Dan O., just wondering if you can tell what might be the problem by looking at the diagram? Or should I just call the repair guy?
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Kenmore washer 1) won't spin 2) always fills to highest water level
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No, the lid doesn't lock.
The next problem will likely be trying to locate a replacement since you have no model number to go by. Someone may need to examine the original part looking for numbering printed directly on it to trace or take it to a local appliance parts supplier and hope they can match one up from their stock.
JMO
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Originally posted by Dan O. View PostIt's suppose to. Not doing so should indicate a lid lock failure which could very well stop the motor from operating on spin.
On the right-hand side of the washer lid, when I took the cover off, someone had shorted 2 wires together -- I assumed that these were the wires that tell the machine whether or not the lid is open.
I assumed this was the "lid lock" and since it was shorted by the previous owner then it shouldn't have been an issue.
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Okay so I took a look at the washer itself, it was the lid lock I was referring to. The previous owner took the wires off of the lid lock and fastened them together directly.
A safety issue perhaps but it does take the lid lock out of the equation.
Hmmm.
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Sorry but I have one other thought... the pressure switch?
Would a bad pressure switch cause it to slightly overfill (a symptom I'm having) and cut off the spin cycle because it thinks the tub is still full of water?
One other thing I forgot to mention, the pump comes on even when the tub is empty (before spin cycle). So I'm now wondering if the pressure switch or the tube from the pressure switch could be causing this problem?
Does that make sense to you?
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The previous owner took the wires off of the lid lock and fastened them together directly.
Would a bad pressure switch cause it to slightly overfill (a symptom I'm having) and cut off the spin cycle because it thinks the tub is still full of water?
slightly overfill (a symptom I'm having)
the pump comes on even when the tub is empty (before spin cycle).
JMO
Dan O.
www.Appliance411.com
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