Maytag/Riccar/Simplicity On...
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This on-off switch with a three-terminal wire connection is the power control switch shared across a small family of Maytag, Riccar, and Simplicity uprights. Part A328-1200 is confirmed for the Maytag M1200 and the Riccar R25D and R25P, seating inside the handle where it switches the full motor current whenever the machine turns on or off.
Wear on a switch like this comes from repeated cycling, not from age spent sitting idle. Thousands of on-off presses gradually wear the internal contacts, and the failure shows up in one of three ways: the machine refuses to start no matter how the toggle is worked, it drops power mid-clean when the handle flexes or takes a bump, or it keeps running after being switched off until it is unplugged from the wall. Any of these points to worn contacts rather than a wiring fault elsewhere in the machine.
Because a single switch design is shared across several related models rather than built for just one machine, confirming your exact model before ordering is worth the extra minute, particularly if your unit is a Riccar or Simplicity variant beyond the R25D and R25P confirmed here.
- Part: 3-terminal on-off switch, A328-1200
- Fits: Maytag M1200; Riccar R25D, R25P
- Function: switches full motor current from the handle
- Symptom of failure: won't start, drops power mid-clean, or won't shut off
This is a direct-fit replacement switch. Disconnect the machine from power before any wiring work, and confirm your model number if it falls outside the three listed above, since several similar-looking Maytag, Riccar, and Simplicity handles use different switches inside.