"Bob" wrote in message ...

Obviously, Whirlpool doesn't want the home user to take the cover off.

Yup, there is a big ol' "death cap" in there that will activate your life
insurance policy real fast if you shake hands with it the wrong way.

Any idea what kind of wrench might be called for ?

As others have suggested, Harbor Freight and other places have sets of bits
for various security fasteners quite cheap, not a bad thing to have in your
tool box.