A HUGE thank you for this. I was able to fix my washing machine easily following your video and EXCELLENT instructions. I was widowed 7 months ago. My husband was the ultimate fix-it guy. So, videos like this are so helpful. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

@DuctTapeMechanic

7 ай бұрын

Sad to hear about your husband. It's comments like these that keep me going!

@R.Akerman-oz1tf

2 ай бұрын

@@DuctTapeMechanicGreat demo on motor replacement, how to check if it w/o substituting w/new? My motor works (intermittently) , so I suspect the PCB. Cheers, love all Ur vids.

I've done heating and air conditioning plumbing for most of my working days, I got into small appliance repair due to the demand,man thank you for taking your time to do this video.. Your freaking awesome...🎉🎉🎉🎉

@DuctTapeMechanic

2 ай бұрын

Appreciate the kind words! Yes, the demand for used appliances is very high! Best of luck!

You are awesome! My shifter actuator was not broken but just got dislodged from the motor, reconnected it then fixed for free! Thanks man! More power to you!

Excellent instruction video!!! I've watched over a dozen videos on washer repair & yours are by far the best, most concise, specific, easiest to understand, & most simplistic to execute! Outstanding instruction! Thanks!

@jameswalker1210

10 ай бұрын

Where's your shifter actuator trouble shoot diagnosis video?

@DuctTapeMechanic

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words!

Thank you, Thank You Thank you, you are making us more efficient and taking us out of the ignorance zone. God bless you young man

@DuctTapeMechanic

9 ай бұрын

Your welcome! I appreciate the kind words. God bless you as well!

It is actually registering the amount of resistance/current draw it takes to turn the tub to determine the amount/weight of clothing in the tub to determine the amount of water to dispense and wash time. But a great video. I should have made videos for the 15 years I owned an appliance business but thankfully you are to help people.

Brotha, great video. The details walk through is excellent 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@DuctTapeMechanic

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Appreciate your informative videos.

@DuctTapeMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

Thank you for making this helpful video - saved our family some $ 🙏🏼

@DuctTapeMechanic

5 ай бұрын

Glad to help!

Thanks, I took a chance and replaced the Shifter / Actuator and it fixed my problem

@DuctTapeMechanic

10 ай бұрын

It is usually the issue lol

@redphantom70

4 ай бұрын

Was your washer not spinning? also did it not spin fast? Thanks

This was very helpful thank you very much 😊

@DuctTapeMechanic

Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you for everything.

@DuctTapeMechanic

6 ай бұрын

Your welcome!

Fantastic video, really man.

@DuctTapeMechanic

11 ай бұрын

Appreciate the support!

Thank you 🙏

How about the main locking switch being broken?

I didn't open the water all the way and that was my problem.😂 thank man apriciate your help

@DuctTapeMechanic

7 ай бұрын

Easy peasy!

Hi! mine won't go to diagnostic mode and stays only on sensing mode. I see two issues as per researched and videos related. The Shift actuator or control board. Please give me your feedback and ideas if I'm correct.

My Maytag washer MVWC6ESWW1 has an automatic water level control combined into the temperature control. I found water all over the floor once and when I looked inside it was only half full and could not see any water leaking anywhere. I tried it again and it didn't spill any water through the whole cycle I went through your 5 reasons for overflow, and it checked fine. When I blew air to the water level switch it did shut of the water valve but could not hear any click. I use the warm water wash and saw the hot and cold-water valves cycle off and on to make the warm water and worked fine. Could a water valve have a random sticking problem or is there something else to check or you think it's a random problem in the water level switch because it does not click?

I have reset and recalibrated my Whirlpool. It works everytime but it only last a a load or two. What could that be since it does not seem to be a broken actuator or valves as it works well once recalibrated.?

Can you tell us what noise if any it might make ...like no noise bad valves or no movement but water bad motor etc.

Hi, my whirlpool washer , it start filling water later it's showing wash light green, and lid locked showin red, but it doesn't washing. What's the problem it now.

My Whirlpool stuck in sensing mold if I select wash mold, but It draw water, spin and drain if I manually choose soak,Drain&spin molds.what’s my problem? The actuator?

What do we do for a bad control board

Thank you.. it was the cold side cylinoid.. so I can run the wash on hot until the part gets here

I have a Whirlpool top loader washer and while washing, we tripped the breaker with 2 vacuum cleaners operating. The washer turns on, but there are no lights to indicate the cycle. The machine doesn't lock. Any help would be appreciated.

My Kenmore series 400 fills with water then agitates and begins to wash. It washes for a few seconds only to pause and fill with water again. It repeats these ateps and doesn't stop.

Do you have a Facebook page or somewhere I can ask you a question. I have a Whirlpool that does all the cycles however at spin it spins ...all water is drained, you can hear the drum coming to an end but it goes back to spin and won't skip to Done. I already bought and installed new timer and it didn't fix problem. Any suggestions?

Great Video. Thank You. I have a Maytag that I changed Washer Drive Hub Kit. Instruction Sheet says I should Recalibrate Machine. I can not get it into that mode so I just ran washer and it is working. Any advice? Thank You Again.

@DuctTapeMechanic

8 ай бұрын

Recalibration mode is the same as diagnostic mode, except you just keep going until the "rinse" light is lit up and hit play. Honestly, if you can't figure it out it's most likely okay. You really didn't replace any electronic components, so it shouldn't require a recalibration.

Thank u

maytag 2000 series wont spin in normal wash but it has no problem on rinse and spin?

Hello, I have this washer on your video. I just replaced the door lock switch. I am getting no power. The only thing lit up is the green light. Behind the control board, there are no display lights. Please help. Thanks......

Great video!!! I reset my Maytag Bravos, it seems to go through all of the cycles now, but there's a clicking during the wash and rinse cycles. No clicking during the spin and draining, assuming not a belt issue. Any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

@leahrodriquez1349

3 ай бұрын

Did you ever find out cause?

Great video, thank you very much. It was simply the belt came off when my wife overloaded the washer with a blanket.

@DuctTapeMechanic

10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad I could help!

@GodisGood941

7 ай бұрын

Wouldnt it not spin if it was the belt?

My machine will spin up once but doesn't add any water. From there, it gets stuck. So does that mean the motor and rpm sensor is ok, and it would be valve or control panel?

I've got a problem with my whirlpool Cabrio...i need help...it washes and everything...just when its doing the last spin and stops, it won't shut off on its own...if i dont remove the clothes, it will start all cycles al over again....is this normal???

I have a question the washer won't start everytime I press the start button it blinks twice and won't do anything can you please help me with that?

Whats going on if my washer while on sink will not switch to the wash cycle instead it spins my water out but will complete all the other cycles?

Thank you I'm a widow and everything is going out. My heat my air my dryer my washer. This was a very good video for me I could do it myself.

@claudiajohnson2585

5 ай бұрын

It was supposed to say I wish I could do it myself but I can't

I replaced the shifter actuator its still doing the same thing.. i had a question, i made sure i matched the number on the one on amazon and they still sent me on with a different number seems to be exaclty the same. Will that cause it not to work? And also how do i recalibrate it?

@elorathomas8645

8 ай бұрын

I'm having the same exact issue now. Did you ever figure it out?

Brand new WP, all these issues and finding new ones (cant make it STOP)...should exchange with another brand? Thanks

@DuctTapeMechanic

11 ай бұрын

I would definitely swap it with a different one. Unfortunately most of the other brands have there own issues as well (especially GE). I would try my luck with another WP

After changing out the shift actuator the sense error persisted. Changed out the water valves and now it's working just fine.

@DuctTapeMechanic

9 ай бұрын

Nice! Good work!

Question for ya. We have a whirlpool that blinks sensing and the lid lock will lock but doesn’t move from there. Do you think it is the lid latch assembly if it’s locking or something else?

@DuctTapeMechanic

11 ай бұрын

I would say if the lid lock mechanism locks and unlocks it is probably fine. Does it fill with water?

@carolinesterling9400

11 ай бұрын

@@DuctTapeMechanic no it won’t fill

@brandyoctober5923

11 ай бұрын

I’m having the exact same problem so i would like to know tooo

@jasonjones6181

11 ай бұрын

Same here, but mine fills with water. I can manually advance it thru modes by hitting the start/stop button

@jasonjones6181

11 ай бұрын

What would cause the shifter to break after one week? It will spin but the agitation mode is very weak.

I have a whirlpool top load washer that is only 2 years old and the other day I noticed a screeching noise while the washer was on the spin cycle and now the washer will fill but it will not switch into the wash or spin cycle all it will do is sense and then after a few minutes the green lights go off and the washer drains but it does not wash them or spin them out. I am trying to determine the problem and I am not good and fixing appliances. Lol! Please help???

@DuctTapeMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Screeching noise is a bit odd but you may want look at the clutch/shifter actuator

All I did was tap with a screw driver at bottom everywhere and it work. Moved belt and it worked

Hello what’s about the problem with the lid lock ??? Blinking

@DuctTapeMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Most likely lid lock mechanism broken

I got one a Kenmore thats stuck the washer will fill up with water and then stop after it fills then sits stuck in sensing i replaced the actuator the lid lock recalibrated it. Belt is good spins good when put on spin. Im lost on this on

@DuctTapeMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Best thing to do at this point is put the machine into diagnostic mode then go into the error code mode and see what errors come up.

@greggwhipple6124

Жыл бұрын

Mine doing same thing. Noticed drive motor to hot to touch ,spins freely, but never ran

@jhondoe6630

7 ай бұрын

When in diagnostic mode what does it mean when the sensor light and wash light is followed by a done light??

Could the water level sensor not also be the problem?

@jonyoung4793

Ай бұрын

On this particular type, the water level sensor is part of the control board. You can try replacing the water control level hose to see if that fixes the issue. That is my next step. I can put the machine in drain and spin, and the machine switches over to that mode. The tub spins, and the water drains out. But it will not switch out of the sensing mode.

I replaced my shift actuator a few months ago and it worked fine. Now it is stuck in sensing mode again. I can hear clicking underneath. Is it possible it went out again? It won't even run the diagnostic

@DuctTapeMechanic

6 ай бұрын

It quite possible it went out again. Perhaps try replacing it with an OEM part. Also make sure the clutch moves up and down freely

My whirlpool washer will only fill water and agitate in spin rinse mode. Will not fill in sensing mode. Any ideas? Thanks

@orioles7023

4 ай бұрын

My brand new whirlpool washer would not move past sensing mode. Customer Service gave me this trick: First cancel the load, then Press Start, Press it again and Hold 3 seconds. My machine then ran a wash cycle. Pretty ridiculous to have to do this, but it worked for me.

I have this whirlpool, so where is the lint filter I’m guessing that’s what it’s called and how do I clean it ect?

@DuctTapeMechanic

8 ай бұрын

No lint filter on a washer

I performed the Diagnostic Mode on my Maytag washer (twice to be sure) and both times the only light flashing is the sensing light (all the way to the left) which is the “F” code. Since there are no other flashing lights, I’m trying to figure out what that finding indicates. Any suggestions? Thanks for any help!

@Mustnt_Grumble

3 ай бұрын

Never mind… 🤣 Turns out that a road crew hit a water line so the water was turned off on our street! I have saved your video and will refer to it if/when my washer ever malfunctions. Thanks! 😊

What about machines that stay stuck on wash but doesnt spin or advance to the next step? Should I check the actuator for that issue too?

@DuctTapeMechanic

3 ай бұрын

Most likely, it is the actuator, but it is impossible to tell without taking a look at it or putting it in diagnostic mode. Luckily, the actuator is cheap, and it may be worth it to just replace it and see what happens.

@jleezy612

3 ай бұрын

@DuctTapeMechanic thanks for the quick reply 🙏

Very informative but if my washer mother board is out i mind as well buy a new one. Just my preference

@DuctTapeMechanic

7 ай бұрын

Yes sometimes that is the best choice!

@rggivens8775

6 ай бұрын

Most used washers can sell for approx $200, and the part may cost $250.00. If you can't fix it with a low cost part it may be time to junk it.

My washer won’t agitate in heavy and regular mode, but it will agitate in casual mode, do you have any idea what the problem could be ? Thanks

@DuctTapeMechanic

8 күн бұрын

Very strange.... I would replace mode shifter and see if the clutch is not sticky

@terrim4722

8 күн бұрын

@@DuctTapeMechanic thank you so much , I’ll try that !

Mine just buzzes or gets stuck in sensing mode might need to recalibrate it?

@DuctTapeMechanic

11 ай бұрын

Yes try recalibration. It could be your clutch is stuck

@fredc8618

11 ай бұрын

​@DuctTapeMechanic how do I fix or replace that? Thank you so much for your reply I have the exact machine your working on in the beginning

@DuctTapeMechanic

11 ай бұрын

@@fredc8618 there is a recalibration procedure in the tech sheet that is located in the front panel of your washer (it is a straight forward procedure). If you can not find a tech sheet I would search maytag washer recalibration on KZread.

My whirlpool washer machine is stuck in sensing mode. Do you know how i can fix it

@DuctTapeMechanic

9 ай бұрын

Well there are five potential fixes in this video!

@nicolepeltz8992

3 ай бұрын

I just had this problem too. Finally it started working after I held the start button for about 5 seconds. Then the lid locked and everything started working. Tricky little sensor but its making alot of noise.

My sensing light would not stop flashing, to do any of these suggestions. Once i pressed the off/cancel button for 5 seconds, it stopped flashing and i could do the the reset.

My Maytag washes but will not move to next cycle. You can advance manually but that’s the only way , it stays in washing after it washes

My whirlpool cabrio starts fine but won't switch from wash the next cycle

@DuctTapeMechanic

7 ай бұрын

Moat is likely it's the magnetic clutch that is bad

@jamesdaley5833

7 ай бұрын

@DuctTapeMechanic thanks for the info, next question is how do you fix that?

I have a whirlpool like this that after going thru the diagnostic test process blinks sensing, washing and then done. I have tried to find what the heck that means but I am not seeing it anywhere. Any idea what it is????

@rachelgomez5263

9 ай бұрын

I'm having the exact same issue

I recently got a whirlpool washer whichis better then the samsung that was junk

@DuctTapeMechanic

5 ай бұрын

I agree!

My washer starts sending mode and moves to wash after wash it drains but stays on wash mode with blinking lights

@DuctTapeMechanic

2 ай бұрын

Trying resetting it by pulling the plug and plugging it back in. If that doesn't work, try the recalibration procedure. I have a video of it on my channel.

Ok, so you’re saying that I take off the back panel and look for a big On/Off switch that says “Off?” Haha! I’m kidding! Gonna go check the red thing!

Where is the part # on the ACTUATOR ?

@DuctTapeMechanic

3 ай бұрын

There are really only two types of whirlpool actuators a red one and a black one. The back one is more common (part number W10913953). Both are available on Amazon

For sure buy a used non-governmental appliance that actually cleans clothes! Lots less money than the over-regulated computerized hi dollar stuff they are trying to sell now! I bought an old school washer yesterday and am having my old washer refurbished. Talk about going green!

My maytag stopped working and lis ia atuck

Washer stuck on lid lock and the lid is not locked..whats wrong? It wont start due to its stuck on lid lock and its not locked

@DuctTapeMechanic

6 ай бұрын

Replace lid lock mechanism

I had this problem but now, the sensing isn’t even working is it the same problem or something more complicated?

@DuctTapeMechanic

Жыл бұрын

What is it doing now? Just flashing the lid lock light?

@user-fd2hu3qo3m

Жыл бұрын

It’s not doing anything now not even the lid lock

I didn’t know you had to hit the start button twice 💀💀💀💀

@TheQuigOne

6 ай бұрын

Top comment right here. Came for help, solved the problem 😂🫠

@mikeh4711

5 ай бұрын

Awesome comment, helped as much as the video - thanks!

@michaelholt7217

3 ай бұрын

When do you have to hit the start button twice??

@esirasauvou208

2 ай бұрын

Had this issue going on for at least 4 months. Somehow got the machine randomly running after taking off the water line & connecting back, works at times but couldn’t figure out how to get it running. This comment saved me a lot of headaches 😅

@ashleybrown-uf9tj

Ай бұрын

Seriously!! 2 manuals and KZread videos later. Thanks!!!

I have a washer that u r showing the video. And mind want come on

@DuctTapeMechanic

2 ай бұрын

Most likely a bad control board

I miss the old school washers, heaven duty beasts, set it and walk away, no sensors! These are made cheap and to break...anything the government controls is crap.

@DuctTapeMechanic

2 ай бұрын

Old ones would last decades. I still pick them up all the time! Some people love them!

Too much talking b4 getting to the point!

@DuctTapeMechanic

10 ай бұрын

Hopefully it helped you fix your issue

@sheilaembry6758

10 ай бұрын

He has to explain each step for each person concerns. These instructions help you rule out what your particular problem is. These videos are spot on. Patience!!

@DuctTapeMechanic

10 ай бұрын

@@sheilaembry6758 thank you!

@thomass8362

8 ай бұрын

@mariacannella226- What an ignorant reply to an informative FREE video! You can also just use the fast forward option on your keypad. I apologize if I talked too much before getting the point across. Have a great day

@DuctTapeMechanic

8 ай бұрын

@thomass8362 Thank you! The sense of entitlement some people have is unreal. You can always pay for someone to repair your machine!

Mine is stuck in sense mode. I tried running diagnostics and or recalibration but I cant get those to work, the manual says the washer must be un standby mode ... what is standby mode and how do I get it into standby? Thanks!