The washing-machine how long to to clean your clothes is not only told by the timer on the washing-machine, which cycle to use and it tells the washer. Although the washer fills with water, but never advances to begin agitating, or agitates, but never spins, odds are excellent the timer in your washer needs changing. Machine timers can cost between $50 and $150, but it is possible to save on trips to the laundromat as well as the price of a device by altering the timer on the washer.

Reach behind the washer and remove the plug in the wall receptacle. Turn off the water-supply valves supplying cool and warm water to your own washer.

Remove the screws holding the control-panel to the very best of the washer. Their area differs based on your own make and design. At each end of the panel across the front, the two screws can be found in certain models. Along the trunk, although in the others, the two screws can be found at each end. Some washer designs have plastic end-caps that protect the screws and snap onto each end of the control-panel. Should your washer not have screws slide A1 1/2 inch-wide steel putty knife underneath the control panel over the front of every end. The putty knife depresses the clips holding the control-panel to the very best of the washer.

Rotate the control-panel off and again the very best of the washer. Hinges support the the control-panel to keep it.

While observing the back of the timer turn the knob on the very front of the timer. The knob rotates a tab on the rear of the timer. Squeeze the tab with needle-nose pliers release a the timer knob.

Pull the timer knob from your very front of the controlpanel to expose the timer dial. Grab the timer dial and pull it in the timer. The dial snaps on, therefore it might have a little force. This exposes the 1/4 inch hex-head screw keeping the timer in position in the controlpanel. Some timers might have two hex-head screws.

Remove the 1/4 inch hex-head screw utilizing A1/4 inch nut driver. Set the screw aside. In the tabs keeping it steady within the control-panel slide the timer.

Pull the timer wire harness from your side of the timer. Discard the oldtimer.

Insert the washer timer to the control-panel, sliding the ends of the timer behind the tabs within the panel. Replace screws, or the screw .

Plug the timer wiring harness to the facet of the timer.

Line snap the dial and the tabs up on the rear of the timer dial using the slots in the timer.

Line snap the knob and up the slots knob using the slots on the timer shaft.

Secure it with all the screws and rotate the controlpanel on the most effective of the washer you removed. In case your control-panel happened in location by clips, basically push down the controlpanel until it snaps in spot.

Plug your washer again in the wall and start the hot and cool water-supply lines.