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I overfilled my 7 year old washing machine last night and I noticed later that it sounded like it was struggling; then I noticed that it smelled hot. I stopped it, emptied most of the clothing out, and resumed. It seemed to work fine. When I put in the clothing I had removed to rewash it stopped again (I admit there was still a lot in this second load); I did not smell the hot smell, though. I stopped it, unplugged it, left it unplugged for over 30 minutes, then tried it again; just to empty the water out though. I did not have clothing in it. It still clicked. I left it off all night, unplugged, and tried again. It ran for maybe 20 to 30 seconds this morning sounding like it should. I thought it was okay, but then it started clicking again. Is the motor burned out? Thanks!
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It's common for the low speed winding to burn out on the motor, you might want to run it on high speed only to see if it's ok there, otherwise= new motor time.
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Thank you- any idea how much a new motor will cost, roughly (of course). Also, I guess we could just always run it on high speed if it is just the low speed that is burned out? Or would that be a problem? Thank you again!
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A new motor comes as a kit, around $300, money better spent on a new washer, like a Whirlpool direct drive.
For your model # maybe less for the exact one.
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