hi all,

i have a question.. i am searching for a new washing machine because
the repair man gave a death sentence to my current one.. and i read
somewhere about "transporting brackets" or "drum brackets" that are
used for transporting washing machines.. and it will not spin while
these brackets are installed.. which is exactly my problem!!

where are these located, besides the obvious answer of, underneath.. :
what could i be looking for when looking underneath ? i want to try
this tonight before i go buy a new washer!!


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Proctologically Violated©® wrote:
Try energizing the motor directly--make sure that when you do this, you
disengage the motor from any leads going back to boards, etc.
Will proly have to cut wires, re-splice them w/ wire nuts.
Presumably it's a multiple speed motor, but maybe "direct drive" means it's
beltless, and some kind of transmission is still there. Hopefully there is a
wiring/speed chart, but if not, I have found that usually white is the
neutral, black is the high speed, and the various colors are intermediate
speeds. The capacitor is internally wired, so you only have to connect the
white, and one color at a time.
At least on my multi-speed **** furnace, so ineptly installed by fuknYost &
Campbell, here in Westchester, NY.

First, tho, try to jump the lockout switch, so's you can see what's going on
w/ the lid up.
I had a drain problem, turned out the drain hose had slipped down and
kinked.
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"kyle" wrote in message
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hi all,

newer model ( 1yr old) whirlpool washer. i bought the washer from
someone who said they bought it for their son but son never used it
because he moved to california before he could use it, blah, blah
blah.. who knows, right?

anyways, here is the problem:

all cycles work fine, until it gets to spin cycle.

while on spin cycle,

-if i lift the lid, "motor" noise cuts off
-if i close the lid to the point where the lift switch is re-engaged,
the "motor" noise cuts on, however no spinning occurs.
-if i have the lid up, and try to turn the basket, it will not budge
-if i simply have the lid down, on spin cycle, and watch the drain
hose, i can see some water pumping out vary sporadically (pulsing every
5-10seconds maybe) .. which leads me to believe faulty water pump or
something clogged not allowing it to drain well? the catch is that
inside the bowl i see no water. so where is all this magical water,
eh?


i dont have a sales receipt for the washer.. but it's less than a year
old.. can i call the 800# on the lid and will they walk me through
instructions and such, or are they jerks?

if you think this job of diagnosing / repairing might be over 5-10
hours of work, let me know, as i can simply toss the washer out and
just put in more hours at my job and just buy a brand new washer...
without these problems..

thanks all to those who help!