Roughly five years ago I produced a set of videos on my business’s Youtube channel showing people some simple DIY hacks to access older models of washing machines. One of these was on how to open the top on older Maytag washers.

I was interested to see the video had gotten quite a few likes, and a few dislikes, but the most interesting part was the comments it generated.

Quite a few people were absolutely gushing over it, tickled to death. It had saved them a lot of time and aggravation. A few others though, mistaking their model for this one, had tried this and got nowhere. One even eventually just lost it and jammed a crowbar and ripped the top of the machine. Not an event I foresaw when I created the video!

The method for getting the top off described in the video, to take a scraper and push it in slightly to release the springs before gently lifting, does work on most old school Maytag washers.

The thing is, if it doesn’t work, don’t try and force it. Don’t lose your cool, don’t get a crowbar, muster up some patience and if all else fails, search for variations of the model you’re working on. Better yet, take a short video when you have a solution and post it here and help you’re fellow techs out!

Written by Brett Singleton
Brett Singleton is a Web Developer and SEO Consultant (amid many other things). He also runs an appliance repair company in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina. He has over 40 years of business and marketing success and endeavors to mentor and advise his fellow marketers and appliance techs.