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speed queen motor hums but dosen't wash
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Post# 581708   3/11/2012 at 12:30 (4,427 days old) by maypool ()        

hey guys could advise on this problem,the washer lets in water and all but it dosen't agitate,it just humms. Any idea what the cause is ?please any help would be apreciated. thanks in advance guys




Post# 581715 , Reply# 1   3/11/2012 at 13:13 (4,427 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))        
SQ not washing

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Did you check to see if the belt is broke? Another question, will the machine drain or spin?

Post# 581719 , Reply# 2   3/11/2012 at 13:41 (4,427 days old) by LLMaytag (Southern California)        
Belt

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Sounds like a snapped belt to me. If the hum was the motor receiving power, but the shaft not turning it would overheat rather quickly, but if it hums smoothly throughout the cycle and never drains...my guess is the belt is gone.

Post# 581757 , Reply# 3   3/11/2012 at 17:37 (4,427 days old) by maypool ()        
the belt is ok

It dosen't drain or Spin. Question can the capacitor cause this ?

Post# 581767 , Reply# 4   3/11/2012 at 18:47 (4,427 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        
stalled motor

a bad capacitor(if there is a capacitor)could cause the problem,but the
centrifugal switch or centrifugal mechanism is a more likely cause.



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