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Originally Posted by MephistophelesJanx
Thank you for the reply!
I went ahead and moved the clothes to the dryer and emptied out the basin.
Well, things have changed. Now it won't drain but it will go into the wash cycle. I got it to do this by manually moving the agitator around and continually spinning the dial on the timer and turning it back on until it did something. As for the sound it makes... it just makes a buzzing sound in between cycles.
Now it agitates and fills... but won't drain.
I don't think this is something I'm gonna be able to fix myself without purchasing a bunch of parts (timer, regulator, the coupler, the capacitor) and swapping them out until it works again.
I purchased the home about 6 months ago and have a home warranty. I believe I'm gonna just call them and have them come out and fix whatever is wrong with this stupid machine.
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Could be the capacitor, a lot of times when the capacitor goes out a motor will just hum. (could be the sound you're describing as buzzing) However if you give the motor a kick start (by manually moving the agitator) it will start & run. Not sure why it wouldn't drain, unless maybe the draining is tied to the spin cycle & because you didn't manually start the spin cycle it faulted out. Not sure I have very little experience with washers, if your furnace breaks I'll be much more helpful.
But if you can find the capacitor they're usually cheap & easy to fix might be worth a try before you let the home warranty vultures in.