Hi,
My washer stops at random points during the wash, although can make it all the way through several washes as well. A month ago the 110 circuit the washer shares with a 110 volt dryer began to have its breaker trip- never done that in 10 years. I stopped running the dryer at the same time and the washer began to shut itself down with a hot electrical equipment smell coming from around the tub. I'm guessing the motor is drawing enough current to overheat itself when it has the whole circuit to itself but when its sharing with the dryer it trips the breaker before it overheats enough to shut down.
After an hour or so the machine will start and finish the cycle.
The obvious culprit would be the motor but I have read that a bad capacitor or a bad timer will cause this as well. The drum spins freely counter-clockwise but the break is on when trying to spin it clockwise. It will rotate, but requires some effort. I'm not sure if that's correct or not.
I hear no bad transmission sounds or squealing or grinding bearings. The thing sounds like it always has.
Throwing parts at a machine this old isn't what I want to do but with the correct diagnosis and the right parts this would make sense to repair for a variety of reasons- the most significant is that I have very limited space and if I need to buy new it will make the most sense to buy a stackable washer and dryer. So the other option starts at about $1,350.
Thanks in advance,
Clarke
My washer stops at random points during the wash, although can make it all the way through several washes as well. A month ago the 110 circuit the washer shares with a 110 volt dryer began to have its breaker trip- never done that in 10 years. I stopped running the dryer at the same time and the washer began to shut itself down with a hot electrical equipment smell coming from around the tub. I'm guessing the motor is drawing enough current to overheat itself when it has the whole circuit to itself but when its sharing with the dryer it trips the breaker before it overheats enough to shut down.
After an hour or so the machine will start and finish the cycle.
The obvious culprit would be the motor but I have read that a bad capacitor or a bad timer will cause this as well. The drum spins freely counter-clockwise but the break is on when trying to spin it clockwise. It will rotate, but requires some effort. I'm not sure if that's correct or not.
I hear no bad transmission sounds or squealing or grinding bearings. The thing sounds like it always has.
Throwing parts at a machine this old isn't what I want to do but with the correct diagnosis and the right parts this would make sense to repair for a variety of reasons- the most significant is that I have very limited space and if I need to buy new it will make the most sense to buy a stackable washer and dryer. So the other option starts at about $1,350.
Thanks in advance,
Clarke
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