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Whirlpool Washing Machine: My mom’s washer is loud

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 02:59:37 -0700

My mom is having the same symptom with her washer as me, hers is a Whirlpool Cabrio model WTW5500BW0.

She says it’s been very loud on the spin cycle without it being off balance, and I came over and it sounded like a jet engine just like on my own machine (WTW4900BW0).

⟐ Answered abril 29, 2025 at 2:59 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: Washing Machine won't drain!

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:16:12 -0700

My front loading LG washing machine keeps stopping at spin cycle and then I get a message to drain the machine. I drain it from the hose bottom left front of machine. I get over a bucket water out of machine when i get message to drain. I then start the machine again and it does the same thing. I pulled the plug hoping to reset the machine but after spin cycle it still does the same thing. Could it be the pump? I've checked all hoses and there is no clog.

Thank you in advance for any help.

⟐ Answered abril 25, 2025 at 7:16 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: whirlpool washing machine won't drain

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:12:07 -0700

whirlpool washing machine won't drain

⟐ Answered abril 25, 2025 at 7:12 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: I installed a new lid switch machine won't go into diagnostic mode

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:51:26 -0700

I could not get the lid to unlock after a load of wash. So I replaced the switch and the machine will not turn on and I can't get into the diagnostic /test mode. Could it be the control board? it's a Whirlpool WTW4950HW3

⟐ Answer edited janeiro 23, 2026 at 9:51 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: Have to spin clothes twice to spin them out

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 09:24:00 -0700

Have to spin clothes twice for them to spin

⟐ Commented abril 19, 2025 at 9:24 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: How do I disable the automatic lock?

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 05:06:59 -0700

I don't want an automatic lock, I want to be able to add liquid fabric softener mid-cycle. I don't use pods neither do I want to. There has to be a way please! If it would not invalidate my warranty I would drill a hole in the plastic window on the lid so I could pour it in, but sadly can't do that.

⟐ Commented abril 18, 2025 at 5:06 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: How do I know if my lid lock strike is broken?

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:41:58 -0700

I accidentally started to lift my washer lid before it unlocked and now all it does is fill with water and drain. It doesn't spin or agitate and the lid lock light is flashing. After a lot of Googling I think it's my lid lock strike. Is there any way to know if its broken before I start buying parts I don't need? The hook latch part that locks into the base feels very loose. Is that an indication that it's broken? I have no idea how it's suppose to look or function if it isn't broken. I ordered a new one but I hate to wait a wk for the new strike then find out that wasn't the problem.

Thank you in advance!!!

⟐ Answered abril 16, 2025 at 5:41 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: Whirlpool washing machine sounds like a jet engine

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:33:10 -0700

Whirlpool WTW4900BW0 top load washing machine has been extremely loud on the spin cycle. I don’t know what’s wrong with it since there are no vibrations.

When it spins it sounds like a jet is taking off in my laundry room.

According to its serial number based on what I found online, my washing machine was made on the 16th week of 2014.

⟐ Answered abril 16, 2025 at 5:33 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: Why is my washing machine so loud?

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:12:08 -0700

I have a Whirlpool WTW4816FW1 top load washer, it works but it has became very loud on the spin cycle.

The washer has been doing this for a few months now.

Does anyone what the issue can be? There are no vibrations, it’s just really noisy.

⟐ Answer edited fevereiro 11, 2026 at 15:12 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: No start just Screen blinking with bip

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:52:35 -0700

Whirlpool washing machine 6 sence 11+7kg no start just screen blinking With bip

SN 601834001336

⟐ Commented abril 15, 2025 at 7:52 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: Whirlpool top load cabrio washer w10612644. No power and lid locked

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:52:47 -0700

Washing machine wont come on after power surge. The lid is also locked. What could be wrong and how do I unlock the lid manually?

⟐ Answer accepted abril 13, 2025 at 17:52 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: Entire agitator spinning freely both ways

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:21:15 -0700

The agitator in my whirlpool washer is not spinning when the washer is running. I can spin both the top and base of the agitator by hand easily both directions. Ik the top could just be the agitator dogs but I didn't think the bottom was supposed to spin also. What do I need to replace to fix it?

Thanks!

⟐ Answered abril 05, 2025 at 13:21 GMT-7

Maytag or Whirlpool Centennial washer: Washer sounds like it keeps running after final spin

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:05:35 -0700

After finishing all it's wash cycles, it sounds like it keeps running. It's motor sound that could be the pump but doesn't sound like it's from there necessarily . It will stop for a few seconds if I turn the agitator, but then continues until I unplug it. When I plug it in again the noise starts up after a short while. Tried recalibrating.

Last night the washer ran through the wash cycle then shut off without entering a rinse. After that I tried to do a rinse and spin cycle, but the pump wouldn't stop running so unable to fill th tub. Then tried to start a new washing, but the pump just kept running and wouldn't allow it to fill. Gave up and went to bed.

⟐ Answered março 28, 2025 at 16:05 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: Water comes out of the hole that my drain pipe goes into

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:16:46 -0700

Whirlpool Cabrio

All of a sudden, whenever my washing machine drains, water comes out of the hole that the drain pipe goes in to. My friend came over and snaked it in case there were any blockages and found none. I poured in some Drano, and when that was finished put my garden hose in the hole. The water came right up to my finger but didn't overflow. I was going to call a plumber, but then I read online that it could be that the water is coming out too quickly from my washing machine. I've never had a problem with this before. Could this be an issue with the washing machine? I don't want to call a plumber out for nothing and I don't have any issues with my plumbing anywhere else in the house. This is a very old washing machine

⟐ Edited março 25, 2025 at 23:16 GMT-7

Maytag or Whirlpool Centennial washer: I can't get any power to the machine but it keeps trying to drain

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:15:20 -0700

I can't get any power to machine but it keeps trying to drain

⟐ Commented março 21, 2025 at 1:15 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: Whirlpool washer is very loud on spin cycle

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:01:38 -0700

It’s very loud on the spin cycle and I don’t know why. It works and it still cleans our clothes and spins them out, it’s just extremely noisy.

Can I run it like this with the loud noise or should I repair it? It is balanced and there’s no banging, it’s just really loud.

Model number is WTW4915EW1

Whirlpool Washing Machine: Washer missing end of cycle command.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:43:45 -0700

My Washer Model WTW7500GW0 runs through a wash cycle but does not get the End Of Wash Cycle command needed to turn off power and release the Lid. It sits at 01 for a couple minutes and then to returns to a random time between 09 and 16 and continues the spin cycle. I need to remove power to interrupt the loop and get the lid to unlock. Is there anyone that has a fix for this?

⟐ Answered março 18, 2025 at 0:43 GMT-7

LSQ8520JQ0: Whirlpool LSQ8520JQ0 doesn't spin unless manually spun

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:04:14 -0700

Model: LSQ8520JQ0

Hi everyone, I've been having this issue on and off for a few months now where my clothes are completely soaked after their wash.

Today I put up a stick to hold the lid up to take a peek inside while it runs. The agitator works. It started to spin for a few seconds during the first spin cycle, but then it stopped. It didn't spin when the high spin cycle started unless I manually started to spin it with my hand. After it was done I decided to try manually putting it back to the high spin cycle and it spun on its own.

Then I ran my second load. It spun on its own during the first drain cycle and during the high spin cycle. Just like normal.

Anyone know why? Thanks!

⟐ Answered março 12, 2025 at 7:04 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: Whirlpool Washer water is always hot

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:07:11 -0700

We were given an older whirlpool washer. We replaced the hoses when we hooked up the machine. The water is always hot. There is water being pulled from both the hot and cold hoses. If I set the washer to COLD it stops, nothing happens. If I set it to COOL nothing happens. If I set it to WARM it will start filling and then I can switch it to COOL, but regardless it is always hot water even if it is pulling from both hoses.

This Whirlpool is older and it doesn’t have a computerized screen or anything.

Does anyone happen to know what is going on? Because of this issue we went through 100 gallons of oil in 2 months, which is really bad for us. I really want a way to wash in cold water. It has come to a finacle point that is is cheaper to go to a laundry mat or someones home than use our oil to wash clothes. 5 kids here, really need a working washer!

⟐ Answered março 06, 2025 at 13:07 GMT-7

Whirlpool Washing Machine: My Whirlpool Washer tub is Banging against the side on spin

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:08:11 -0700

I have a 4-year-old Whirlpool WTW5000DW0 washing machine. A repairman came out 3 times over the first 4 years to address extreme vibration that would walk the washer across the floor and kept saying the machine just needed to be leveled. He would level it, but the washer kept vibrating, although not as bad. Two more visits for the same thing and the same diagnosis and the same attempt to level and the same results. The warranty ran out 6 months or so ago. A month ago the tub started banging against the shell wall making the washer shake violently. I researched and checked the suspension rods. They needed replacing, so I replaced them a month ago. The machine was quieter than it had been in a long time. We were gone for 2 weeks in which the washer did not get used, but now, it’s back to banging against the shell wall and shaking violently and the suspension rods need replacing again. Is there something else that should be checked besides the suspension rods ? I’ve been looking but cannot find any information specific to this model. I’m thinking that if the suspension rods are going that quickly, even being very careful to level the machine and not put large loads in it, something else has to be going on. Any help would be soooo appreciated!!! Thanks!!

⟐ Edited março 04, 2025 at 23:08 GMT-7