Problem with washing machine

Posted by on June 30, 2008, 3:53 pm

Don't post much but I do enjoy reading daily. Thanks in advance for
your help!

Admiral Mega 22 Plus Heavy Duty 2 speed Model: LATA200AAE
12 years old. Never had a problem at all.

Gentle cycle and Permanent Press cycle both work fine.

Normal Wash has 4 sections:

        Wash
        Spin
        Rinse
        Spin -- doesn=92t work; the washer remains full of water from the rinse
cycle and the knob moves, but the washer does nothing.

I=92m thinking it needs a new timer. What say ye? Anything else I need
to consider and check before I buy a new timer?

Posted by Rudy on June 30, 2008, 4:34 pm

>>Gentle cycle and Permanent Press cycle both work fine.

Normal Wash has 4 sections:
WashSpinRinseSpin -- doesn’t work; the washer remains full of water from the
rinse
cycle and the knob moves, but the washer does nothing.
I’m thinking it needs a new timer. What say ye? <<

our OLD washer had 4 cycles too..over time the various functions began to
fail, one by one til only had the Gentle cycle would work all the way thru.
I called a local appliance repair place and they said 'replacement' was the
answer. I took the old one out and it had probably 20-30 sets of contact
"points" in there.. Now if I wanted to take a "points file"... (Does
anyone here even know/remember what points or a points file is ?)
It cost somewhere around $ 90.00 IIRC.. Put it in and everything worked fine
after that for the next 5 years til we sold the house.

Posted by mm on July 6, 2008, 2:05 am

wrote:

>>>Gentle cycle and Permanent Press cycle both work fine.

>Normal Wash has 4 sections:
>WashSpinRinseSpin -- doesn’t work; the washer remains full of water from the
>rinse
>cycle and the knob moves, but the washer does nothing.
>I’m thinking it needs a new timer. What say ye? <<
>our OLD washer had 4 cycles too..over time the various functions began to
>fail, one by one til only had the Gentle cycle would work all the way thru.
>I called a local appliance repair place and they said 'replacement' was the
>answer. I took the old one out and it had probably 20-30 sets of contact
>"points" in there.. Now if I wanted to take a "points file"... (Does
>anyone here even know/remember what points or a points file is ?)

I have a point file.

>It cost somewhere around $ 90.00 IIRC..

That's an awful lot for a point file. I'll sell you mine for 45,
shipping included.

> Put it in and everything worked fine
>after that for the next 5 years til we sold the house.

Good to know.

Posted by Rick-Meister on June 30, 2008, 4:52 pm

Test the lid switch first. A bad lid switch will prevent spin.

Wait, did you say it goes through the first spin after wash? Then
maybe you're right, timer.

>Don't post much but I do enjoy reading daily. Thanks in advance for
>your help!
>Admiral Mega 22 Plus Heavy Duty 2 speed Model: LATA200AAE
>12 years old. Never had a problem at all.
>Gentle cycle and Permanent Press cycle both work fine.
>Normal Wash has 4 sections:
>        Wash
>        Spin
>        Rinse
>        Spin -- doesnâ€™t work; the washer remains full of water from the rinse
>cycle and the knob moves, but the washer does nothing.
>Iâ€™m thinking it needs a new timer. What say ye? Anything else I need
>to consider and check before I buy a new timer?

Posted by on June 30, 2008, 6:26 pm

> Test the lid switch first. A bad lid switch will prevent spin.
> Wait, did you say it goes through the first spin after wash? Then
> maybe you're right, timer.

> >Don't post much but I do enjoy reading daily. Thanks in advance for
> >your help!
> >Admiral Mega 22 Plus Heavy Duty 2 speed Model: LATA200AAE
> >12 years old. Never had a problem at all.
> >Gentle cycle and Permanent Press cycle both work fine.
> >Normal Wash has 4 sections:
> > Wash
> > Spin
> > Rinse
> > Spin -- doesn=92t work; the washer remains full of water from the ri=

nse

> >cycle and the knob moves, but the washer does nothing.
> >I=92m thinking it needs a new timer. What say ye? Anything else I need
> >to consider and check before I buy a new timer?

Yeah. It does the first spin but doesn't do the 2nd one. Is there
even anything else it could be??

Thanks for the help.

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