To test the lid switch, I would think you could jump across it to see what
happened then.

WT

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I did a little digging, and it seems that a Maytag will fill up with a
bad lid switch and not operate once filled. This SEEMED to support the
lid switch issue.

I guess it could be the timer, but at less than a year old surely it
wouldn't have broken down already would it?

Before, when I replaced the timer, I could get some action out of it
from time to time as it kind of died gradually. This problem happened
in an instant...not like a wearing down of something, but rather a
break.

Of course, maybe it is just me not wanting to fork over another $100
for a timer (robbery I know, but that is the price) when the entire
switch mechanism is around $25 (still robbery, but not as hard on my
wallet).