HELP ME PLEASE ... MY WASHING MACHINE IS DOING WEIRD THINGS ...

[katydidthat]

It's a Whirlpool ... over the last few days it hasn't been washing properly, leaving clothes feeling soapy and very wet.  Earlier today, I put it on again on a rapid cycle, hoping the problem has been solved.

Now, I have a load of foam in the machine, some of it is coming out on to the floor - I didn't add washing powder to this load (probably a VERY GOOD THING!!!!).  

It SEEMS to be adding water from the tap, and it seems to be getting rid of the dirty water through the hose thingie.  

What's going on????? 

What should I do????

MTIA 🙂

[b3llag1na]

Call a repairman??

Sorry, but I have NO idea!

[purple_haize]

Dont know.....call wash machine repairs.

[katydidthat]

If I call washing machine repairs at after 3:00pm on a Friday, I don't think they're going to be here today, tomorrow, or Sunday ... and my son needs his favourite shirt for tomorrow.  

I could wash it by hand ... I suppose.  But, I have just sewed a button on the shirt and I think that might have taken all my available "domestic goddess" skills for today 😉

But, thanks, guys.  

[jean2579]

Katy, call Whirlpool and they will give you phone number for local authorised repairer. I think that you will find that they are in Orlando Street.

[jean2579]

Katy, mine is a simpson and one of the dials has a reset button on it. Try that and check the filter, there may be somehting stuck in it. It sounds like the timing device has gone.

[katydidthat]

Thanks, Jean ... I'll check for a reset button.  

What's the filter?  Where is it?  How do I tell if there's something stuck in it?  

[jean2579]

Katy not sure where it is on the westinghouse. Google their web, look for online manual for your model, go into that and it will show you where it is. First stop though is to ring them and ask for service centre and one of the techies should talk you through it.

[freddie*rooster]

Thanks, Jean ... I'll check for a reset button.  

What's the filter?  Where is it?  How do I tell if there's something stuck in it?  

Pick it up and shake it Katy :^O

I agree with Jean, it sounds like the cyle timing device computer chip is broken.

[katydidthat]

Jean, I've been spending most of my time this week on my bed with an incredibly awful back ache and a whole heap of inconveniences and domestic disasters.  I'm not up to dealing with a techie person who asks me all sorts of funny questions to which I don't know the answers.  Nor can I deal, right now, with a manual ... I ALREADY have a headache.  That's why I asked here ... it's way nicer to get advice from real people 🙂

Freddie 🙂 I would have kicked it if my toenails didn't desperately need cutting :^O

UPDATE:  I finished the wash cycle and the clothes were wet, but seemed to be washed and most of the bubbles had gone.  So, I put it on a rinse and spin cycle and that seemed to work.

I AM TENTATIVELY CALLING THIS A CS MIRACLE.