Kenmore 110 not filling. Seems to be timer push pull switch. Anyone had success fixing it?

Zoey · 2025-10-06T11:36:14-0500

Kenmore 110.22642100. Sometimes nothing happens when I pull the switch, sometimes it'll fill for a second then stop. If I pull the timer knob out hard and keep holding it, it usually keeps filling. That's also the only time the continuity tests good.

Continuity of pressure switch, water valve, water temp switch and water level switch all test good. Pressure switch test where you blow into the hose also tested good.

I just put in a used transmission and now a few loads later this happened.

qsd-dan · 2025-10-06T11:38:11-0500

Timer contacts. The cover on the timer can be removed and contacts inspected. Look for burned contacts or a contact arm that may need to be bent back into place.

combo52 · 2025-10-06T12:15:22-0500

Probably a bad timer, doesn’t make any difference if you try filling it on hot water?

If the timer on your washer is white plastic body, it is not really repairable look for another timer.

John L

maytag85 · 2025-10-06T12:45:18-0500

I’ve had a problem with my Whirlpool Mark 18 where it would randomly stop when filling (this happened on various cycles), would push the knob back in and pull it back out and would continue to fill as intended. Looked into it, timer contacts weren’t really pitted. Turns out, the master switch would pop out ever so slightly stopping it on the fill portion. Removed the timer, added a couple drops of oil and lubricated the cam assembly and was back in business. Not an issue since then, works as intended.

qsd-dan · 2025-10-06T12:54:42-0500

combo52 said:
If the timer on your washer is white plastic body, it is not really repairable look for another timer.

John L

It can be repaired.

Zoey · 2025-10-06T13:28:17-0500

Thank you everyone! I removed the knob and sprayed some Deoxit in around the stem and in around the little black plastic piece and it's working now.

I have another variant of this timer that I'll open up to see how it works in case this one stops working and I want to try and fix it.

combo52 · 2025-10-06T22:11:48-0500

Yay, Zoey, glad a little lubricant made it work. Never hurts to do something like that.

Hi Dan, thanks for posting the cool video, but I think that pretty much proves the point that these are not made to fix however I have fixed things more difficult than that that we’re not designed to fix either.

Most of these white plastic timers that we see that have failed have usually burned up where the connection block plugs onto the timer and they’re usually in pretty bad shape other than that they were actually pretty reliable.

If you’re gonna try to fix them, you probably should have a spare timer because of course you can’t buy any parts for them from the manufacturer at least.

John L

pstehle · 2025-10-07T09:12:33-0500

combo52 said:
Probably a bad timer, doesn’t make any difference if you try filling it on hot water?

If the timer on your washer is white plastic body, it is not really repairable look for another timer.

John L

Why not? (I'm not experienced with those) If there are snaps or screws holding it together, it seems you could access cams and contacts like any other one, if you're careful...

Zoey · 2025-10-07T15:24:55-0500

Thanks again for everyone's help. I took the cover off of an identical-looking timer with a different part number to see if I could understand how randomly spraying Deoxit into the center of the circular discs helped.

Pulling the knob drops the grey bar, allowing the protrusions on the rotating discs to activate the switches. Did spraying into the hole in the center of the rotating discs somehow free up the grey bar? Or did the spray somehow manage to reach the leaf contacts? Some youtube commenters say that if the contacts are worn, dirty or burnt, any fix won't last.

If I know what did it, I might have a better idea of whether it's just a temporary fix and if I should start looking for a new timer.

Thanks!

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