Whirlpool Duet Washer Stopped Spinning

It will drain most of the water no problem but then after the drum turns back and forth a few times it pretty much just stops moving but the pump sounds like it s still trying to pump water out for a long time.

Whirlpool duet washer stopped spinning. The filter system prevents the items from entering the main drain and clogging or damaging it. If the lid switch assembly fails the washer may stop mid cycle. Is your whirlpool washer not draining spinning or leaving wet loads. The motor can still be heard running so it appears to be gear breakage or however the motor is attached to the drum.

If a lid switch does not have continuity replace it. Our whirlpool duet washer has stopped spinning in the spin cycle. Unplug the washing machine. This happened after a heavy blanket was washed which may have caused the problem.

Lint and small items that have been left in pockets or inadvertently picked up with the laundry may collect in the drain trap. The lid switch assembly prevents the washer from spinning when the lid is open. This filter grabs all foreign objects that go down and into the drain. Usually this should be the first thing you try.

Use this page to troubleshoot the issue. When your washer will not spin dry your clothes the debris filter or coin trap may be blocked. If the lid switch is bad you will not hear the motor running when in spin. This means the washer is stopped by a timer momentarily during the spin cycle so the spin can be engaged.

Often washing machine malfunctions are caused an electrical spike or computer malfunction. A clogged drain trap can be a common non mechanical reason for a front load washer to stop spinning. You can check this by monitoring the machine while the load is draining. To determine if the lid switch assembly is defective u se a multimeter to test each of the lid switches for continuity.

Whirlpool duet front load washer model wfw9151yw00 won t go through spin cycle but does agitate. In these cases unplugging the washing machine is the first step toward resetting the computer and fixing the issue. To check the lid first unplug the washer. Your whirlpool s transmission has what s called a neutral stop.

Your washer has a filtering device down and near the pump called a drain filter or a coin trap.