How to Fix Top Loader Washing Machine That Is Not Spinning

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2 жыл бұрын

On this video I show how to fix a top loader washing machine that is not spinning. The top loader washing machine in this video is a GE brand and may differ from your brand washing machine. Different brands use different parts and some parts may be in different places.
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@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

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@angelachark3771 9 ай бұрын

💜😊

@thechronic555 2 жыл бұрын

I was on here lookin for repair vids on my dishwasher and i saw my clothes washer so i clicked. My GE is damn near 30 yrs old and runnin strong. With gods blessing, ill pass this unit on down to my grandkids 😂 Great vid, btw. Very informative, ty!

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

👍😆👍 Thank you so much for watching Cee!

@cristhianalaingarridogavin1082 3 ай бұрын

Hello Lex. Thank you for helpful video. My GE had the same issue, clogged hose. You saved me a couple hundreds. Second time now. God bless you and thanks a million

@LexVance 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you so much for watching!

@vetdadcubby4722 2 жыл бұрын

Another great set of maintenance tips! Keep ‘er goin Skiiid!

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Vetdad!

@MotherOfHeathens 10 ай бұрын

I was so excited to find this video because we have the same one. My husband is in the army and leaves for periods of time often so being able to find and fix the problem myself is awesome, thank you!

@LexVance 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

@laundryandtrainman2467 8 ай бұрын

@@LexVanceIf you still have this washer, I’d like to see the full spin cycle on it.

@roberts1159 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you sharing these basic tips.

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Right on! Thank you so much for watching Robert!

@angelabutrick9089 Жыл бұрын

So informative n helpful. You're the best!

@LexVance Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Angela!

@AJsGreenTopics 2 жыл бұрын

You really know how to problem solve big guy. Take care. 😎

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you AJ!

@donnierobertson3088 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job and video like always

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Donnie!

@mdnite2941 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! 👍😎

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Hiking Adventures!

@Eddy63 2 жыл бұрын

Good vid , easy fix ... Thx ...

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eddy!

@gmc40able 6 ай бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you! I have a Roper that agitates fine but doesn't spin unless I turn it off and turn it back on I'm not mechanically inclined but your video really helped me a lot! Thank you

@LexVance 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

@DavidCarruthJr 2 жыл бұрын

There’s this type of brush I have I think it’s meant to clean out the inside of a straw. I feel like that would be an awesome tool to clean out that pressure thing u cleaned out. Really liked the video brother

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Right on David! Thank you so much for watching!

@jesusfierro5436 2 жыл бұрын

One of those arts &crafts pipe cleaners or Harbor Freight assorted pipe brushes. Always have some of these in your shop...or in your washer repair loadout.

@jasonranches8847 2 жыл бұрын

THANKS!!!

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Jason! Thank you so much for watching!

@HopeZuniga-qv1kt 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video. I was afraid I was going to have to buy a whole new washer!

@LexVance 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you so much for watching!

@Trust_Jesus 2 жыл бұрын

Wish me luck!! I'm about to take a test for a $23/hr property maintenance job!! This will be my first "maintenance man" job too!! Hopefully I'll get lucky lol!! I do have a associates degree in HVAC so that helps

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! People who know HVAC are highly sought after. You're going to do great! Thank you so much for watching Trust Jesus!

@Trust_Jesus 2 жыл бұрын

@@LexVance that's all you gotta do too!! Is trust Jesus!! No matter what happens.... just trust!!

@honolulu1476 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Honolulu!

@thomasleach8356 2 жыл бұрын

make sure you check the hole where you plug the hose into sometimes that gets clogged too thanks for the video

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

So true! I forgot to mention the hole. I'm sure this comment will help a lot of people. Thank you Thomas!

@blackwarrior9486 Жыл бұрын

@@LexVance what if it's some water in the clear box that the hose is connected to on tht drum how do you get it out? Cause my top washer works but wont do a final spin

@j.lmonestime2097 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video Lex ! Add more light so we can see 👁 ,it will be nicer.

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Right on. I'll start bringing my shop light into dark dingy places. 😆 Thank you so much for watching J. L!

@johnvas4173 2 жыл бұрын

Freaky! Just got a Emergency call on the way in to work this morning. Washing machine wouldn't drain or cut off the water when full. Flooded 2 full apartments in a 4 plex. W/D's are the residents responsibility for repairs, luckily. Got to love the Senior communities. The lady said she started a load of laundry and went to read a book. Her neighbor was the one who called it in. She had no clue. Must have been a good book!

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Just making memories 🤣 Thank you so much for watching John!

@wildinc.7720 2 жыл бұрын

The black crud is always your indication skid. Haha had them flood apartments that way.

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Wild!

@longhornsfreddy8001 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Lex you probably aren’t allowed to answer this question but what is your options on NAA “National Apartment Association”? Do you think they do a good job with training good maintenance techs? I’m thinking about probably taking their certification course.

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

I've never taken or heard of that course. I know the maintenance industry as a whole does a terrible job training any techs at all. That's why I made this KZfaq channel. If they don't want to do it, then I'll do it dang it. Thank you so much for watching Longhorns!

@kevinf.dennis5178 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this great video, Lex. I have a similar washing machine that spin dries when it is empty or has a small load. But as soon as the load size increases, it does not spin dry the cloths, what could be the possible cause? Whenever it spin dries there is a course load noise for the duration of the spin.

@LexVance 6 ай бұрын

The pressure switch could be bad and not giving the right pressure so it's calling for it to stop. I'd need to be there for this head scratcher. 🤔

@kevinf.dennis5178 6 ай бұрын

@@LexVance Thanks Lex. I will keep you informed.

@adamedwards2435 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! Lex, I know you learned a lot by self study but do you have a base trade that you went to school for?

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

No, everything I know I Iearned from watching people and just getting out there and getting my hands on it. It was stressful in the beginning and I struggled. Thank you so much for watching Adam!

@Patsfan2487 7 ай бұрын

Does the capacitor have any affect on the agitator? I have this same washer and it will agitate but not spin. Pressure line is clear, belt is on.

@LexVance 7 ай бұрын

May be a bad pressure switch. I've seen that be the cause.

@jaysonescoe5799 2 жыл бұрын

Saved a huge flood also!! I kept rolls of hose. So I didn’t have to clean the darn thing!!

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

So true! It will just keep filling until a disaster happens. Good to hear from you Jayson!

@mindyconnell4432 Жыл бұрын

Mine washes the clothes and aggitates then drains.. it doesnt fill back up to rinse after that. The timer moves but just joticed a little while ago that i can push it down to tirn it off and it still does stuff. So do i need to replace the timer?

@LexVance Жыл бұрын

The pressure switch hose could be clogged. You can pull it off and see if it's gunked up.

@Trevor-ju6uw Ай бұрын

I have a old ge commercial coin op washer..it fills with water and doesnt agitate..when pressure switch is satisfied the machine goes into a spin full of water and begins to be flyng out everywhere. Seems to me it should have drained and agitated prior..pump works . Tried new switch..new timer..same results. Im stumped

@LexVance Ай бұрын

Try a new pressure switch. 🤞🏻

@morejelloplease 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like it was filled with a bunch of resin LOL , I can't believe Stevie lav charged that old lady $96 to press the reset button on her disposal the other day. He has blocked me from leaving comments. How does he sleep at night? I can't stand him anymore. Keep up the good work skid.

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching more jello!

@chrisg733 2 жыл бұрын

Steve lav is a real scumbag, total piece of subhuman garbage, not a good person at all

@morejelloplease 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisg733 he means well, and a lot of people give him crap for the way he talks to people. Some say it's how they talk to each other up there but I can assure you it's not. His business practices are pretty lame, but he's the only guy that works on the old stuff and there's plenty of it up there. Everything comes to an end sooner or later. I was subbed to him but he has blocked me not once, but twice. If you give your opinion on his channel it gets removed and you get blocked. Charging an old man $96 for a 10 minute drive and 2 minutes of work is ridiculous.

@billdodson5703 2 жыл бұрын

get out of my brain! haha just had to tinker with this problem earlier this week and now keeping an eye on it but I now know what to check

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

👍😆👍 Thank you so much for watching Bill!

@allhoursmaintenance3022 2 жыл бұрын

heck ya.

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you All Hours!

@buddyitzy9899 10 ай бұрын

My washer would halfway fill with water after completing a load....so figured it was a timer. Plastic connector attaching harness to timer was melted some between a brown & a red/white wires(#5&#8). Green corrosion at those areas. Cleaned, put heat shrink on end of metal sockets terminals at those 3 wires(#5 or #6..lighter brown) so terminals wouldn't touch/arc. Put egrease on male pins of timer after cleaning some of them. Works. Blew thru water level switch couple dozen times...clicked. Nothing chewed on. Going to close it up after watching 2 loads go thru. I'm a electrical airplane mechanic so I know how to remove pins out of connectors. Never have worked on a washing machine so had to get my head around new surroundings & around my work schedule. Learned a few things. Not sure what caused the wires to melt the plastic...droplet of water?

@LexVance 10 ай бұрын

I hope everything works out for you! 🤞

@buddyitzy9899 8 ай бұрын

@@LexVance thx for your help. The shrinkwrap is protecting the terminals. Guess I need to hold those burnt wires to see if they are still getting hot. Washer doing well. Just need to put it back together :)

@seniorcomputer3292 2 жыл бұрын

Wonder what will get into the hose to clog it? Soapy water? in a vacuum hose?

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Years and years of soap, fabric softener and dirt. Turns into a muck and clogs it. Thank you so much for watching Senior!

@deejohnson5163 2 жыл бұрын

I wish i would have kept my old style washer. New electronic one you can't advance like you were doing.

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

I know that's the worst part with the new stuff. And it doesn't last like the older washers. Thank you so much for watching Dee!

@throttlebottle5906 2 жыл бұрын

maybe "Johnny Skidpants" filled it with his loaded drawers.. Lav's last video. LOL

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

👍😆👍 good to hear from you throttle!

@robertstoyanoff1577 2 жыл бұрын

Our washer in the spin cycle it rattles like he'll or a knocking sound

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Could have a broken stabilizing band. They're in the corners on top of the tub. Also, if it's overloaded with clothes it'll do that. Take clothes out and see.

@RandyWarren-ii6rn 24 күн бұрын

Do they have a belt

@LexVance 24 күн бұрын

Yes they do.

@buddyitzy9899 10 ай бұрын

Is that 'container box' that the tube connects to, supposed to be full of water? When I pull the tube off, water shoots upward out of nipple. My washer does its business, fills with water again, and then cuts off with clothes floating in water.

@LexVance 10 ай бұрын

It's supposed to have a little water in it.

@buddyitzy9899 10 ай бұрын

@LexVance Thx! I guess water from tub goes into it(just trying to work thru this in my head/new to this).. Need to drain tub as its trying to overflow now. Then I can blow on tube & see if pressure switch clicks(doubt it does since its overflowing). How do I open the control panel on top(where knobs are & knob for water height is)? I turned knob for water height to low but water still filled to overflowing so know pressure switch is one problem I have. Other is probably timer since machine fills tub again before shutting off. 3rd is when I pull out on "off" knob, it doesn't cut off, at least when water is filling. Well ought to be an interesting project. Thx for your help.

@homeguestunton Жыл бұрын

What was the model number of this washer?.

@LexVance Жыл бұрын

I don't remember. This is an older video. Good to hear from you so Homeguest!

@stephwaylonwells3218 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Waylon!

@zueszues3178 5 ай бұрын

My washer is not agate what is the problem

@LexVance 5 ай бұрын

The belt may have popped off the motor. Or, the motor maybe be bad. Or the capacitor. It could be numerous things I'd need to be there to see what's going on.

@adriannahoward6119 11 ай бұрын

Mine will not agitate or spin… is it this or the belt maybe?

@LexVance 11 ай бұрын

I'd have to pop the cover off the front and look at the belt. It could be off the wheel. I'd need to be there for this head scratcher 🤔

@TheGlock316 9 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@LexVance 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

@Icy-E 2 жыл бұрын

I have 43mfd and Cleaned the pressure switch. Motor smells

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

If the motor smells burned then there's a high possiblity that it's burned out and needs to be replaced. I would need to be there for this head scratcher. 🤔

@Icy-E 2 жыл бұрын

@@LexVance The dail is also broken going to try to replace that and go from there.

@Icy-E 2 жыл бұрын

@@LexVance Didn't work motor has to be replaced.

@Josh-rl8lu 2 жыл бұрын

You might think it’s a big fix but then you get to find the fix and you realize it’s something as Simple as something being clogged or it’s broken timer

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Josh!

@edfreded6152 2 жыл бұрын

Id like to stop by your apartment complex and meet you

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Are you in Florida?

@odiliaortiz2743 2 жыл бұрын

Had this same hose cause a flood because the students had a bright idea to go workout after starting a load.🤦‍♂️

@LexVance 2 жыл бұрын

Nooooooo 😭

@pamelamb1111 Жыл бұрын

Need some pipe cleaners 😊

@LexVance Жыл бұрын

Those will work. Thank you so much for watching!

@pamelamb1111 11 ай бұрын

Ok I have exactly same machine. I reset the switch per another video. My hose needed exactly the same thing. Except I had to build me a tool to go way farther. Got it unclogged, & the pressure switch to click on & off. 😊 I have draining & rotation but no spin. No broken parts I can find below. Hoping not to take the motor off to replace coupler. It's not making that kind of sound. So I guess next check is the compositor 😶 Thank you for all the very basic instructions (like how to get into the machine. Lol & your kind casual tone. Like just helping out a buddy.