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Model: LSQ8543JTO	Brand: Whirlpool	Age: 5 - 10 years
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cambaird1		#1 Posted : Tuesday, December 24, 2013 6:33:44 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 12/24/2013(UTC) Posts: 3		The washer goes through a cycle and seems to stall when it gets past the rinse stage. It should progress to drain & spin but does not. I replaced the timer switch and it does the same thing. Is there a drain solenoid involved?


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fairbank56		#2 Posted : Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:36:11 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Expert Joined: 10/16/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,806 Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 7 post(s)		Stops after agitation and no further sounds? Probably a bad lid switch. They are prone to coming apart and can be glued back together, cinched with tie-wrap or replaced. Whirlpool 3949247 Lid Switch Assembly - AppliancePartsPros.com Eric


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cambaird1		#3 Posted : Tuesday, December 24, 2013 8:26:57 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 12/24/2013(UTC) Posts: 3		The lid switch? That's connected to the drain function. Why would the washer go all the way through to the rinse cycle and then refuse to drain? The lid tendons closed throughout?


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fairbank56		#4 Posted : Tuesday, December 24, 2013 9:18:42 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Expert Joined: 10/16/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,806 Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 7 post(s)		Lid switch has no effect on fill and agitate functions but does for drain and spin. Open switch, no drain or spin. Eric


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cambaird1		#5 Posted : Tuesday, December 24, 2013 10:26:38 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 12/24/2013(UTC) Posts: 3		That was it! The switch was irreparably broken. Bypassed it and all is fine. Will order the lid switch right away. Thanks very much!


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