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Posted on May 02, 2009

Water will not shut off during the cycles

When we start the washer during a normal cycle the water that is added to the drum will not turn off. Can you please give me an idea of the cause and the cost to fix it?

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The small pressure switch hose which detects water level is blocked with washing powder and debris,try blowing the debris back into the drum such that pressure switch will get a true level of water and stop accordingly

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