Clean the door contact points.
Whirlpool duet washer door strike.
Examine your washer s tech sheet to determine which wires to cut.
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Hopefully these will be color coded.
Use a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol to clean the latch and any contact points.
First try giving it a good cleaning.
This will remove the lint dirt and product.
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Scan the included wiring diagram until you find the wires labelled lid switch and lock switch the majority of washing machine lid lock switches are powered by 3 or 4 wires each of which performs a different function.
Then with the washer unplugged reach down and pull a small ring on the top of the door lock to manually.
Whirlpool duet washer door will not lock.
Directly replaced a cracked door strike with this item because when it has failed it can cause the much more expensive electro mechanical door latch to fail such as dc64 00519b whirlpool washer door switch assembly or samsung oem original part.
The most common reason for replacing the.
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This video provides step by step repair instructions for replacing the door latch on a whirlpool front load washer.
The door latch only works intermittently.