I knew absolutely nothing about repairing an appliance. But I was determined to fix it myself rather than buy a new one or pay $399.00 for the repair. That's what a local outfit told me it would cost. So I had to figure out why the washer would stop in the middle of a cycle. At first I thought it was the timer because of the general info I gathered from watching videos etc. I bought a new timer put the timer in and unfortunately the same thing happened and it stopped again. Very disheartening. Then I was told it could be the pump. I put in a pump and unfortunately that did not solve the problem. Just my luck. So I emptied the water yet again. Then finally I tried replacing the lid switch and then it finally worked. I wish I would have tried the lid switch first. I did not think that was the problem because it still retracted and made a clicking sound but rather weak. I recommend one to thoroughly look at the lid switch from underneath the shell to see if the casing is split apart. Mine was and so I had confidence it was the problem. I will keep the other parts in the washer and hope it works like new for a very long time. The actual repairing and replacing the parts were not too difficult even for one who had never done anything like this. The hardest part for me was putting the darn case or shell back over the washer. It was flimsy like cardboard.