Whirlpool top load washer Model # WTW58ESVW quit working

[Chuck Gibson]

This morning I started a load of clothes and the machine started filling. There was air in the water lines due to a main pipe breaking and being repaired by the water company. You could hear the noise from the air in the lines as the washer was filling. I left the washroom and when I returned the washing machine had stopped before it ever completed filling. The timer stopped as well. I checked the power and it is fine coming out of the wall. I pulled the hoses from the rear of the machine and bled the air out of the lines. I reconnected the hoses but the machine will not do anything in any of the timer positions. What do I start checking?

Thanks in advance!

Chuck

[Josh Smith]

can you get it into diagnostic mode?

[16345Ed]

Direct Drive no diagnostic mode

 

I guess I’d check to see if water inlet valve screens are clogged. Then I check lid switch. 

[Chuck Gibson]

10 hours ago, 16345Ed said:

Direct Drive no diagnostic mode

 

I guess I’d check to see if water inlet valve screens are clogged. Then I check lid switch. 

Thanks for your response.

Lid switch is fine. The inlet screens are not clogged and they show continuity when checked with an ohmeter. Where should I check next?

[16345Ed]

3 hours ago, Chuck Gibson said:

Thanks for your response.

Lid switch is fine. The inlet screens are not clogged and they show continuity when checked with an ohmeter. Where should I check next?

Power in and out of timer

[Chuck Gibson]

2 hours ago, 16345Ed said:

Power in and out of timer

I found a video that helped me get through testing the sensor switch. 

When the timer is pulled out (turned on) in the regular wash position, the timer is sending 120 volts to the sensor. The sensor is only sending 1 volt to the cold water solinoid in the cold position. It is not sending anything to the hot water solinoid in the hot position. If I understand this right, the sensor should be sending 120 volts to the appropriate solinoid. So if the inlet water valve will not let the water fill up the washer, would that stop the rest of the operations? The timer even stopped...

[Chuck Gibson]

My wife just informed me that occasionally the machine will start aggitating before it is completly filled up. Is this also the fault of the sensor/temperature controller?

[evaappliance]

https://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Temperature-Switch/WPW10179666/1471455?replacedManufacturerPartNumber=W10179666

this will fix you up

[Chuck Gibson]

10 hours ago, evaappliance said:

https://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Temperature-Switch/WPW10179666/1471455?replacedManufacturerPartNumber=W10179666

this will fix you up

Wow. Now this is interesting... Are both of these parts the same with different numbers? It shows both of them to work on this machine...

https://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Temperature-Switch/WPW10248240/1549115?replacedManufacturerPartNumber=W10248240

[Chuck Gibson]

OK. I understand. The number of pins is different. The one on my machine has fourteen pins. So this should fix my problems?

[evaappliance]

In my opinion it Very likely will 

[Chuck Gibson]

38 minutes ago, evaappliance said:

In my opinion it Very likely will 

I will report the results!

Thank you!

[Chuck Gibson]

SUCCESS!!!

It now works great.

Thank you guys for helping me. You are the best!

Chuck