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Model: GSW9545	Brand: Whirlpool	Age: 5 - 10 years
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hotpilot		#1 Posted : Saturday, February 14, 2009 1:28:03 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/14/2009(UTC) Posts: 7		While in spin cycle, the water flows constantly instead of intermittently. When this is happening, I unplug the machine and the water stops. Any ideas?
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richappy		#2 Posted : Sunday, February 15, 2009 3:16:30 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Seems like your timer failed and is not sending voltage to the timer motor. If so, you might try some non-residue cleaning spray to clean the timer contacts. Just turn the timer while doing this. If a plastic timer, just spray in by the opening near the connector.
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hotpilot		#3 Posted : Monday, February 16, 2009 6:22:54 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/14/2009(UTC) Posts: 7		Thank you for your help, what would you call a "non-residue cleaning spray" WD-40?
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richappy		#4 Posted : Monday, February 16, 2009 10:10:56 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		NO. WD-40 leaves a coating of thin oil that will eventually burn the contacts.This is a cleaning spray available for electonics and sold at Lowes.
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hotpilot		#5 Posted : Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:18:07 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/14/2009(UTC) Posts: 7		Can you explain more clearly where I am supposed to spray the contact cleaner? Also, I discovered that after the washer enters the rinse/spin cycle, the dial stops moving.
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richappy		#6 Posted : Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:27:33 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Look for any opening in the timer body, preferably near the connector. Helps to have a spray nozzle also.
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hotpilot		#7 Posted : Thursday, March 5, 2009 7:33:06 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/14/2009(UTC) Posts: 7		Replaced the timer still have the same problem. The timer will not advance. It stops when it gets to the: SPIN/SPRAY/RINSING 12 MINUTES ^ This is where the dial indicator is
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richappy		#8 Posted : Thursday, March 5, 2009 1:40:54 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Are you saying the timer stops in rinse and never advances.
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hotpilot		#9 Posted : Thursday, March 5, 2009 6:57:56 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/14/2009(UTC) Posts: 7		Yes. It stops when the water enters the cycle. The water is suppposed to spray off and on, but it only sprays continuously, and the dial does not move.
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richappy		#10 Posted : Friday, March 6, 2009 12:19:41 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Sounds like a bad timer. If you have a meter, the timer motor is supposed to get voltage during spin and turn the timer dial.
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