How to bypass Lid Switch Admiral Washer

My washer, admiral mod atw4675yq1, has four wires to the lid interlock, red-white-blue-yellow. If I jump the middle two it will fill and die. What do I have to jump to allow it to spin? My washer, admiral mod atw4675yq1, has four wires to the lid interlock, red-white-blue-yellow. If I jump the middle two it will fill and die. What do I have to jump to allow it to spin?

Hello, did you figure it out because I have the same problem. And would also like to bypass the locking feature. And I agree with you.... It's only on there for idiots Hello, did you figure it out because I have the same problem. And would also like to bypass the locking feature. And I agree with you.... It's only on there for idiots

What if you are a child that does not know to keep hand out of spinning basket? What if you are a grandma that assumed the technician would not leave the machine in a state that would tear off their granddaughter's arm? What if grandma died, and a new family bought her bypassed machine at estate sale? Lid locks were introduced for a reason, and I doubt it was because adults shoved their arms into spinning machine. Ron, you are 100% liable for any future injury on any machine you bypass. That's a fact. What if you are a child that does not know to keep hand out of spinning basket? What if you are a grandma that assumed the technician would not leave the machine in a state that would tear off their granddaughter's arm? What if grandma died, and a new family bought her bypassed machine at estate sale? Lid locks were introduced for a reason, and I doubt it was because adults shoved their arms into spinning machine. Ron, you are 100% liable for any future injury on any machine you bypass. That's a fact.

I see both your points. In my case though I'm not a repair man; rather, I am the owner. When I get rid of the thing, it will be to the junk yard. That was almost today. Now I find out that these things have "shocks" in them (I was shocked), so for the last six months I have been pausing the cycle every time the thing spun and got sick of the dance one had to do to get access to the bin. I simply removed the latch from the lid and stuck it in the hole (yes, an overt solution). Now knowing that I can fix the machine with <$50 OEM parts, I will likely put it back. There is a 10 cent work around (being an engineer and all), but #perrywilliam is correct. A covert bypass of a safety feature is never the right thing to do. Peace. I see both your points. In my case though I'm not a repair man; rather, I am the owner. When I get rid of the thing, it will be to the junk yard. That was almost today. Now I find out that these things have "shocks" in them (I was shocked), so for the last six months I have been pausing the cycle every time the thing spun and got sick of the dance one had to do to get access to the bin. I simply removed the latch from the lid and stuck it in the hole (yes, an overt solution). Now knowing that I can fix the machine with <$50 OEM parts, I will likely put it back. There is a 10 cent work around (being an engineer and all), but #perrywilliam is correct. A covert bypass of a safety feature is never the right thing to do. Peace.