I have an Estate washer that seems to function in all aspects with the exception that the machine will not rinse. Machine fills, agitates, washes and spins out fine but gets hung up when rinse should begin. Timer just sits there & won't fill/won't advance.

Could the valve be at fault? It is doing the initial fill fine though, but nothing when it gets to rinse. Lid switch is fine and responsive to opening and closing the lid. From my knowledge I'm leaning toward the timer but I'd much rather it be something else (cheaper). I've tried 'rinse' in all cycles and can't get it to begin in any of them.

No fill during wash when set to cold. Would explain why there is nothing happening during rinse, too. I assume the solenoid on the cold valve is shot? Swap the hot side with cold and see if it works is my next step.

Thanks for your help!

Yep, swap solenoid connectors to see if valve is bad. As for rinse level, from inside control panel, you should be able to get hold of the shaft for the rinse water level pressure switch and rotate it to set higher level.

Eric