[sysgroup]

My Maytag A7500 washing machine blows out it's fuse when it is plugged in. What is the most probable cause (or causes) of this and what steps should I take to determine which parts are needed to correct this problem? Before it started blowing fuses it would occasionally quit between cycles until I pushed in the timer knob, turned it to another setting, and pulled out the knob again, then it even stopped responding to that tactic.

[denman]

Here is your parts breakdown
Model A7500

Here is a service manual
http://www.servicematters.com/maytag...s/16000131.pdf

Could be many things
Open up the control console and take look.
Sounds like you have a dead short somewhere.
Unplug it and measure across the line cord for resistance, if you get 0 ohms then you have a dead short for sure. Note you will need a decent meter to do this and set it at a low scale.
Try different timer settings, it may help localize the problem.