How to Gain Access to the Top Inside of a GE Washer

A variety of clothing washer problems may call for drier disassembly like repair of a defective lid switch or replacing of the doorway boot seal. General Electric’s lineup of washing machines lengths dozens of versions, each with different troubleshooting methods. Procedures for removing the top depend on the sort of GE washer you have. Whether yours is a top-loader or a front-loader, repairs that need removing any of this machine’s panels need appliance repair experience.

From the Top

Turn your top-loading GE washer off, disconnect its power source and set the connected hot and cold water supply valves into the shut position. Unscrew the water lines in the rear of the drier — you may need a pair of pliers to help turn repetitive connections.

Unscrew the screws on the back panel of the washer’s top control board these screws typically call for a Phillips-head screwdriver. Free the controller board in the panel and also detach any wires that fasten the board into the drier’s components, noting the links for reassembly. Place the control panel securely aside.

Work with a putty knife from the flux between the top panel of the drier as well as the body of this appliance. Push down to the putty knife to create leverage. You should feel the spring clips that fasten the top panel into the front panel pop open. When they do, then remove the front panel and set it aside. Doing so shows the screws that fasten the top panel into the body of this drier.

Unscrew the screws securing the top panel into the body of this drier. Slide the top toward you and lift it upward. You may place a wire retainer, a plastic tab that secures a bundle of wires in the body of this drier to its top panel. Cut through this clip with needle-nose pliers, if needed. Open the drier’s lid and then depress the switch connected to the wires to publish them in the top panel. Remove the top panel in the drier and set it aside.

For Front-Loaders

Turn your GE washer off, unplug its power source and shut the connected hot and cold water supplies. Unscrew the water lines in the rear of the drier, using pliers as required.

Find the screws that fasten the controller board’s rear panel into your front-loading GE washer. Unscrew the screws with a Phillips-head screwdriver and then stash them at a safe site. Remove the controller board panel and set it aside.

Unscrew any screws securing the top panel into the body of this appliance, typically located along the rear of the appliance’s physique. You might need a nut driver for this undertaking.

Pull the top panel back and up to release it in the body of this drier. This will provide you access to any wires linking the top panel into the internal workings of this drier. Detach these wires as essential, noting their links for reassembly, and remove the top panel from the body of the drier.