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Thread Number: 27526
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Post# 422403 , Reply# 3 3/13/2010 at 20:29 (5,156 days old) by yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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| Post# 422408 , Reply# 4 3/13/2010 at 20:40 (5,156 days old) by pappasteve () | ||
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voltage No it is plug directly into an outlet. I even tighten all the connection on the back of the timer to make sure it was getting proper voltage. The motor does seem to get pretty warm ( can't keep your hands on it). | ||
| Post# 422410 , Reply# 5 3/13/2010 at 20:41 (5,156 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Make sure there's genuine Maytag belts and not some aftermarket auto belt. Maytag belts are lined with a cloth like material that allows them to slip during the initial spin cycle.
Also, make sure the rollers and springs are intact and the sliding carriage glides with ease when pushed forward/backwards. I've seen carriages where all 4 rollers are missing and the carriages beating itself to death every time it goes into a spin cycle. | ||
| Post# 422414 , Reply# 6 3/13/2010 at 20:59 (5,156 days old) by pappasteve () | ||
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Belt Yes it is a genuine maytag belt. We bought one but never had put it on. | ||
| Post# 422416 , Reply# 7 3/13/2010 at 21:12 (5,156 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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i'd try that new belt and see what happens,observe motor to see if it is bogging down-motor should get to full speed in a second or less as belt slips as intended and tub starts to accelerate up to speed,motor should be able to run at near full speed with tub held stationary. | ||
| Post# 422417 , Reply# 8 3/13/2010 at 21:22 (5,156 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Yep, throw the new belt on. When the belt gets old and worn, the cloth wears and the belt starts gripping instead of slipping during the spin cycle. Usually the belt will break under those circumstances but if it hangs in there, it'll put an incredible load on the motor, causing the motor protection circuit to cycle.
Before installing the new belt, take some rubbing alcohol and a rag and thoroughly clean the motor pulley. After that many years of use and spin cycles, old belt fragments heavily build up on pulley and can prevent the new belt from properly slipping during the spin cycle. | ||
| Post# 422418 , Reply# 9 3/13/2010 at 21:22 (5,156 days old) by spankomatic (Ukiah,CA) | ||
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| Post# 422419 , Reply# 10 3/13/2010 at 21:23 (5,156 days old) by spankomatic (Ukiah,CA) | ||
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| Post# 422421 , Reply# 11 3/13/2010 at 21:31 (5,156 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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HG under there LOL..looks like someone spray painted a HG macine white! | ||
| Post# 422422 , Reply# 12 3/13/2010 at 21:36 (5,156 days old) by pappasteve () | ||
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The motor doesn't come up to fully speed right away. It does in the agitate cycle but not in the spin cycle when fully of water. Did you mean when the tub is empty? | ||
| Post# 422423 , Reply# 13 3/13/2010 at 21:38 (5,156 days old) by spankomatic (Ukiah,CA) | ||
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Does the washer start to spin AGAIN on it's own OR do you lift the lid and it starts to spin again? Are you and your Mom aware of the Lid/Unbalanced Load switch and how it functions? (Just double checking...) The washer is designed to stop if the load is unbalanced. You would have to open the lid,re-balance the load and close the lid to resume spinning operation.
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| Post# 422424 , Reply# 14 3/13/2010 at 21:40 (5,156 days old) by pappasteve () | ||
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That's what my mom's looks like but it is still harvest gold. | ||
| Post# 422425 , Reply# 15 3/13/2010 at 21:42 (5,156 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA) | ||
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Date code SU... ...means that your mom's washer was made in September 1973. | ||
| Post# 422426 , Reply# 16 3/13/2010 at 21:42 (5,156 days old) by spankomatic (Ukiah,CA) | ||
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| Post# 422431 , Reply# 17 3/13/2010 at 21:58 (5,156 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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It was Harvest Gold until my BROTHER thought it would look | ||
| Post# 422434 , Reply# 18 3/13/2010 at 22:06 (5,156 days old) by pappasteve () | ||
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Yes the washer stops and then after about 5 to ten seconds the washer will take off again. It will do this with just water in it and not clothes. I was not aware of a Lid/Unbalanced Load switch. | ||
| Post# 422436 , Reply# 19 3/13/2010 at 22:08 (5,156 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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does indeed sound like a belt problem,as an induction motor, the motor will bog down and overcurrent if it is slowed much below it's full load rpm of 1725(1140 low speed if present) 60HZ line frequency dictates speed motor runs at. | ||
| Post# 422439 , Reply# 20 3/13/2010 at 22:24 (5,156 days old) by spankomatic (Ukiah,CA) | ||
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I was not aware of a Lid/Unbalanced Load switch.
There is a little white knob that that sticks out at the back of the lid to the washer. When you open the lid to put clothes in you can hear it "click". If the lid is open the washer will not agitate or spin for safety. If the load in the washer becomes unbalanced (heavy towels all on one side)this same switch will be triggered and stop the washer. To reset the switch you have to open the lid and close it again and the washer will resume spinning. Has the washer been moved at all? Does it wobble at all turned off? If the washer itself has become NOT LEVEL this could also cause an unbalanced load with just water (no clothes). This is just some easy things to check and rule out. It is probably the belt like Dan said if you ruled this out.
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| Post# 422476 , Reply# 23 3/14/2010 at 09:11 (5,156 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA) | ||
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Date code NJ... ...looks like May 1984. | ||
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