Product review (5 stars): No lid sensor PLEASE
First I want to say I love my Speed Queen.  I wanted a basic non-electronic washer.  I bought a GE froom Lowe's and returned in within the week. I couldn't control my water level nor my water temperature.  Also the agitator was too slow.  The ONLY thing about the Speed Queen I did not like was the lid sensor turning the water flow off when I lifted the lid.  My husband did the "Clothespin Thing" and presto!! Now my lid sensors is bypassed and I am a happy Speed Queen owner.  To do this, behind the cabinet, looking up, between the control panel and the cabinnet, there is an opening.  The galvanized lever is the switch.  Pull the lever down and put a clothespin on the lever.  The clothespin will prevent the lever from activating the switch.  Now my last comment is...why did the Speed Queen company do this with the lid in the first place?  Apparently from what I am reading on this site, no one likes this feature.