[crookster]

Washing machine will not spin, I thought it was a problem with the drive belt; but found out that this model does not have a drive belt since it is direct drive. Machine was purchased 16 years ago, but was only used for a year; it was then stored in my garage until about a year and half ago. In short, the machine has only been used for about two and a half years. Please help.

Dave

[sidfink43]

Can you give us a little more information

1. Does it spin after the wash cycle but not after the rinse cycle?

2. Does it drain after the wash cycle and after the rinse cycle?

3. When it is not spinning, can you hear the motor running?

4. Does the timer advance in the spin cycle when it is not spinning?

Please provide any other info you think will help and let's see what this tells us. Thanks

[crookster]

Originally Posted by sidfink43

Can you give us a little more information

1. Does it spin after the wash cycle but not after the rinse cycle?

2. Does it drain after the wash cycle and after the rinse cycle?

3. When it is not spinning, can you hear the motor running?

4. Does the timer advance in the spin cycle when it is not spinning?

Please provide any other info you think will help and let's see what this tells us. Thanks

Yes it spins after the wash cycle but not after rinse.
Yes it drains after the wash cycle and rinse cycle.
Yes I can hear the motor running when it is not spinning.
Yes the timer advances in the spin cycle when not spinning.

[sidfink43]

Ok, here is what I would like you to do.

With no clothes, set the washer timer on rinse with low water level and let it fill up and go through the rinse cycle. After you hear all of the water has drained out, about 90 seconds to 2 minutes, lift the lid and hold it open for about 5 seconds. Then close the lid.

If the machine goes into a spin at this time, the problem is probably in your timer. Basically, the timer has to tell the motor to pause briefly after the water has flowed out of the machine, and your timer is failing to do so. Lifting the lid artificially creates this pause and if this is the problem the machine should now go into spin mode.

Here is your timer

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If lifting the lid and creating the pause does not work to start spin mode, please post and let's see what else we can come up with.

Good luck