10/2017 at 20:19 (2,329 days old) by thefisch (Florida)   |   | |
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Clothespin trick worked no problem on my AWNE82 built in September 2017. It was a perfect fit. Access to area is still open as shown in the above photo. |
Post# 967259 , Reply# 22   11/11/2017 at 02:09 (2,329 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 968058 , Reply# 24   11/15/2017 at 08:25 (2,325 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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I pretty much like my hands the way they are--so while I'd once relished in the thrill of washing my tub spin, (via "something" that I'd inserted in my lid switch, that I simply don't recall) I wisely kept my distance away, and even think back to the few times I shift things around in the tub while the agitator is just moving, with it never occurring that my hand could get caught in the action & too late to free it if it ever got snagged in the garments of clothes that I need to turn off the machine first (and usually move to where the water fills & allow thew additional water being added to mat down the material so it gets its dunking & drubbing, rather than force it down)...
A delay in a dryer switch being available for our dryer led the repairman for it to temporary bypass the switch needed to shut it off when the door was opened, and only once or twice had I opened it during that pending repair, after convincing the repairman we would leave the door shut until the dryer completely finished its drying; it was maybe the FIRST time that I'd FORGOT, the SECOND?--er, well,... -- Dave |
Post# 993467 , Reply# 25   5/7/2018 at 20:59 (2,152 days old) by Joem (New jersey)   |   | |
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Anyone know how to bypass the new 2018 model switches? |
Post# 993530 , Reply# 26   5/8/2018 at 13:48 (2,151 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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I saw a video on Youtube where a magnet was used to bypass the lid switch. It was necessary to remove the top. I like the clothespin method much better. Very easy to remove. Like most people, I have always used clothespins to fix things, including pulling them apart when a small shim was needed somewhere. |
Post# 1073458 , Reply# 29   5/20/2020 at 09:34 (1,408 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1073900 , Reply# 30   5/23/2020 at 08:10 (1,405 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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My 2017 9 Series has electronic controls and the clothespin trick worked. Wonder if SQ got wind of how many owners bypass the safety switch and added the extra layer of security? Keeping things on the down-low is not one of the internet's strong suits, lol.
Hope the clothespin on my machine doesn't fall off at some point. I'd never be able to move the washer enough to get behind and clip it back into place. Would miss not being able to see if the load is gradually turning over, or to watch the spin-drain for kicks and giggles. |