I've had a wcvh6260fww for over a year now with no problems.

Just this week I went to get a load out and it still showed twenty minutes left but it had stopped. I started it again, and the door locked, then unlocked, then locked again and started. I came back when it was done and there was standing water and the clothes were still soapy. Tried a few more loads on different cycles (whites, mixed, speed wash, etc...) and everytime it would do the lock unlock thing with the door at the beginning and then at some point in the cycle it would stop itself. I sat and watched the machine during a cycle and it seems capable of doing everything, at times I saw it agitate, spin, etc... but it won't finish a cycle.

Also during the cycle sometimes it is not doing anything for extended periods of time. It will say wash but it will just be sitting there quiet or I can hear a quiet noise coming from the machine but it is not doing anything. I tried unplugging it to maybe reset it but it did nothing. Is there a reset button on the machine? Also, I believe we had a power outage not too long prior to this problem. To make matters worse I can't find the owners manual now. I have someone scheduled to come out on thursday but I was hoping I might be able to fix it. I have no prior experience fixing a washer, but some limited mechanical repair experience. My neighbour is a professional electrician if it needs that. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Sorry for the delay, its been very busy.

It sounds like your water pump or main control board isn't working at times.

Did the repair company come out to fix it already? if so, what was the problem?

Jake

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