when we set our washer to a cycle it used to fill with water, but now nothign happens until you shut the lid. even when you shut the lid is doesnt fill with water it automatically just starts agitating. i checked the screens theyre not clogged, and the water is on. after researching a little i found a few things that said it might be a timer. so ive taken it out. its one of th eplastic ones, but it doesnt smell burnt or anything like that. any help would be greatly appreciated before i start fixing this thing with a sledge hammer!!!!!!!

That was exactly the problem thank you so much you saved me a ton of money. i took the switch off to see if there was a way that it might of become gummed up, however there was no way to break down that part any further without breaking it so what i did was blew some air in it, and it broke the switch free. im going to order a new one next paycheck still. again thank you very much.