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[explorer]

My washing machine stopped working halfway through a wash and will not do anything other than fill up with water. I have since replaced the cover lid and capacitor. I have tested the motor for resistance and everything checks OK except for the high speed wires( white and Blue). I am completely stuck and clueless on what to check next.
Thanks

[certified tech group 51]

( cover lid ) ??? Have you checked the pressure switch ??? how about the lid switch ??? The wire diagram is in the console...If it will fill and then will do nothing ( if the lid is closed )......... Then the biggest culprits are the lid switch or the pressure switch.. ( least culprit is the wire harness is off the motor ).......... use a meter to check continuity............... For us highly trained, razor sharp I.Q. NO non-sense techs, Try this, with the timer in a wash cycle and the knob pulled out, we will remove the pressure hose from the pressure switch, put another hose on the switch , blow gently, does it start to agitate ???? For the lid switch, timer set to spin, just jumper the gray and the black wire......... console end................. ( not the green wire )..............( U shaped insulated wire..NOT a paper clip )

[Samurai Appliance Repair Man]

Part links:

Lid Switch Assembly

Pressure Switch

[explorer]

( cover lid ) ??? Have you checked the pressure switch ??? how about the lid switch ??? The wire diagram is in the console...If it will fill and then will do nothing ( if the lid is closed )......... Then the biggest culprits are the lid switch or the pressure switch.. ( least culprit is the wire harness is off the motor ).......... use a meter to check continuity............... For us highly trained, razor sharp I.Q. NO non-sense techs, Try this, with the timer in a wash cycle and the knob pulled out, we will remove the pressure hose from the pressure switch, put another hose on the switch , blow gently, does it start to agitate ???? For the lid switch, timer set to spin, just jumper the gray and the black wire......... console end................. ( not the green wire )..............( U shaped insulated wire..NOT a paper clip )

Thanks to you for your help, but I wanted to add that the water only fills up to whatever level I set the knob to. Does that mean it could still be the pressure switch? I have already replaced the cover lid switch.

[RegUS_PatOff]

... water only fills up to whatever level I set the knob to. Does that mean it could still be the pressure switch?

could be.. it's a SPDT Switch..
You could test to see if there's 120v AC at the Tan Wire of the Water Level Switch (when it's full)

[explorer]

could be.. it's a SPDT Switch..
You could test to see if there's 120v AC at the Tan Wire of the Water Level Switch (when it's full)

and yes there is 120 v at the tan wire when the water is full. I am starting to thing that it could be my timer.

[RegUS_PatOff]

then at the Wash Motor, there should be
120v AC at the Blue wire
and 0v at the Gray wire
Does the Timer "run" after it's filled ?

[explorer]

then at the Wash Motor, there should be
120v AC at the Blue wire
and 0v at the Gray wire
Does the Timer "run" after it's filled ?

the timer runs after it 's filled but nothing happens below the timer; and also there is no power at the blue wire, nor the yellow or the white with black stripe wire behind the yellow one.

[RegUS_PatOff]

... I am starting to thing that it could be my timer.

yes, bad Timer
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