 drewAutomaticPremium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
kudos:6 | reply to AMD Phreak
Re: 3 Day Weekend Adventures It's the clutch, probably.
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 alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1
1 edit | What would be the cause of the washing machine not spinning when draining water, yet if I open the lid and close it again, it will start spinning.
Note - It does this in mid-cycle only. It always will successfully spin by itself at the very end (otherwise the clothes would be soaking wet when finished).
edit - I just googled "washing machine doesn't spin unless I open close lid". Surprisingly from such a long search string, i got tons of relevent results. The answer is: Replace timer. Will do! |
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drewAutomaticPremium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
kudos:6 | My new found expertise says lid switch - if it's going bad...
You can "jumper" it to test, but that's up to you. |
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alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | If it was the lid switch, it wouldn't allow the washing machine to continue the rest of the cycles.
But I edited my post above, turns out it's a common problem and the defective part is the timer. It needs to do a "pause" for the clutch to get out of neutral. Maybe my timer is defective over the mid-cycle.
When the wife and kids go on their trip for a month, I'll take apart the washing machine to find the replacement part. Right now that machine is running 2 times a day, so I can't put it out of commission for a couple of days  |
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