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Kevin Accola Posted on Mar 30, 2009

Takes almost 2 hours to complete a wash cycle

I own a Kenmore HE3 washer (Model 110.44832200) that we purchased in 2004. Recently we've noticed that it takes almost 2 hours to finish a load of clothes. No error messages show up during the cycle. It appears that clean water continues to run into the wash machine while it's draining and spinning after the wash and rinse cycles. We've also noticed that the bleach doesn't drain and the fabric softner doesn't rinse completely out of its reservoir.

  • Kevin Accola Mar 30, 2009

    I cleaned out the drain a couple weeks ago. There wasn't too much debris in the drain, so I checked the hoses as well. It seems to be draining fine. However, the problem persists.

  • carolyn1234 May 15, 2009

    I have the same problem. I now go to the laundromat to wash my clothes. I talked to the technician who owns the laundromat and he told me there must be a mode switch somewhere on the washer. My washer sits on 1 minute left for at least 30 minutes.

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Have you ever cleaned it out? Its likely due to a plugged drain, not allowing the system to drain fast enough for the normal cycle. Check out my solution on
http://www.fixya.com/support/t114322-kenmore_elite_h3t_washer

-Todd

  • Anonymous Mar 30, 2009

    Have you checked the water pressure on the inlet? Perhaps you need to open the water valve a bit more?

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