Extremely noisy Whilrpool, sounds like electrical resistance.

My one year old Whirlpool DU1055XTPS makes a horrible noise when it is running. It seems to fill okay, and seems to enter wash cycle, but sometimes gets stuick in wash cycle, and other times goes through drain and rinse fine. The noise often changes pitch or frequency, but never really goes away. There are no error lights or warnings, and this noise does not sound like a buzzer, unless it is a seriously out of adjustment buzzer. There does not appear to be any parts or debris visible in the bottom of the tub, but I have not yet removed any parts. Noise seems to come from upper or middle left side, but there is a heat vent in the control panel, and maybe the sound is just resonating on that side because of this vent area? Please tell me what to look for, and how to fix this.
Thank you,
Charles

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Mine did that when the end of the impeller broke off- the sound is the grinding of the remaining end of the impeller against the gears on the engaging end of the chopper. You'll need to get out your screwdriver to dig in deeper and find out if this is the problem.

Posted on Dec 29, 2007

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