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It would appear so.
Eric
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I replaced the timer with a new one, and it works less than the old timer. With the knob pushed in, as I turn the timer through the various cycles, it starts the cycle (without pulling the knob out). Pulling the knob out and pushing it back in has no effect: it doesn't stop whatever is happening (rinse, spin, etc.) Have I gotten a faulty timer?
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Yes, that is correct.
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I'll order the timer now. Just to confirm, I can return it for a refund if it's not the timer, right?
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Ok, so looks like a faulty timer. The thermal overload in the motor is tripping which will prevent the timer from advancing while it's tripped. It will reset itself once it cools.
Eric
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I disconnected the speed switch and jumped the wires as instructed - still doesn't agitate. It fills, hums for about 5 seconds (doesn't trip the circuit breaker), rests for about 35 seconds, then hums again for 5 seconds, etc. I let this go on for a few minutes, and couldn't tell if the timer had moved.
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Well, you can bypass the speed switch to determine if that is the problem. You will have to make a couple of jumpers. Disconnect the speed switch and jump the blue/white and orange wires and also jump the yellow/blue and blue wires. If it still won't agitate, the speed switch is not the problem.
Eric
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It doesn't agitate at all. It fills with water and then nothing but the hum. If I leave it humming for 10 seconds or so, it trips the circuit breaker. If I push in the timer and move it through the wash cycle, pulling up the timer at each click, nothing happens until I get to the Rinse cycle. It will then continue - spin/empty, then fill, spin/empty, etc. Final fill and spin, and the cycle ends normally.
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Does it agitate during that setting? It should agitate for 5 seconds and then just soak for 35 seconds and then agitate again for 5 seconds and repeat.
Eric
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I tried changing the speed while it was humming: it kept humming on all speeds except the "Intermittent Extra Slow/Slow ". Still sound like the speed switch?
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