NTL1991
Premium Member
- Model Number
- MVWC6ESWW1
- Brand
- Maytag
- Age
- 1-5 years
Hello,
I just went to switch items over from my washer, and I found my linens soaking wet at the bottom of the tub. I ran the spin cycle again, left the washer, and came back to wet linens again. I (again) ran the spin cycle, but observed the washer all the way through.
The spin cycle is starting fine, the drum is coming up to the proper speed, water is being pumped into the standpipe, and the water is being spun-out completely as you can hear the volume of water decreasing as the cycle progresses. The problem is that at the last 10 seconds or so of the cycle, the fill valve opens, and wets the spun out clothes. The spin cycle stops, and the valve closes, leaving the clothes soaking wet. The fill valve is not leaking when the washer is off.
The washer is a Maytag Centennial, MVWC6ESWW1 top-load washer. I had a problem at 8 months old where the washer would immediately start agitating when the cycle was started, rather than waiting to be filled. I believe it was the load sensing switch which was replaced. Now it's about to 2 years old, and I've got this problem.
It sounds like a bad timer to me, but knowing all of the sensors and switches in these things, I don't just want to throw $125 just to find out it was a bad water level sensor or some random thing like that...
It's funny, but I purchased the exact same model for my tenant 6 months prior to purchasing the one in question, and it hasn't needed a single repair, however, they don't use it half as much as I use mine,. My old washer, a 12 year old Inglis, has never needed a single part replaced and was used just as frequently as the Maytag in question (a load every other day), and is now used by my other tenant with no problems. Are parts longevity a problem with Maytags? If so, I guess I was easily fooled by the marketing.
Thanks,
Nick
I just went to switch items over from my washer, and I found my linens soaking wet at the bottom of the tub. I ran the spin cycle again, left the washer, and came back to wet linens again. I (again) ran the spin cycle, but observed the washer all the way through.
The spin cycle is starting fine, the drum is coming up to the proper speed, water is being pumped into the standpipe, and the water is being spun-out completely as you can hear the volume of water decreasing as the cycle progresses. The problem is that at the last 10 seconds or so of the cycle, the fill valve opens, and wets the spun out clothes. The spin cycle stops, and the valve closes, leaving the clothes soaking wet. The fill valve is not leaking when the washer is off.
The washer is a Maytag Centennial, MVWC6ESWW1 top-load washer. I had a problem at 8 months old where the washer would immediately start agitating when the cycle was started, rather than waiting to be filled. I believe it was the load sensing switch which was replaced. Now it's about to 2 years old, and I've got this problem.
It sounds like a bad timer to me, but knowing all of the sensors and switches in these things, I don't just want to throw $125 just to find out it was a bad water level sensor or some random thing like that...
It's funny, but I purchased the exact same model for my tenant 6 months prior to purchasing the one in question, and it hasn't needed a single repair, however, they don't use it half as much as I use mine,. My old washer, a 12 year old Inglis, has never needed a single part replaced and was used just as frequently as the Maytag in question (a load every other day), and is now used by my other tenant with no problems. Are parts longevity a problem with Maytags? If so, I guess I was easily fooled by the marketing.
Thanks,
Nick
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