FIXED GE Washer GTW680BSJ6WS - It started running on its own AGAIN

[maxwell.anita]

Model Number

GTW680BSJ6WS

Brand

GE

Age

1-5 years

Less than two months ago my washer started on its on. I posted a thread with the details on July 16, 2021. We replaced the main board and got a surge protector for the outlet and it seemed to work fine until last week. I did a quick wash and hadn’t taken the clothes out but had lifted the lid. A couple hours later we here it turn on and try to start draining and wouldn’t turn off. Cancel kept flashing across the screen but we couldn’t get it to do anything else. I reached down and felt the clothes and they were still wet.

My husband (a heating and cooling repairman) finally had time to look at it tonight. He unplugged the maroon plug from the back of the board labeled J512 subwasher and noted that there was a green light that was flashing about 1 flash per second. We ran a drain and spin cycle and it seemed to work. So we tried a load on the active wear setting. Hubby noted that it only went to spin mode at the end of the cycle and once again got stuck in the drain function and wouldn’t go into a spin. He checked to make sure the pressure switch was clear and that didn’t help, so he finally unplugged the maroon plug again and now it is spinning out. The second load ran fine. Any thoughts on what is going on? If it is the board again, is there any warranty on the board we bought in mid July?

 

[Jake]

Yes, if you bought the board through AppliancePartsPros you have a 365 warranty on it, just contact them and they will send you another new one.

Here's the main control board for your model:

GE WH22X29345 Ui & Control Board RX231 (AP6978443) - AppliancePartsPros.com

Ui & control board rx231 WH22X29345 / AP6978443 made by GE

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Jake

 

[ChrisMon]

GE Tech fixes my washer, but you may be able to do it yourself if you have this model.
Hi all - My GE washer model number: GTW460ASJ8WW. Started on its own one day. Had to unplug to stop.
Here’s what the GE technician said when he came today. Sometimes when the machine gets off balance, water goes into the sensing tube and the computer thinks there’s water in the machine when there isn’t, hence the spontaneous starting. A GE technician came to the house, let it run (with the hood closed) for about ten minutes and it reset itself. That’s what happened with mine anyway. If it doesn’t, call GE customer service. But it’s worth trying this first.

 

[Lorelei2u]

GE Tech fixes my washer, but you may be able to do it yourself if you have this model.
Hi all - My GE washer model number: GTW460ASJ8WW. Started on its own one day. Had to unplug to stop.
Here’s what the GE technician said when he came today. Sometimes when the machine gets off balance, water goes into the sensing tube and the computer thinks there’s water in the machine when there isn’t, hence the spontaneous starting. A GE technician came to the house, let it run (with the hood closed) for about ten minutes and it reset itself. That’s what happened with mine anyway. If it doesn’t, call GE customer service. But it’s worth trying this first.

Thank you soo very much for posting this suggestion. My washer was I thought broken for a month now and I’ve been saving up to call a repairman!! I tried your idea since my washer too is older and it just worked I feel like jumping for joy!!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
I cannot believe GE never did a free recall repair or fix for this mine did while I was in the midst of electrical circuit breaker problems and thought my broken breaker caused this to happen. Then my electrician friend checked it out and said it did not it was something wrong with the washer itself. I’m about to try doing some laundry since it’s obviously been piling up for weeks now!! So glad I found this thread and all the info about this very weird issue!!! I’d like to pose a question for the forum!
Will it avoid this happening again if I unplug my washer between uses?!? Thanks in advance if someone can answer that!