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"Door open" during wash on Whirlpool washing machine - simple repair?
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"Door open" during wash on Whirlpool washing machine - simple repair?
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Skipweasel writes:
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Is my diagnosis likely to be correct and just replacing the door latch
electrics will fix it?
I'd fudge round it by linking the switch out first to test the
supposition. No point in replacing it if the fault turns out to be
somewhere else.
Bear in mind that if it does appear to be the switch it could either be
the switch itself, or the mechanism that operates it.
If you're going to take it off, check for wear and/or lubrication
gone sticky, and it might be fixable. I would not link out the
switch other than as a one-off test - it's a safety feature and
you might seriously regret doing so later on.
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