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Guide for Appliance Recyclers June 2004 <br /> Non-mercury mecho ni t switch examples: <br /> back tab switch l3) front tab switch. <br /> Source:Vermont Agency of Natural Resources,Environmental Assistance Division <br /> (www.anr state.vt.usrdedeadrmercury/appman.pM <br /> Step 2: Remove the washer top (which will include the lid and top section of the <br /> washing machine), cut away any wires, and completely remove this section from the <br /> main body of the machine. The washer top usually is held in place with spring clips <br /> that can be pried loose or with screws that can be unscrewed or banged loose. <br /> • <br /> Source:Vermont Agency of Natural Resources,Environmental Assistance Division <br /> (www.anrstate.vt.us/dedead(mercury/appman,pM <br /> Step 3: On the underside of the washer top, attached to the lid-mounting rod, is the <br /> mercury switch. Mercury switches are usually blue or black plastic cylinders about a <br /> half-inch in diameter and one and one-half inches long with two wires. Washers <br /> may have mercury switches that are glass ampoules of comparable size, in which <br /> the mercury is clearly visible. <br /> Source:Vermont Agency of Natural Resources,Environmental Assistance Division <br /> (www.enrstate.vt.us/dedeadhnercury/appman.pdt) <br /> • <br /> 13 <br />