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Originally Posted by ScareCrowe
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. |
Every washer motor I've ever seen is shaded pole induction...no capacitor.