I have a washer that has worked fine for 7 years up until last week. The cycle stops when it gets close to the rinse cycle and doesn’t drain water. How can I tell if the hose is blocked or if it is the water pump?
Sorry for this basic question, but where is the control panel.
You can find all instructions in this article.
Gene.
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110 prefix means your washer made by Whirlpool.
Open the control panel, unplug the lid switch harness plug and bypass it. Run the spin cycle and see if it works. Post your findings.
Gene.
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Gene, thanks for this info. I suspect this is the problem with my Whirlpool washer also. The lid switch used to be at the top of the base where a protrusion on the lid would depress it to turn on the spin. I do not think the protrusion on the lid touches it when the lid is closed. It is now way down, and even when I manually press it, the washer does not spin. I would like to try this suggestion to unplug and bypass the lid switch harness plug, but how do I bypass it? I have viewed the instructions for removing the cabinet, etc.
What is the complete model number of the washer?
Gene.
the model number is LSQ8520JQ1. The last 2 digits of the model number are a guess. I could not quite read them. That is my best guess. I’d like to provide some additional information as my problem is similar to some of the postings, but may not be exactly the same. The washer stops at the end of the first wash, when it would drain the water and refill it for the second wash before the rinse. When I turn the timer to the next position where it would start the draining of the water, nothing happens. I tried other cycles on the washer, and it was the same. Could it also be that the timer has gone bad?
I have successfully removed the cabinet, and I am convinced that part of my problem is at least the lid switch. The protrusion on the lid does not touch the switch at all. With the lid closed, there is about a half inch of space between the protrusion on the lid and the switch itself. I will try bypassing the switch as soon as know how to to that.
The lid switch is definitely bad and has to be replaced without any additional tests. Hopefully the new lid switch will fix all problems.
- The lid switch 3949247
Gene.
I have replaced the lid switch, and my washer is working fine again. After removing the cabinet, I did not remove the switch because I was looking for information on how to bypass the lid switch after unplugging it. When I removed the lid switch from the cabinet, I noticed it was cracked, probably from years of banging the lid on the switch:(. Now everyone in the household has received training on how to properly close the lid after opening it!
I’m glad to hear it’s up and running. Hopefully with such training it will last much longer.
Gene.