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Anonymous Posted on Nov 04, 2010

GE Washer Model #WCSR4170D5WW. Will not fill with water or spin. I disconnected the fill hoses and filled the tub, it agitates and drains, but will not spin. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  • Anonymous Nov 04, 2010

    What about the fill valve? I noticed some rust around it, like it has been leaking. Thanks

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If it agitates and drains and runs through the other motions, then what you have is probably a bad water level(pressure) switch. Here is a link to the one you need. http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Pressure-Switch/771436
Let me know if you need anything else.
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    Benjamin Patri Nov 04, 2010

    Well, the fill valve could maybe also be the problem but most likely not if the unit decides to agitate. If it begins agitating sooner than it used to (such as it thinks water is already in the unit), then the pressure switch is most likely still bad. You could also test this by running the washer through the cycles and manually add water to it and see if the water will drain on its own which also means the timer is working correctly (which could also be at fault, but it is running through the cycles so I am less inclined to think so). Let me know what you find and we can go from there. Another thing, is that if it still can't be fully determined, you can always order all of the possible parts and return the ones that aren't needed within 30 days to the website I suggested before.

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