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Model: LSB6300PW3	Brand: Whirlpool	Age: 1 - 5 years
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bondikovacs		#1 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 11:10:43 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 9/19/2008(UTC) Posts: 2		I plugged washer into generator during hurricane Ike and now it will not run. At first it quit on the Rinse Cycle. Now I plugged it into house power and it will no longer run. What happened and what do I need to buy to fix it?


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libertyappl		#2 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 11:20:14 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 8/13/2008(UTC) Posts: 3,097		Does the washer fill or anything? Nat


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bondikovacs		#3 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 12:02:27 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 9/19/2008(UTC) Posts: 2		No, there is no "fill action" at all. After the Rinse Cycle failed and I re set it to fill to wash, the pump struggled for about 5 seconds and then you would hear the water. After a couple of days of this, the water filling process did not sound normal. From there it simply quit everything.


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libertyappl		#4 Posted : Friday, September 19, 2008 12:23:18 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 8/13/2008(UTC) Posts: 3,097		Sounds like the generator was putting out too many amps and burned something up. Nat


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