We put a load of laundry in the washer, then a day or two later noticed the clothes were just sitting in it. It wouldn't agitate, spin or drain with the lid closed. The lid switch seemed to not be working. I pushed a pen in the lid switch and the washer began to spin and the water drained as long as I pushed it. When the water was drained, it stopped, so I released the pen. I thought I could rewash the clothes that had been sitting in it which smelled musty. Water fills without a problem but when I push the lid switch with the pen, nothing happens. My questions are, was the lid switch broken already or did I do more damage? Does it sound like the lid swith is the only thing that needs replaced or is it likely that more parts will need replaced? I did see some videos on the Internet on how to replace the lid switch and we could possibly try it. Since the washing machine is 8 years old, not sure if we should just buy another one. Very confused! Your advice will be appreciated!

After 30 some years on a dryer and 17 on a washer my wife found a great deal on a used matched Kenmore washer and Dryer that was 3 years old and working fine. Anticipating I will have to work on them some time in the future I ordered DIY repair manuals for each. The manuals came in first with a washer manual that was considerably older than the model we have and the dryer manual was for a newer pedestal type. I called them and reordered, but got the same washer manual printed in 1999 and a dryer manual which is much older than our dryer. I realize that manuals cover a lot of models and years, but these are not even close. Is there somewhere else we can order these manuals and get the right ones?