dtwwhirlpool
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Hi,
I have a late 90's DD Whirlpool washer that started experiencing an overheating motor and shutting down. It always happens on the final spin cycle - it starts spinning, and the spin starts slowing down and finally, you hear an electrical "clicking" from the motor area, it starts to have a "burning" smell, and finally it shuts down. You can start it back up 5 minutes later and it completes the cycle. One interesting thing is that it only seems to happen when washing a load using a powdered detergent that produces an excessive of suds. Washer isn't overloaded when this happens either. Does anybody have any ideas on what is happening? Other than this issue, it's a great machine and I like that parts are very easy to find for it. Thanks in advance!
I have a late 90's DD Whirlpool washer that started experiencing an overheating motor and shutting down. It always happens on the final spin cycle - it starts spinning, and the spin starts slowing down and finally, you hear an electrical "clicking" from the motor area, it starts to have a "burning" smell, and finally it shuts down. You can start it back up 5 minutes later and it completes the cycle. One interesting thing is that it only seems to happen when washing a load using a powdered detergent that produces an excessive of suds. Washer isn't overloaded when this happens either. Does anybody have any ideas on what is happening? Other than this issue, it's a great machine and I like that parts are very easy to find for it. Thanks in advance!
