I have a GE hydrowave model GTWN4250MOWS that will not agitate or spin. It will fill and drain (drain won't stop have to hold in the stop button). It beeps during fill, but I checked the continuity on the lid switch and it was fine. I also checked the continuity of the fuse and that was fine. I am getting 10 flashes from the led on the motor. I've checked all connections on the control panel and cannot find anything. In your opinion, should I replace the motor or the control panel? I'm not wanting to put too much money into the washer as its a couple years old. Thanks for your help.

I looked to this forum for my hydrowave washing machine issue (motor basically did nothing; six flashes--red LED--on motor board) and tried all of the solutions such as resetting the machine, etc. Nothing worked; the six flashes returned every time the motor was supposed to restart. With a large family I had no option other than to repair with a new motor (not too expensive, but there is a time factor), or just buy another washing machine (I was within minutes of leaving for Home Deport to get something else). I watched the video on replacing the motor and it looks simple enough, so I resolved to buy a new one, repair the old one, and give the old one to my daughter who is getting her first apartment in a couple of months.

So I decided to mess with the motor, which I planned to replace anyway. I poked and prodded, tugged the wires, and generally stared at it like a monkey. Then...

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE DO THIS I AM JUST RECOUNTING WHAT WORKED FOR ME. IT IS DANGEROUS: DON'T DO IT. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS UNPLUG A MACHINE BEFORE TOUCHING ANYTHING.

Since the front cover was already off, I turned the washer on DRAIN/SPIN. When the spin light came on, I disconnected a connector and waited for all activity to stop (about 10 seconds). I then plugged it in. There was a small spark within the connector and activity resumed (but no motor activity). I repeated this one more time because I was trying to divine which wire within the connector was receiving the spark, and my motor started working and has since with no issues. The connector is the one with the white/red wire, right on front of the motor assembly (easy to see when you take the front off). The spark comes from the red/black wire. In my case the spark stayed inside the connector.

My washing machine was one year and one month old.

DON'T TRY THIS. DANGEROUS. YOU COULD GET ELECTROCUTED. YOU COULD DESTROY YOUR ELECTRONICS. YOU COULD CAUSE A FIRE!

This saved me the cost of a new washing machine and motor, but didn't do much for my daughter's finances.