My washer wont drain or spin?

sometimes it drains spins and sometimes it doesnt. when it doesnt ill mess with the load a bit or restart it then it works, but its getting worse and now ive ran it 3 or 4 times and its still full of water after completing the cycle.





any ideas on whats wrong, how i can fix it, or how much it would cost?





thanks!My washer wont drain or spin?
Star's got the right idea.





Incidently, you didn't specify your make and model of washer. I'm going to assume that its either a Kenmore or a Whirlpool as that is a classic lid switch scenario for a Kenmore/Whirlpool. Now.. interestingly, you said sometimes.. and messing with the load helps, but its getting worse.





It will fill, and agitate but will not drain or spin is by default a bad lid switch on those washers. BUT, when a switch goes bad, its bad, there is no sometimes. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the switch is loose so is not always making contact and when you open the lid to redistribute the load, and then close the lid, you happen to make the switch make contact.





On the lid, is a plastic prong that engages the lid switch. Make sure its not bent or broken. Where it goes into the top of the machine, there should be two screws. See if you can tighten them. If that doesn't work you'll need to replace the switch, but in the interim, you can try to use a pencil or pen to engage the switch.My washer wont drain or spin?
Will the timer make it to the end of a complete cycle when you're washing a load of clothes? If so then fill it up with water without any clothes in it to a small load level, after it fills put it on the spin cycle manually and see if it drains all the water out and spins now. If the answer is yes to both questions, then you may have to try much lighter loads until you get a service guy's diagnostic. Cause if there's whole bunch of water left after the full loads, but not any left after that test, then it doesnt look good as for costs of repairs. You can buy a new whirlpool (top loader)(stay away from the front loaders) for not that much considering costs of repairs; Whirlpool makes a real good washer; Thats what I would do. good luck
I don't know who's right here, but I want you to check on this...


You have to pull your washer out where you can remove the access panel.


Then find a crazy looking thing that pumps the water out of the tub and into the hose that goes to your plumbing.


Sometimes the actual pump gets full of debris from things people have left in their pockets.


This happened to me. I took out the pump and emptied it. It was chuck full of pennies, nickels, washers, keys, and rocks. They were all ground down like they'd been in a rock tumbler.


Then I put it back on, and the problem was solved.


Maybe that's what your problem is. %26gt;???
its the timer switch. find the make and model, go to:





http://www.partselect.com/





and find the part.





if its a brand from sears, call sears parts, they have every part.





then get the guy to fix it. itll cost a lot less
Go with phillip's idea it could be the temp switch on the motor or the motor it self. Need to know the make of the machine to have a better idea
Probably your switch,need a repairman for that.Call a shop and ask them.Good luck.