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Bypassing a safety feature in a washer is never a good idea. Accidents
are never planned, and you don't want to contribute to the possibility.
With that said, it is up to you to decide how you modify your
appliance.

The wax motor moves a plunger that locks the door and triggers a switch
to let the board know that the door is locked. You could short the
switch I suppose. But would the machine be bothered if it thinks the
door is locked all the time? Good question.

There is a known connection between certain Neptune board burnouts and
a related component elsewhere. One board component is related to the
wax motor, and another is related to the fill valve. There are other
relationships as well, perhaps 4 in all. The wax motor one is the most
common. And replacing the wax motor along with the board is the
suggested procedure, because it is not known which component is causing
the problem with the other.

They had some kind of free upgrade/replacement for the wax motor that
flushed out the detergent compartment, but you had to ask for it. Of
course, I do realize that has nothing to do with this topic.