TIL a faulty door switch on a Whirlpool washer can hide behind a bad lid lock

Spent 4 hours swapping the lock before realizing the switch itself was the real issue. Anyone else get tricked by that one?

4 comments

4 Comments

corap611mo ago

Been there... the door switch on those models can fail in a way that sends a bad signal to the lock. It mimics a lock failure perfectly. A multimeter on the switch terminals is the only way to know for sure before you start replacing parts.

the_jordan1mo ago

Remember my buddy who replaced the whole lock first?

grant4131mo ago

How many times have you seen that happen? I chased a phantom lock problem for a week once. The door switch was just barely making contact, enough to light the dome light but not enough to tell the computer the door was shut. The lock would cycle on and off randomly. Saved a ton of money and time by testing the switch first.

iris_barnes877d ago

@the_jordan probably felt that pain too, but a failing door switch can also throw intermittent voltage spikes that toast the control board.