lotsofrocks
| Joined: | Mon Nov 15th, 2010 |
| Location: | Arkansas USA |
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I've found lots of posts about these washers refusing to drain, but nothing much about refusing to do the gray-water wash thing. Our machine just seems to want to fill and then more or less goes into what looks like a spray rinse and drain mode. I'm not sure if it would do this forever but I'm not all that sure it would ever advance beyond the wash cycles once it's started doing this. I've let it run quite a while and it hasn't seemed to advance.
I'm pretty sure, at this point, that the problem is that the recirculating valve won't do its thing. Of course, I've still got the permanent press cycle and that can be used for most anything, but what fun is that????? Besides... We did pay (lots) for that new valve...
I downloaded the service manuals and even read each and every one. I printed out the diagnostics directions and punched buttons like I knew what I was doing. I did them in just the temp down & power on mode and in the combined temp down & power on and spin speed slow & hold mode. I even unplugged the machine, waited for ten minutes and did everything all over again.
The lid switch and out of balance tests were easily done. The hot and cold water valve tests worked like a charm and I used the drain pump test to get rid of the water.
I never got any fault codes at all.
Then there's this bit of advice relative to the recirculating valve: "The valve can be tested in the DIAGOSTIC mode by pushing the Delicate button. This will turn the valve on and off." (Yep, it says "diagostic".) When I did this, nothing happened. I punched the Delicate button and dutifully waited for well over a minute. Absolute silence. I even went through the single and combined diagnostic mode settings (with at least 3 minutes in between in case the valve needed to reset), no water in the basket, water in the basket, and even repeated after unplugging for 10 minutes.
Before I unplug the machine, disconnect water lines, turn the machine over, and start pulling off clamps and hoses, I thought I'd check in just to make sure I'm not missing something on that recirculating valve diagnostic. I've watched the You Tube three-parter on how to get at that diverter valve under the machine. Looks simple enough; especially since I don't have to contend with a wash tub full of water.
I'm a 60-something, officially gimpy, woman with zip appliance repair experience who decided to play fix-it-myself after paying way too much money for a "didn't do anything" diverter valve replacement service call on our Fisher Paykel GWL10 washer. (Now I'm also cranky — but pretty determined.)
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That could be good for some comic relief, though...
