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My washer fills up, but doesn't spin. I hear the motor running when it's on the wash cycle, but it doesn't agitate or anything like that. I tried bypassing the lid switch to no avail, but now I'm hearing that you might not be able to bypass the lid switch on this model? Thanks for any help.
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Motor would not operate at all if lid switch is bad. Open front panel and check the belt at bottom of washer.
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Originally Posted by: fairbank56  Motor would not operate at all if lid switch is bad. Open front panel and check the belt at bottom of washer.
Eric Belt seems good. It turns the drive wheel fine. Also just took the agitator out and checked the coupler. Teeth aren't stripped and it grips the transmission well. Is there something else I should be looking for with the belt?
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So, the motor runs, belt and main drive pulley are rotating, but no agitation or spin?
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Originally Posted by: fairbank56 So, the motor runs, belt and main drive pulley are rotating, but no agitation or spin?
Eric I'm not well versed enough to explain so let me explain it in my dumbed down way haha. So the washer will start and it will fill. When it gets to whichever fill level I have it set at, it stops. Then it switches to wash mode. When in wash mode I can hear the motor. I'm not sure if it's "running" per se but I definitely hear the motor like something is supposed to be happening, but nothing happens. It continues like this through the cycle until its time to drain, at which time it drains all of the water. Just no agitation or spin. The coupler isn't stripped. When I turn the belt with my hand, it turns the drive wheel fine and spins the basket/agitator. But, the motor just won't do it during the wash cycle. Does that make sense? I wish I knew more to explain better but my knowledge is super limited.
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Run it with front panel off. Observe the motor, belt and main drive pulley. Are they rotating or not.
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Now none of the above run, but I think it's because I tried to jump the lid switch and these models are apparently impervious to lid switch jumping hah. I have a new switch coming in tomorrow though so I'll be able to tell more then.
That being said, it's a Hydrowave and I'm getting a 10 flash error code on the motor.
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Originally Posted by: fairbank56 Run it with front panel off. Observe the motor, belt and main drive pulley. Are they rotating or not.
Eric Just replaced the lid switch. The washer is still beeping like the lid is open when I run it. It fills up then drains. I get a 10 flash error code, and when I try to reset it, it just flashes steady red.
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A 10 flash error code is a communication error between the control board behind the user control panel and the motor/inverter. You need to check voltages at the control board J-7 connector. You should have 12.8vdc from red to blue, and a pulsing voltage from red to yellow. If either voltage is absent, the control board is bad. If they are good, check same voltages at motor/inverter connector. If they are good, the motor/inverter is bad.
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Originally Posted by: bluemoons My washer fills up, but doesn't spin. I hear the motor running when it's on the wash cycle, but it doesn't agitate or anything like that. I tried bypassing the lid switch to no avail, but now I'm hearing that you might not be able to bypass the lid switch on this model? Thanks for any help. WITH WASHER EMPTY remove front panel, disconnect presure tube left side of tub and clean out or if you hav enough slack cut off some you should see black soap/crud deposites in tube gd luck
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