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Roper washer leaves clothes wet after spin cycle.

My clothes are still wet after the spin cycle on my washing machine. It drains the water out but will not spin. I watched to see if the whole drum moved during the spin cycle but it doesn't. It still sounds like the motor is running.

  • millerdan7 Aug 13, 2008

    mine will not spin. If I raise the lid and put my finger in the switch and spin the tub and get it started with my hand it will spin.

  • Anonymous Mar 23, 2014

    motor sounds but drum doesn't spin

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Thanks, Master Tech; I was having the same problem as Jason. When I put the pen in place, I realized that the motor was running, but the tub wasn't spinning (which I thought it was because of the sound of the motor). So, I put my hand in and gave it a push/spin and it started turning on its own after I did that.. So, I'm going to let it run and see what happens when the cycle is done. At least its a start in the right direction!

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You need to check the lid switch ...Set the unit to the spin cycle and open the lid look on the right side for the switch there ia a finger on the lid itself that closes to this with the lid open and the unit on use a pen to press in on the switch you should hear a click if not the switch is bad and will need replaced

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