HOW TO REPAIR A WASHER THAT’S NOT SPINNING ?

 

MY WASHING MACHINE WON’T SPIN; HOW CAN I FIX IT?

Here are a few common reasons a washer won’t spin:

• The washing machine is too full.
• The load is improperly balanced.
• The washer itself isn’t balanced correctly.
• The lid switch is broken.
• The motor is burnt out.
• The belt is broken.

We’ll break each of these issues down in detail shortly. First, you should determine if your washing machine is not able to spin at all, or if it shuts off mid-spin-cycle. To find out, you can listen and feel the outside of the washer, or open the lid during the spin cycle (for top-load machines) to see if the drum is in motion. Make sure there’s no laundry in the machine while performing this check.

When washers have spin cycle issues, they often won’t go through the drain cycle either. So if your washing machine won’t spin or drain, the same troubleshooting steps should work.