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Thread Number: 40679
Westinghouse Laudramat L4 48 motor |
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Post# 601806 , Reply# 1 6/7/2012 at 18:03 (4,340 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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What is the machine doing or not doing that makes your repair person suspect the motor is bad? Does the machine run at all or will it not start?
The motor is most probably a capacitor-start one; it could be that the starting capacitor is the cause (Been there, done that!) Please let us know a bit more about what's going on and I am sure someone will be able to help! | ||
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Post# 601812 , Reply# 3 6/7/2012 at 19:21 (4,340 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 601841 , Reply# 4 6/7/2012 at 23:23 (4,340 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
We had the machine before and after that one. The double door and the deco door. I don't recall a capacitor BUT I was 8-16yo and interested in the moving parts. I also had 2 very similar Westinghouse 1/4HP motors, neither had a capacitor. But Gansky has THAT model and it DOES have one. And if it has one it NEEDS it. Replace that first. The apt had to put a new capacitor in my 1yo air conditioner, they definitely go bad.
If the start switch (inside the motor) is worn out or stuck, it will just sit there and hum. I'm a little concerned the repairman doesn't know that. It doesn't involve rewiring the motor, it's just a mechanism and a contact. It turns off the start winding (and the capacitor) once the motor is up to speed. | ||
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Post# 601893 , Reply# 5 6/8/2012 at 07:04 (4,339 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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L-4 WH FL Washer I also have this washer and mine ran fine till I let it sit unused for over 10 years. When we tried it again it wouldn't run and all I had to do was replace the motor start capacitor to get the motor running again. Greg's experience is right on the money, these early WH washers have a 1/3 HP motor. I am also a little concerned about the so called repairman that is trying to help you fix your washer, Good Luck. | ||
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Post# 601905 , Reply# 6 6/8/2012 at 09:16 (4,339 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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I am also a little concerned about the so called repairman that is trying to help you fix your washer
I am as well, it is extremely unusual for any service person to go near appliances over 15 years old, especially vintage washing machines. Hope it works out OK. I agree with what has been said above, it is either the capacitor or the motor start switch needs to be cleaned and lubricated. | ||
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Post# 601995 , Reply# 8 6/8/2012 at 18:35 (4,339 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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L-4 WH FL Washer Whatever your name is, Welcome to internet advice LOL, often the advice given on line is worth about what you pay for it. It pays to study the profiles of the people giving the advice and it also would help you tell us about your self and the qualifications of those who are working on your appliances. This is a very friendly and helpful group of appliance people and there is probably no better source of information on the internet.
The capacitor should be clipped inside the cabinet it is not mounted directly on the motor as they often are. | ||
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Post# 602000 , Reply# 9 6/8/2012 at 19:20 (4,339 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 602040 , Reply# 10 6/8/2012 at 21:42 (4,339 days old) by kristid () | ||
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don't know why my link won't work, it used to work.....any suggestions on how to fix it? | ||
| Post# 602042 , Reply# 11 6/8/2012 at 21:50 (4,339 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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Mouse over the blue text and the activity bar (browser bottom) will reveal what it says. In this case, c/... .
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Post# 602066 , Reply# 12 6/8/2012 at 23:44 (4,339 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Yeah, you need to re-post the link.
Don't give up on this. You will get the right information from this forum, just like you did for the pull-to-start knob, which was simple. My money is on something simple like the capacitor, too.
You are lucky to have a mechanically inclined friend who is interested in helping you make repairs. If you follow the coaching you get here, he should be able to get the washer up and running for you. | ||
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Post# 603109 , Reply# 14 6/12/2012 at 19:43 (4,335 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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L-4 WH FL Washer | ||
| Post# 603150 , Reply# 15 6/13/2012 at 00:22 (4,335 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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If these problems were always caused by ONE THING, EVERYbody would know that one thing by now. Let him take the motor apart. If he knows as much as I did when I was 9yo, he knows how a centrifugal start switch is supposed to work. You don't need a diagram to know that.
"humming noise is from the water pump regulating the amount of water" is flat wrong. This pump comes on solely as a function of dial position, at end of wash and end of rinse. The pump does not "regulate" water, a pressure switch does. The pump doesn't "hum" either. You can't believe everything "repairmen" tell you. At least a third of the time they are blowing smoke trying to sound like they know something you don't. Even if they're not charging you. It's a habit, they can't help it. | ||
| Post# 603245 , Reply# 16 6/13/2012 at 12:44 (4,334 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 603308 , Reply# 17 6/13/2012 at 14:40 (4,334 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Leave the pump alone for now The explanation for the humming noise could possibly have been misunderstood. It sounds to me like what you are hearing is the hum of the solenoid that opens the fill valve to allow water to enter the tub. Without any water rushing through the valve, you can hear the solenoid humming as it holds the valve open.
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Post# 603404 , Reply# 18 6/13/2012 at 18:45 (4,334 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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