It is July 2023 when I am eriting this and all I can say is thank you for saving me so much money and time. I e been wrestling with this f5 error for the past year and finally was brave enough to take the dive of fixing this problem. I cant believe its this tiny 5 cent piece. Now this thing works like a champ. For those of you who are intemidated, try not do be. It honestly took me 1/2 hour or less to go step by step. Even faster to reassemble.

One of the most useful DIY videos I’ve ever found. I love the idea of FIX, DON’T REPLACE. Great instructions, I appreciate all the little extra tips. Thank you!

Annnnnnd, saved us a bunch of money and a big headache. Thank you very much for your video, truly appreciated.

My 10 pm repair worked perfect !!!! Never good when the wife says the washer is broken. I googled the code being thrown, found your video. I didn’t use the grease. I didn’t have any. Put I did remove the contacts, scraped gently with a micro screw driver and cleaned with electronic spray cleaner. I put everything in back together and success!!! Thank you!!!! I did order a new one on Amazon as a back up. Other video’s just show replacing the defective unit. I loved that yours had, how to repair the defective part.

I can’t thank you enough! My washer was just 2.5 yrs old when this part failed. The self diagnostic test pointed to the lock and I couldn’t believe the price for this very cheaply made part from the company (I estimate the material cost at $5). Really, given the moisture and incredibly cheap materials I don’t understand why they would do something like this. I wouldn’t have tried to repair the part myself using my auto ignition coil grease without you having blazed this trail here. It’s been two months since I did this and it’s worked flawlessly since. Thank you again, not just for saving me some money but it just feels so good to do something that most people wouldn’t attempt.

@bkhavityoway23

Жыл бұрын

How much was the new part from the manufacturer? I’m going to attempt to fix mine this week but just incase i break those tiny metal prongs.

@walterbright1396

Жыл бұрын

@@bkhavityoway23 It was about $180 for the part. I called Maytag and they quoted me $300 for the repair. That included the wiring harness. There we’re cheaper alternatives on eBay and Amazon but I was not sure they could be made to work. Since I did the cleaning, it has gotten stuck 1 or 2 times. I just move the lock in and out 30 or 40 times and it works fine again.

@bkhavityoway23

Жыл бұрын

@@walterbright1396 Do you obviously have to take it all apart to move the lock in/out? And do you have a part number handy by chance still?

@dannyv.6358

4 ай бұрын

I set a wet blanket on the washer with the lid open and it caused the latch to fail. This process worked! Covered in detail. Thank YOU Mark.

Mark, Thank you for this outstanding repair video. My wife and I used it to repair our whirlpool cabrio and it worked perfectly. You save us $hundreds. Outstanding work!

@ericoh123

2 жыл бұрын

Same here! And it took shorter to do this than I thought it would.

Thank you so much for making this video! I have a Kenmore Elite HE 700 series washer. The repairman has been to my house literally 6 times trying to fix the lid lock. He never repaired what was wrong. All he did was change out parts. The washer would work for a few weeks then I would have the same problem again. Last night it happened again! Mind you I have a service contract but each time I call for a repair I have to pay a fee of $100.00. To keep the service contract I have to pay $69.99 per month. I could have purchased a new washer for what I have spent on this crap! I followed your instructions and repaired the lid switch, not change out a part! Now my washer is working correctly. Needless to say I am canceling the service contract! Again, thank you so much for the video!

Thank you Mark! I'm a senior citizen living on a pension, don't have the money to pay the repair guys for everything. So glad I found your video!

Dude, this worked perfectly! Saved me probably $300. Bulb grease cost me a whopping $1.79! First time I tried it I was too gentle bending the metal contact tabs down. Did it again and moved them one at a time, (checked the movement of the first against the unbent second tab, then did the second to match the first) total movement about 1 mm. Worked like a charm. Thanks for sharing this SO SO much!

Excellent video. Superb video. Our washer suddenly threw the E3 F5 code. I thought, oh boy, new washer. The instructions were spot on and step by step. I used a bit of CRC Contact Cleaner and Protectorant, then applied dielectric grease. Reassembled. And the washer worked perfectly. What an incredible resource and saving us from repairs and replacement!

@petereit

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

The contact on the circuit board was fairly dirty, but you don't realize it until it was cleaned with contact cleaner, it got bright, I put dielectric grease on, put it back together, and it worked, did it just now, 8 years on, and this video is still saving people lots of money, and a techs, gas, vehicle wear and tear, etc.

Mark, you are the man! We run a lodging business and were getting so frustrated dealing with this on the washer. Watched your video, did the same thing you did, and boom, back to running great. Thank you!

Thank you! I just completed the repair and the machine is back in operation. Your detailed explanation of the process was spot-on. Thanks again!!

Thanks so much Mark. This worked like a charm in 30m minutes and cost $1.50 for the grease. The detail you provided was essential to make it happen, particularly the trick of using the T15 to hold open the clip (brilliant!!).Saved me an expense and a very long wait for a Whirlpool repair. I will look for more of your DIY repairs and recommend to all willing to give repairs a try.

@AwakenedWordsmith

Жыл бұрын

Seriously 🙌🏼 Big love Mark

Thanks for sharing this. It just saved me a 2 week wait and a min of $200.00 service call. Followed your directions and problem fixed.

★★★★★ Thank you! Easy to follow, to the point, detailed, and you saved me $$$ by not paying for new parts. Did the repair in like 8 mins. I'm listening to the wash go right now. Thank you so much!

This was fantastic!! My husband is out of town for two weeks, so I decided to give it a go myself. I got it working! One of the contacts was actually bent back. Thank you SO much for this video!!

$1.50 in grease vs. a new lock mechanism ($42 on Amazon) vs. a new washer ($500) ….. amazing!!!! Fixed on the second disassemble (added more grease and bent the ‘fingers’ a little farther on the second rep) and works like a charm!!!! 🥳🥳🥳

@rquintero7

7 ай бұрын

You replaced the lock mechanism? I did the steps in this video and still nothing.

Thank you very much. My wife and I were two days away from purchasing a brand new washer before I watch your video.

Great tutorial! Back up and running in 20 minutes, didn't have to wait for a new part to ship, and saved $$$!!!!

Awesome video! Fixed it so easily with your help. KZread is The University of the People.

My washer had the F5 E3 code flashing. I went and bought the whole mechanism and changed it. Washer is working great. Thank you so much. I was not looking forward to waiting for a repairman.

Thank you for an excellent video that help me fix our washer and make my lovely wife happy. Your video was well done and allowed me to fix our washer in 30 minutes. I can’t tell you how much this helped our family in these troubling times.

You are the man sir! Did exactly as you instructed and now the problem is fixed. Thank you very much for posting this video and saving me hundreds on a repairman.

I want to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to take care of my washing machine without the added financial burden

Worked great. Simple to disassemble and 'repair'. Thanks for the video, 6 years later, it's still helping me keep this old machine out of the landfill. :) Thanks sir.

Thanks! I was leaving to visit my mother, and didn't want to leave the machine broken for my wife to deal with. Took 1/2 hour. You saved the day!

I just want to thank you for the very specific fix. This was EXACTLY what fixed my problem. I even have a Bravos XL washer and this still fixed it. I didn't add the dielectric grease however, but I will get around to it. Problem solved in like 10 minutes. Thank you again!

Thanks for making this video. I am an avid DIYer and hate having to replace parts or appliances due to poor parts quality. This video saved my bacon and my Cabrio Washer. Great video and instructions worked like a charm.

What a great video. Our Whirlpool Cabrio quit working, and we were on deadline to get some laundry done. Might have taken weeks to wait on a service call appointment, would have taken days to get a replacement switch. I had no idea how the Cabrio came apart. You made it easy to fix the washer in about 30 minutes, no parts needed other than a packet of bulb grease (which now cost $1.69 a packet at the local auto parts store), and I had the right tools lined up before I started. Many thanks for your thorough and insightful video. I did skip the step of removing and bending the little contact prongs, but it seems it was unnecessary. Thank you again.

Thank you for this video. I followed the instructions and it seemed to fix my washer. However, a few hours later it happened again. Luckily I found a replacement part on Amazon for $30. I was able to replace the sensor assembly without much trouble. So far that's working fine.

General rule, I don't fix anything that plugs into electricity. But, I couldn't wait days for a repair man. So, thank you. I Found this video, watched it twice, assembled the equipment needed, and Voila! I fixed my washer! Awesome video and thank you for posting it.

I just want to say thank you, Mark! This video saved a new washer purchase. I'm hanging onto this one until we can move and really didnt want to replace at this moment. You covered the process great and got my washer running. THIS is what KZread is meant for. Cheers 🍻

Thank you so very much fixed my washer in 10 minutes. It was just build up gunk that was preventing the metal prongs to connect with the circuit board cleaned with 100% alcohol and qtips and some bulb grease for good measure. Worked perfect. I had pretty good connection so I did not removed the metal prongs to bend I know I would have broke or lost them. Thank you again

Thank you for posting this. I was able to get the machine back up and running in less than 15 minutes. Sooo helpful!!!

Your directions in this video made fixing the lid lock on the washing machine so easy. I tackled it in 30 minutes. Ok my son did. Thank you so much for sharing.

We just did this on our washer, and it works perfectly! Your detailed instructions were so helpful. We cannot thank you enough! ❤

Wow, it worked for me too. What a life saver, thanks Mark! $1.50 and 20 minutes well spent!

I lost my fix-it dad a few years ago to cancer, thank you for filling in with this. Worked perfect.

Excellent tutorial. Repair took 20 minutes and worked like a charm. Thanks for saving me lots of money!!!

Dude, you are a life saver, that was fast and super cheap. It worked on the first try. Thank you

Thank you very much!! My wife was looking into service companies and then decided to look on KZread to see if anyone else were having similar problems and came across this one. Now being a former appliance installer the taking apart and putting together cans easy but the parts where smaller fingers were needed she handled. Had it done and put back together in less than 10 minutes. And it works!! Thank you for explaining it in so much detai!!

@petereit

4 жыл бұрын

Tony Whisman Awesome!! It took you less time than it took me. LOL!

Thank you for taking the time to help the next person. I'll try my best to pay it forward.

This is awesome!! Totally worked and saved me money!! My 13 year old son and I worked on this together! So happy to have come across this video!

May 2019...just followed your instructions and it worked perfectly. Circuit board had some corrosion, but the washer started right up after I cleaned it with a toothbrush. I broke some parts of the lock case, but it still snapped back together. Thank you for doing this.

@petereit

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad it worked for you.

A giant leap for a man and a grateful wife. This well-produced video helps immensely in keeping things properly oriented during disassembly and reassembly. I actually spent more time going to the auto parts store to secure the dielectric grease and shooting the breeze with the counterman than doing the job. A pleasant afternoon!

thanks for this video, lid was little challenging to get off but the wiggle method worked as a charm. had to wipe and clean those contacts. had some corrosion build up. followed the rest of your instructions and low and behold. zero errors. Thanks!!!

Great job. This prevented me from breaking the thing trying to get it apart. Worked like a charm.

Was able to remove the lock from lid without taking entire thing off. But sure enough that little metal piece was needing a cleaning and rearranging. Thank you for this video!

Thank you so much for this video. Your instructions were really easy to follow, and worked like a charm. Now we have clean close again and I didn't have to pay someone to come fix it for me. Thanks again.

Thank you very much for this video and fix! After some water leaked out the top when we had the washer on it's front while replacing the broken water pump (DR error), we started having the E3 F5 errors on our Whirlpool Cabrio Washer. I was thinking the water may have shorted out the lid lock mechanism somehow, and then found this video. As others have stated, it took a couple of tries (and we did use the bulb grease both times), but it finally worked after also using a hair dryer to dry out the sensor and lid lock control board. Thanks again for the great video and detailed instructions, as well as to those who commented and added their own specific details (like using the hair dryer)!

Thanks so much for this video. I just had to do it, and I couldn't be happier that $1.50 appears to have solved my problem!

Thank you this was exactly what I needed to do. 20 minutes and it’s up an running!

THANK YOU!!! Let me say i have absolutely no experience with tools, electronics, or fixing things. I followed your clear, detailed, easy to follow instructions and i fixed my machine without a hitch! You are a lifesaver!!

@petereit

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

This happened to us this past weekend. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO! This really helped and saved us. Worked like a charm.

You are my hero. Fixed mom's washer... after following your easy to understand guidance. 😁👍🏼

Still relevant. 30 mins and it’s back in business. Thanks!

This worked! The locking mechanism wouldn't engage properly. Your detailed instructions were easy to follow and saved me $$$ Thanks a million!!

Thank you for this video!!! I almost bought a $100 replacement part but decided to make one more youtube search and here it was. This fixed my problem, easy cheesy. Thanks again!

Awesome! My fix for the last few months was to sit on the lid (most have been pushing down on the contacts some how) before it tried and while it was trying to lock the lid. And then today, that did not work anymore. I wish I had looked on KZread when it first started happening! Thank you!!!

Home visiting parents and this issue came up. Fixed quickly with hand tools. Thanks

I followed your instructions and it works 👍🏻👍🏻. Your video was posted 6 years ago and still people benefit from it. Thank you buddy and GOD blessed you

@petereit

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad it's still helping folks.

Went right back to working! Only time will tell. Thank you sir!

Thank you so much Mr. Mark. I too have been struggling with my E3 F5 Error and I followed along with you step by step and fixed my issue. 100% thank you for teaching me fartherly things mine could not 🫶🏼

@petereit

2 ай бұрын

Glad I could help! 👊🏼

This is an amazing, easy to follow guide. Thank you so much! Times are tough and I didn't want to have to go buy another washer. THANK YOU!!!

This is the first video that shows how to FIX the problem, not replace it! Great job!

Got my washer working thanks to this video. Thanks a bunch!!

Thank you for the tutorial! My husband did it as your tutorial showed, and it is now working.

Thanks to you and your how-to video, I was able to fix my washer. Thank you very much.

I’m so grateful and thankful that you took so much care and provided this extremely helpful information…I did it myself with your support and top tier advice 👏🏽.

@tiffanieturnercaliforniabound

8 ай бұрын

👀oh and I have a Maytag😊😅

@petereit

8 ай бұрын

@@tiffanieturnercaliforniabound NICE!! 🤣

Thank you so much. I would have never attempted to fix this if it wasn't for this video. My wash works like a champ again.

This worked great! Thanks for posting this video. The washer i fixed was a Maytag Bravos XL and when it was plugged in the display would show F5, blink out, then show F5, blink out, repeatedly. Thanks again for the video!

Thanks this video helped me to fix my machine without spending hundreds of dollars. This repair video couldn’t be more accurate! Thanks so much !!

Thanks, You saved us a service call and most of all the down time. Bless You and your family.

Thank you so much. I successfully made this repair only to run one load then it started again. I did the process again, only this time, I wiped the excess dielectric grease away. So far so good. Thanks again!

I * totally * didn't expect that to work. But it did! What I love is that you explained it well (of course) but you identified the various screw sizes as you went along. Was so easy to get the right size. Anyone in Canada needing dielectric grease, you can get it at Canadian tire. Thanks Mark Petereit, that was great. Saved the day.

@petereit

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Glad I could help.

Mr. Petereit, Thank you for a wonderful and instructive video! You saved us ~350-400 dollars easily! One comment for anyone else with a similar locking problem. This fix didn't initially cure the F5 error on our machine. We had to turn the power on and pull the locking mechanism into the 'locked' position, then turn the machine on with the lid open. this had to be done delicately, because we hadn't fully re-assembled the top portion back to the base of the machine. This allowed the machine to appropriately 'reset' itself and know that the locking was working correctly again. Once that was done, it appears to be functioning fine!

@luisruiz1527

2 жыл бұрын

Wolfbear I have a couple questions about that error f5

Excellent video. Thank you. It took longer to watch your instructional video than it did to repair the washer.Thanks again.

Thank you for posting this video! It worked perfectly! You'll never know how much we needed this.

@petereit

7 жыл бұрын

LOL! Yeah, I remember how helpless we felt when the laundry was backing up. Glad I could help!

These machines are outrageous! Thanks for the help.

THANK YOU MARK.... Kenmore Top-Load washer has the identical lid lock mechanism. I just followed your step by step instructions & the E3 F5 problem is solved. My situation was a little different leading up to the error codes. Had to replace the pump after it started a cycle & had water in the tub. When I tipped the washer over to work on the pump , the mechanism must have got water in it & caused the already worn fingers to not make contact. After putting the dielectric grease in & bending the fingers down a little, no more error. Thanks again!!

Worked like a charm. Thank you so much for making this video. I also used a electrical contact cleaner on the described components.

Yet another family you have helped brother! Thanks so much! $1.50 repair!

Great video! I was having to put a slight downward pressure on the lid to get the washer to engage the lock at start up. Thanks for the fix, now it just works like it’s supposed to!

@anthonyortega1339

3 жыл бұрын

Same here!! This was such an easy fix that saved me having to buy new parts

Thank you, this video was easy to follow, and after following all the steps, my washer is functioning again.

Just ran into this issue with mine and found your video. Worked like a charm! Thank you!

Another satisfied customer! Our washer was showing the error, which is a true emergency with two kids 2 and under at home. 25 minutes and a trip to Autozone later (I dropped a screw behind the washer, which added time), we’re back up and running! You are a god!

Thank you so much!! This just saved me from having to pay someone to fix our washer. I have no experience fixing anything but I was able to follow your instructions easily. So glad this worked!

@petereit

2 жыл бұрын

Sweet! That's what this is all about.

Thank you for this easy to follow video. You certainly saved us an expensive service call. Much appreciated!

Excellent instructions. Thank you, Mark. There is no way I would have figured that out on my own. You saved me a bunch of money!

@petereit

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! That's why I did this. There was NO WAY I was going to pay $150 for a new switch. I got this washer for $400 in Lowe's clearance section. The note on the clearance tag said that it had a faulty lid switch replaced. When the new switch failed in less than a year, I decided I would study how it worked so I could program one of those tiny $7 Arduino boards to fool the computer into seeing a working switch there. Couldn't believe how cheap they designed that switch, how they left it completely unprotected from the high-moisture environment and how easy it is to fix.

This helped me so much! My washer is a year and a half old and I was so upset it would cost me a lot to fix it. I was so confused, because it works fine for the beginning of the cycle, but messes up on the spin cycle! Hopefully this will fix it for me!!

This did the trick, very thorough and step by step video. Thank you!!!

Thank you for this tutorial! After taking my washer apart and trying to bypass the broken switch, your video helped me see that there are pieces missing from the switch itself. I have a replacement coming and will definitely use your tips to get better use out of the new one.

@jennygiberson4200

3 жыл бұрын

i took mine apart and its still doing that clicking

@nicolehagle6328

2 жыл бұрын

Mine is doing the same. I think it's an alignment issue. I wiggled the thing and it just worked. If it does it again in the next load, I'll redo the screws and clean up stuff to make sure it all sits right.

Wow. This was easy to follow and work for me 🙌🏽I have zero experience fixing anything like this. Thank you !!

Worked like a charm. Was done in about 15 minutes. Thank you for this tip!

Mr. Mark God bless you and your family for helping people. Thank you so very much, I was so frustrated about my washer. But with your video, its solved and works just fine. I thank you once again.

@petereit

6 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Glad I could help.

Just watched your video and I can’t be more thankful! I was able to fix the issue with no struggle. Thank you!

@petereit

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Thank you! Used this video to take apart my Maytag bravos, didn’t have to bend the contacts just cleaned them and it worked like a charm!

Well, I just did mine today by watching this your video. And it works again perfectly. Thanks Mark

Perfect fix. Had the grease on hand to boot. You saved me big time. Thank you. Took 30 minutes

@petereit

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!