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Question about Maytag out-of-balance Shut Off switch.
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Post# 892804   8/6/2016 at 22:00 (2,818 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)        

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I have a Maytag 206 and I wanted to ask about out-of-balance switches.

It was my understanding that if the tub went out of balance, the swing of the upper tub would impact a lever that would push out the control knob and stop the machine.

Mine was SERIOUSLY out of balance the other day and it failed to stop.

Do I have my wires crossed some where? Am I thinking of another brand? Am I thinking of a higher-end machine?

If I'm wrong on all counts does Maytag have an auto-off out of balance switch at all? Across all years and models?

Thanks




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Post# 892809 , Reply# 1   8/6/2016 at 22:53 (2,818 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)        

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I crossed a wire around my Maytag 511 lid switch so I could leave the lid open. The least bit off balance, the lid hits the dial and shuts it off.

Post# 893252 , Reply# 2   8/9/2016 at 19:59 (2,815 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)        

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I'm curious as well, because I am amazed at how my Maytag can handle out-of-balance loads without tripping an out of balance switch. Is there one?

Post# 893261 , Reply# 3   8/9/2016 at 20:59 (2,815 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)        

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My out of balance and lid switch are interconnected with my 511.


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