I was washing laundry and smelled an odd smell in the laundry room. The washer had stopped and would not agitate any more. I turned the washer over to the spin cycle and it spun out and drained the water fine. I started another load and the water quit running into the machine when it was almost full but it would not start the wash on any of the lower water level settings. I turned the washer to the spin cycle and it spun out and drained out fine. It will no longer start the process to even run water into the washer now but will still run in the spin cycle.
SOURCE: washer empties and strong putrid/ammonia like smell
most likely you do have drainage problems where it is backing up
SOURCE: Whirlpool top Loading washing machine won't spin on spin cycle
If the washer won't finish a spin cycle, it probably means that your timer went bad or stalled. You can take the control panel off and look at the contacts for scorching or corrosion.
SOURCE: My Whirlpool washer won't agitate or spin . But it does drain the water.
i also had the same problem, and it ended up being the coupler. It was not hard to replace, it cost me about 19.00. I didn't follow full recomende instructions. I tipped the washer backwards. Removed the drain pump and the motor itself. Then I removed the old coupling and placed the new one. The washer is working like new...
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