Questions & Answers for: lid slams

washer won't start after lid is shut, if i slam it, it works! when i shut washer to wash it doesn't start, if I slam lid it works...I shouldn't have to slam lid to work,is something blocking it?thanks

...My Kenmore Elite Top Loader just stops running once it fills with water. I have to slam the lid and then it starts. Sometimes it stops midway through the cycle and i have to slam the lid

Have to slam lid down to get washer to start The switch associated with the lid must be out of place or something because you have to really slam the lid to get the washer to start. Is there a way to ...

...can't afford a new washer. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Diane I think it is in the lid switch. If the lid switch is malfunctioning on a maytag top loader it will not start washing. ...

my lap top lid got slammed down and now it wont my lap top lid got slammed down and now the desktop wont load. hi thanks for using fixya!! You have to consult a service technician on this hardware ...

My Whirlpool ultimate II will fill up and then stop If I slam the lid after it stops--then it will continue to run. I have had to slam it harder and harder these days. The lid switch need to be ...

my washer fills then stops--if i slam the lid it will restart you have a bad lid switch or a timer ,,, probably the timer the jolt of slamming the lid is like hitting it with a hammer....

my washer wnot agitate unless i slam lid my washer fills up then stops unless i slam the lid then it will start agitating is the lid up during the filling process? the new washers will not agitate ...

for awhile now i have been having to slam the lid to get the load to finish after it first fills up with water. Now today even slamming the lid wont work. HELP you have 2 screws on each side of the ...

Washer Top Loader Lid takes long to lock once I hit lid locks or slam lids down it locks Once I slam the lid ! down ! then it locks and starts to wash it should start easily ,the lid switch may need ...