In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 3 Feb 2019 09:05:56 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote:

On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 11:44:07 AM UTC-5, Bonniesilveria wrote:
replying to jdworley, Bonniesilveria wrote:
My maytag wash machine won't spin or drain n the door wont latch. Been going
on for 2 yrs off on. Smells moldy too

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I'd start with the door latch problem. They have an interlock switch
and it's not going to do much when it thinks the door is open. If it
closes completely but won't latch, did you try getting it to drain/spin
while firmly holding the door closed? Moldy smell is usually from the
door gaskets, where water remains in the folds and does not dry out.

Aha. Another advantage of top-loaders. No gaskets with folds.