My Washing Machine Won't Spin... Help!

[Misunderestimator]

It goes through the entire wash cycle, but it doesn't do the spin cycle. Just keeps slowly turning until the spin cycle is over, but there is water left in the machine and the clothes are soaked. Any ideas?

[Texasgal]

1. Busted belt

I would guess! Dosen't that suck? What kind of machine do you have? Warranty?

[Misunderestimator]

6. That would entail me getting up and checking... :)

on the model... As for warranty, I'm not sure. Bought the house a year ago, but we do have the original receipt from the prior owner from four years ago, so it's not that old.

[Texasgal]

26. I would check the receipt and call

whomever the makes that model. They should be able to tell you what to do!

Man... what a bummer...

[Misunderestimator]

30. Exactly what I'll do... It should still be under warranty.

[Texasgal]

31. Good luck!

I hope you get it fixed! There's nothing like having heavy, wet clothes hanging around!

[LisaM]

2. Check the drain

is the drainpipe raised high enough, or is the drain clogged? I had this happen when the draining mechanism fed straight into the drainhole - it needed to be up a few feet.

[Misunderestimator]

5. I looked at that, it's up high enough... but it's hard to tell whether

it's draining... I held it up and nothing came out... I guess I could use a snake and see if something's clogged somewhere.

[radwriter0555]

3. Time to call a repairman. If you have the home-buyer's warranty and it's

an owned home, it might be covered.

Best source for a good repairman is a local store that sells appliances, not sears, or penney's, but a LOCALLY owned and operated shop.

[Misunderestimator]

7. Hmm... Good idea... though I was hoping to avoid the repairman thing.

[kmla]

4. Bill O'Reilly has taken possession of your washer.

It has now entered the "Spin Free Zone"....

:evilgrin:

*ducks*

Edited - poopy spelling.

[Misunderestimator]

9. He couldn't fit one enormous thigh into my washing machine

"spin free" great... :)

[Z_I_Peevey]

8. It is possible

that you have overloaded the machine. If you take the laundry out by hand and wring it out, you can try running through a cycle with an empty tub and see if it spins and drains.

I know this because I had the same problem last week. Once I hand-wrung all that crap, the machine worked fine. It just had too much weight for the motor.

[Misunderestimator]

11. Didn't have that much, but it's a good idea to run it empty...

will try that.

[dolo amber]

10. Y'know, sweetie...

there are better ways to *get there*...might I recommend a shower massage? ;)

:evilgrin:

[Misunderestimator]

12. Oh, hardeeharharhar

You are just too funny... :)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

13. Call the mainstream media..they're good with spinning

[Misunderestimator]

17. Oh, You're a lot of help

:P

[ProfessorGAC]

14. DP Switch?

There is a small differential pressure switch on the inlet to the pump, so the pump stops as soon as there isn't any water. (No water, no differential pressure!)

If that's failing, it will stop the pump too soon. Also, since the spin cycle is based upon that pressure going to zero (or nearly) it won't try to spin if it thinks there's water still in the machine. (Too much weight for the bearings.)

If that's it, i would call a repair man. I think you have to remove the drum and disconnect the inlet line to the pump to change it. Kind of a pain.
The Professor

[Misunderestimator]

18. That sounds like it might be... all signs pointing to a repairman...

darn it...

[Briarius]

15. Not spinning at all or just a little?

Since you said it was a fairly new washer (5yrs old, right?) it's probably a direct drive machine. Does it smell like burning rubber or squeal when it goes into the spin? If so it's probably the drive coupler. It's only a $5-10 part that's pretty easy to replace. It could also be the pump, which is more expensive, but not too bad either. Hope you get it sorted out!

[Misunderestimator]

19. It spins, but no faster than during the normal wash cycle.

And no smells or squeals... But thanks... I'm sure it will turn out to be something very expensive.

[el_gato]

16. put it on Fox news

that should fix it

[arwalden]

20. WHAT? And To Think You Call Yourself A Lesbian!! (Humph!)

[Misunderestimator]

21. Hey, that looks comfy...

what's she got on her head though? (And she only scares me a little :P)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

23. Awwww. I LOVED Ralph

[arwalden]

25. She Could Fix ANYTHING!!

Any self-respecting lesbian ought to be able to repair a simple thing like a washing machine spin cycle!!!

Or at the very least, tie some rope around the pulley at the bottom of the washing machine drum... then attach it to the tractor motor... then get Eb to rev the engine to turn the PTO... to pull the rope... to spin the washer.

SIMPLE!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

27. You sound like a lesbian

If I were there..I'd fix her spin cycle :D

[MissMillie]

22. You need a new part

It will cost you about $100 to have it fixed by the repair person.

When you get it fixed, make sure it's level.

[Misunderestimator]

24. LMAO

Cute :silly:

[gnofg]

28. just went through this

Could be the transmission. Usually it is a pretty costly repair. I have a friend down the street that believes in throwing them away. The repair at the minimum will cost $150. A new machinw will coat $400(Maytag). Is it worth repairing something for $250. It cost me $100 to find out i would cost $300 to repair. I junked it and went out and bought a front load. I got a really good deal at best buy. Floor model( they negotiated) and I opened a credit card and got an additional 10% off. I ended up with a $1100 dollar machine for $720. They are very enviromenatlly friendly. They use 9 gallons a wash vs 36-48 for a regular washer and your clothes end up cleaner. They also spin at 1000 RPM and the clothes are almost dry when they are finished. The drier is done before the next wash is done. There is a frigidaire for about $600.00 at Best buy and I hear it is good. You also do larger loads and use 1/3 the soap. I had a friend who said it payed for itself in 6 months.

[Historic NY]

29. If you lived near me I'd give you the name of an ace repairman.....

Seriously thou I had a similar problem a few weeks back, thought something was broke. My 100lb Maytag would do the same thing and shut itself off during spin. Turns out I must have made the load a bit unbalanced which cased it. I called my guy and he said to try it again, he was right. He said sometime not enough stuff will cause it and sometimes too much that loads to only one side.

[BiggJawn]

32. Is it a Maytag Neptune or Atlantis?

If so, the belt is shot. That's the bad news. The GOOD news is you can replace it yourself. The bad news is those models eats belts.

Lots of DIY info on the Internets.