Lou for Model Number MTW5900TW0 I ordered several parts for my washing machine and started first with replacing lid switch. BEFORE the machine would fill with water and pump the water out...you could hear a clicking sound as it went thru the cycle but would not agitate or spin. AFTER putting new lid switch in it will fill with water and then NOTHING. Could I possibly have gotten a bad switch? Please HELP! My machine is now full of water and will not do anything where at least before I could soak clothes and drain them for the dryer.
Answer Hi Lou. The Lt. lid hinge has to engage/disengage with the lid switch every time the lid opens ands closes. Have you got this set correct. Is the lid switch plugged in. It is common that it will get installed and overlooked plugging in. Is the house supply 120 vac on and verified, the breaker not tripped. Remove the lid switch and toggle the lid along with reinstalling the switch against the hinge lever together. If you can rattle the switch it is possible that you have got a defective one. Try to bypass (jump)the gray and the white together by stripping a 3" length of wire off @ 3/8 " on each end and use the insulated wire to insert into the terminals as the connector is unplugged from the switch and see if it works now. Please call A.P.P. Call Center 1-877-477-7278 if you need to exchange a part. Check to see if there is 120 vac going to the back of the white connector sandwiched on the side of the timer. You may have a bad connection there. Let us know if we can assist further. The wiring diagram is behind the control panel. Thank You. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Tuesday, December 13, 2011