Get it Done

 I put off the washer lid switch issue for months.  Until I couldn't any longer because the washer quit mid cycle.

No more jiggling the lid to get the switch to engage or carefully closing it, over and over, bending in the lid or popping it out, to make it fit better so maybe the switch actuator arm, attached to the lid hinge, would hit the right spot on the switch and let the washer start going again.

Darn it anyway.

I removed the lid hinges and actuator arm.  Cleaned all the rust away.  Finally I removed the two screws holding the control panel down and flipped it up to reveal the switch, pulled it out.  Immediately saw inside the switch is corroded as all get out.  Also the clip that holds it firmly in the control panel case was broken off.  Ok.

Amazon has them cheap.  Even cheaper right now.  Under $7.   I ordered it.  Should/might be here tomorrow.

I put the lid hinges and actuator arm back on, all now sparkling cleaned up.  Shoved the washer back into the closet in the bathroom.   Hope that new part does come tomorrow.  I don't know why I put it off so long.  Months its been acting up.

I know I've needed to change both thermostats too, in the hot water heater but I've put that off too.  Sometimes the water in shower comes out scalding hot but usually its barely warm and I just shrug it off and get out fast.   Why?  When I ordered the thermostats some time ago, and they are on a shelf in the garage waiting to be installed.  One of these days there won't be even lukewarm water for a shower.

It would take ten, fifteen minutes tops to do that.  

Corrosion in the washer lid switch

The jagged line in the gray plastic is where the holding clip broke off at some point.  This would only affect switch operation if the switch itself moved around as a result.  I guess that could happen during spin cycle.

Since I"m not driving currently, I had the time to get to the bottom of the lid switch issue.  I left the control panel loose atop the casing of the washer so when the part comes in the mail it will be a quick fix.

Youtube videos do not generally show the other fix possible, which is a simple bypass of the switch, because such a fix is illegal and could prove dangerous to anyone stupid enough to reach into a spinning washer.   

I was tempted, since that is a quick simple solution.

Tomorrow, who knows what is possible.  Maybe those new thermostats will finally find themselves installed into the hot water heater.