Re: GE washer won't spin or agitate



"Julie" <pleasenospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:dh4l1a01gsl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi, all. I've searched the newsgroup archives, read through repairclinic.com
> and american-appliance.com, but can't figure out where to focus our
> attention. I was hoping that someone here might be able to help narrow the
> search.
>
> We have a GE washer that's about 8 years old, model WNXR2100T. It fills and
> it drains, but it doesn't agitate or spin. The belt is not broken and
> doesn't appear worn.

That leaves about 200 other possible problems.

> The motor IS getting juice, as when we turn it to spin (and disconnect the
> power to the pump motor so as to minimize competing noise), we can hear the
> motor humming quietly. When it is humming, the belt does not spin.

See above.

> We can
> turn the belt manually, at least in one direction. The other direction it
> moves only a bit, but I assume that that is by design.
>
> We're in the boonies, where repair techs are hard to come by, so we
> generally do repairs ourselves whenever possible. Thanks for any
> suggestions or wisdom. I'm lacking in both!

If you've ever seen a schematic for these washers, they are
crazily complicated. You probably will have to bite the
bullet and call someone out to fix it.


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