Thank you so much I have been searching for the this fix for weeks so happy I found it because of you video I was able to fix a washer I found on the side of the road that had a sign on it saying free now I have a washer
You did a great job! Thank you! You talk clearly! Where do you live? You are a genius. BTW, I am so amazed you did this with your gloves on In the other video. Very skilled. Craftsman!
I fixed my washer!!!! I didn't have the meter. I just took it apart, sanded it down, put back together and ta-da! Kisses to the maker of this video. Love a free fix. :)
Great video, I had already replaced this switch once and was looking for a way to bypass or fix this. This is a really shitty design by GE. These should be replaced free. Someone should file a class action suite against GE because they know this part will fail and are making thousands of $ by selling the same bad switch design which will eventually fail again. I replace mine the first time and fixed the 2nd one but imagine those that have to call a repair man which will raise the totla cost of the repair.
Truly correct, a bad design be GE. There appears to be numerous variations of this GE switch, looking at all the various model numbers on Amazon, and the varrying prices range between 19 dollars to over 70 dollars. The replacement switch for the GE I worked on today costs 65.00 from Amazon. Not sure what the third wire on the switch is for? Great if it works, just cleaning the contacts. I should have tried contact cleaner spray. I didn't see the guy in this video test the third wire connection, and at the end, he seems to have missed testing the middle connection. IN any case, he may have solved the problem by cleaning the contacts.
My lid lock was just poorly designed by the engineers. Washer would not spin because one post connection point is a floating connection point and not a soldered connection point.. engineers did a lousy job on this GE locking mechanism. if you can imagine a floating post on inside of locket bouncing around during spin cycles wash cycles it's designed to fail. or last one year once it loosens up absolutely horrible design.
The spring groove on the right side on my original part was poorly placed. It caused the spring to sit poorly and it eventually crimped. It was a pattern problem. There's 100's of thousands of them out there.
@@1for4ll Even on the GE top loader like yours here? I read somewhere on a thread it would ruin the machine. And you know what? The washer quit on me again twodays ago, about a month after a replacement part. It behaves just like it did before I put in the replacement. It seems, as before, that it sporadically wants to work. It always fills, but sometimes I need to re-set with the 6 open/ shut trick and do a "drain/spin" cycle. I'll try the lock clean again.
@@1for4ll Yeah. I tried but the spring was crimped from being pinched from the misaligned groove. I went through all my ball point pens and the best fit was just a little too small.🤣
In normal operation when you hit the start button the lid lock will lock, unlock then lock again in under 10 seconds. This is the main board trying to sense if the lid lock is following the logic command. If you bypass it the board will send non stop command to the lid lock and eventually lock it and will work somehow but will fry the Main PCB(which cost 8 times than the lid lock) in less than a year
Thank you so much I have been searching for the this fix for weeks so happy I found it because of you video I was able to fix a washer I found on the side of the road that had a sign on it saying free now I have a washer
You are awesome! Got it fixed....bonus points with my wife...Thank you.....
You did a great job! Thank you! You talk clearly! Where do you live? You are a genius. BTW, I am so amazed you did this with your gloves on In the other video. Very skilled. Craftsman!
Thank you for your service and my washer is working at last.
Thank You! I just fixed mine I follow what u did step by step now it is working again its nice to find your channel keep up the good work brother!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! BEST VIDEO on the internet on how to fix this annoying issue!
Outstanding job! My washer works again! And you saved me from having to reverse engineer this.
WOW! this made my day! 😅😄😁
i was able to make my washer work again 😆😁😄 thanks a lot! 👍🏼👍🏼
great tutorial!
I fixed my washer!!!! I didn't have the meter. I just took it apart, sanded it down, put back together and ta-da! Kisses to the maker of this video. Love a free fix. :)
😂🔥 good job
Great video, I had already replaced this switch once and was looking for a way to bypass or fix this. This is a really shitty design by GE. These should be replaced free. Someone should file a class action suite against GE because they know this part will fail and are making thousands of $ by selling the same bad switch design which will eventually fail again. I replace mine the first time and fixed the 2nd one but imagine those that have to call a repair man which will raise the totla cost of the repair.
Truly correct, a bad design be GE. There appears to be numerous variations of this GE switch, looking at all the various model numbers on Amazon, and the varrying prices range between 19 dollars to over 70 dollars. The replacement switch for the GE I worked on today costs 65.00 from Amazon. Not sure what the third wire on the switch is for? Great if it works, just cleaning the contacts. I should have tried contact cleaner spray. I didn't see the guy in this video test the third wire connection, and at the end, he seems to have missed testing the middle connection. IN any case, he may have solved the problem by cleaning the contacts.
Class action lawsuit yes! I read another guy replaced his three times. Seems like in a year. Very poor design!
Thank you!!! Worked perfect for GE GTW485.
Phenomenal video. I wish I could give it 1000 likes. And your English is perfect.... very clear.
Thank you 🎉
Excellent presentation!
My lid lock was just poorly designed by the engineers. Washer would not spin because one post connection point is a floating connection point and not a soldered connection point.. engineers did a lousy job on this GE locking mechanism. if you can imagine a floating post on inside of locket bouncing around during spin cycles wash cycles it's designed to fail. or last one year once it loosens up absolutely horrible design.
Thank you!!!🎉 It worked!!!
Muchas gracias por enseñar maestro
What a weak design. Thanks for showing me the way.
very helpful. thankyou!!
Thanks!
This worked for my yhe clip was brothen inside
One of the buttons on mine eant work flinch back so manybe if i put new spring in..or can 8 by pass it to make it work?
You cant by pass the button that i put back.Just put one button like in the video
I opened up mine and there seems to be so much corrosion.
The spring groove on the right side on my original part was poorly placed. It caused the spring to sit poorly and it eventually crimped. It was a pattern problem. There's 100's of thousands of them out there.
Remove all lock door spring only so u can open your machine even it in working mode
@@1for4ll Even on the GE top loader like yours here? I read somewhere on a thread it would ruin the machine. And you know what? The washer quit on me again twodays ago, about a month after a replacement part. It behaves just like it did before I put in the replacement. It seems, as before, that it sporadically wants to work. It always fills, but sometimes I need to re-set with the 6 open/ shut trick and do a "drain/spin" cycle. I'll try the lock clean again.
...and thank you! 😃
Dont buy this crap new part again ,fix it like i did, it will long lasting hehhe
@@1for4ll Yeah. I tried but the spring was crimped from being pinched from the misaligned groove. I went through all my ball point pens and the best fit was just a little too small.🤣
If you want to bypass the whole thing, is it possible by just twisting all three wires together that fit in this part?
In normal operation when you hit the start button the lid lock will lock, unlock then lock again in under 10 seconds. This is the main board trying to sense if the lid lock is following the logic command. If you bypass it the board will send non stop command to the lid lock and eventually lock it and will work somehow but will fry the Main PCB(which cost 8 times than the lid lock) in less than a year
In other words, what the other guy is saying is no don't do it. It will ruin the control board which costs hundreds of dollars!
Don't quit your day job Pal.
Don’t hate cause ur were to dumb to get yours to work. It worked on mine pal