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Customer Questions and Answers for Motor Start Switch by Whirlpool

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By: Whirlpool
Part Number: OEM18038667
Manufacturer Part Number: WP8529896

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Chad for Model Number 110.28922790

Washer fills with water, then sometimes agitates, but sometimes not. When it doesn't, I used to be able to turn timer to drain, drain just a little water, turn back to wash and it would start working. Now I have to drain most of the water to get it to start agitating. After doing this, I've tried to reset water level to desired amount, but it won't start agitating again after it refills. If I get it to agitate by draining most of the water out (hardly enough water left to do a tiny load), let it run through the rest of the cycles normally, start timer back to beginning of a normal wash, then it will work normally that time around, and for the next several washes (maybe 5 or so). I Have switched out the timer, and it behaved the exact same way. I have tested water level pressure switch with ohm meter and seems to be working fine. Could the motor start switch cause this bizarre behavior? Oh yea, once in a great, great while it won't spin. When it chooses not to agitate (or spin) the only noise you hear is the very faint clicking of the timer. Thank you in advance for any help!

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Hello Chad. Based on the information you provided, it sounds like the pressure switch W10339326 is bad and will need to be replaced. Sometimes, the pressure switch can check ok, but actually be bad in the unit. You will need to replace the pressure switch and the pressure hose. Hope this helps.

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Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com   |   Saturday, February 4, 2012

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