Washer won’t start, lock light flashes

Hi @cindyboswell ,

I don’t know the machine but I assume that the lid/lock switch cable only plugs in one way into the control board connector and not that it can be plugged in the reverse way, is this correct?

If so, disconnect the power from the machine and unplug the lid/lock cable from the control board and then use an Ohmmeter to check for continuity between the blue and white wires at the cable plug when the lid is shut. There will be a resistance measurement on the meter because the lock solenoid is in the circuit path.

If it tests open circuit with the Ohmmeter, then it is either that the lid switch is not operating when the lid is closed or that there is a problem from the blue wire through the solenoid and out on the white wire when the lid switch is operated i.e. faulty installation of lid/lock switch or a faulty part.

If testing of the lid switch - lock solenoid path is OK then if the lid lock solenoid is operating when the machine is started but it won’t continue there is a problem with the red wire connection between the cable plug and the lock solenoid.

Here’s an image from the tech sheet showing the lid/lock wiring circuit that may help

(click on image to enlarge for better viewing)

If the tests above prove that the lid lock circuit tests OK as far as the lock installation and the lock itself goes the problem may be back in the control board.