What does it mean when a washing machine motor hums and does not move until you push it?

motor is broken try cleaning bushes easiy fix

humming means motor is gone not really fixable sorry are u sure humming is coming from motor

you probably need to check the belt safety switch, if this washer has one as I'm thinking only dryers may have this feature? the switch is a safety feature that shuts off the appliance in the event of bad or broken belt. it may be defective or just need to be connected. check it with a meter with the button on it pushed in and u should get an OHMS reading of continuity showing a closed circuit Otherwise u may have a bad motor. usually humming means burned out motor.

Either something is binding the blower wheel up or the motor is bad. The best thing is to take the front of the machine off to access the blower wheel to verify ifanything is indeed binding it.IF not read the next section.
If you can turn the drum and then the dryer starts you have a bad motor. The way the dryer works is when you initially push the start button, electricity is sent to the start winding, or stator, of the motor. This will in turn start the motor turning. From there the stator will drop out of the electrical process and at the same time the run winding, or rotor, will take over and the motor will continie to run. Your stator is damaged, has a burn spot, etc so by you turning the drum, the belt around the drum is moved which is attached to the motor pulley. You basically take the place of the stator. Long story short, you have a bad motor.

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Hi,
Kindly notice that are you able to hear any humming noise from the machine if you hear the humming noise means check whether the drum of the machine is moving freely with hands rotation do this after switching off the unit

After doing this if you find that the drum is moving hardly means kindly replace the mechanism

else change the motor of the unit

Hi,
If you find this check whether the machine pump out the water from the unit listen for the humming sound from the motor if you found the humming sound means your spinning coil is defective kindly replace the motor

you have a clogged pump
the pump is hooked directly to the motor if thats cogged the motor cannot move producing a humming sound

Sounds like the drive belt is broken or very loose. Take off the back and check the belt. If loose or missing, tighten or replace. This is usually done by loosening the motor support bolts and moving the motor until the belt is tight, then re-tighten the bolts. Replace belt in the same way.

if you are getging no pump rotation, try changing the motor capacitor - cheap part

Sounds like a defective part! No way for you to know or fix it your self.
You will need service at this time!


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