Choose the laundry catalog and exact model

Follow KitchenAid’s parts route to its linked provider. Choose Washing Machine Parts or Washer/Dryer Combo Parts as appropriate, then enter the full appliance model.

Keep every letter and final digit from the label. A KitchenAid kitchen-appliance category, document filename or similar-looking component isn’t a washer match. For model-location and owner documents, use the KitchenAid hub.

A parts record is not permission to open the cabinet or test live components. Do not bypass a lid or door interlock. Stop for unsafe water, movement or electrical signs and obtain qualified diagnosis when the required access or procedure is unclear.

Read the mismatch warning, even when a model appears

One checked catalog result has a KAWS700JQ0 heading but explicitly warns that KAW38AVM726 is an ID number rather than the model. It says some displayed parts may not be for the product and asks for the model number.

That warning takes precedence over a reassuring-looking heading or product photograph. Re-enter the full label model or ask the provider to resolve the result before ordering. Do not treat the displayed assembly as confirmed merely because a model filter is present.

The KAWS700JQ0 example has more than one switch

The exact-model switch category lists lid, motor, pressure, rotary and selector entries. Three of its ordering references are:

Lid switch assembly

Manufacturer identifier 3949247V; seller item 4248251.

Pressure switch

Manufacturer identifier W10337780; seller item 1608267. The listing describes a water-level selector switch.

Motor switch

Manufacturer identifier WP8529896; seller item 905527. The listing describes a motor-start switch.

Keep the assembly name, manufacturer number and seller’s item number separate. These references describe the checked catalog example, not interchangeability between the entries or another KitchenAid washer.

Confirm the failed function before the order

You have only a symptom: use the observed washer problem before buying a switch. A spinning, filling or control problem does not uniquely identify one of the listed assemblies.

A component has been diagnosed: match the complete model, required assembly, current replacement identifier and included hardware. Obtain the applicable safe repair and return-to-use instructions.

The model, replacement number or availability is unresolved: contact the catalog provider with the full label and proposed part. Ask whether a documented replacement exists; don’t substitute another switch or infer that the whole washer is unsupported.

Verify current stock and transaction terms separately. A parts listing or old owner document doesn’t establish a new-washer offer, warranty entitlement or a complete repair quote.

Sources and applicability

Reviewed November 1, 2026: KitchenAid parts routing, KAWS700JQ0 switch records and the ID-number warning example. Scoped catalog identities only. Sales descriptions are not treated as a diagnosis; no universal fit, live price or internal test is supplied.