Re: Washingmachine just stopped!


Michael Ware wrote:
> If it is a top loader, there are two safety switches that tell the machine
> if the lid is closed. My mother has a Whirlpool that also would not do
> anything. Open up the top, find the schematic, get your voltmeter and start
> testing. If it is the switch, it is a cheap fix (less than $10) if it is the
> timer could be much higher.
>
> <main32m@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1135089783.733306.33270@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > My washing machine was filling up as usual but after about 10 seconds
> > it just STOPPED.
> > Will not do anything. At first I tought the wall outlet fuse blew. No
> > such luck. My washer is dead. Only 7 years old. Kenmore. Any Ideas out
> > there?

In my experience the most common problems are the timer, fill level
switch and associated tubes and sucn and the lid switch(s). As Michael
said check that out first. I ran ours for almost 3 months with a clip
lead shorting out the switch (landlord was too cheap to spring for the
switch). Finally I just went and bought the thing and took it off the
rent. If you do that be careful as the unit will spin with the lid
open.
Richard

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