Whirlpool Calpso washer that is about 15 years old. It stays at 24 minutes (starts at 44) until I open the lid, let it sit for awhile and about and hour later I will close the lid and it will finish. At the 24 minute mark it will not shut off but just make this noise like it wants to go into a cycle spin but is stuck. Can you tell me what part I may need?
Washer gets stuck in mid cycle
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The drain hose is probably too low. The end of it has to be higher than the top of the wash drum (not the entire machine just the drum).
i.e. For a front loader this is the top of the drum, for a top loader this is the high water mark.
It's not going to be that simple. Unless you support the pipe above where you want to put the rubber boot, it's likely going to come crashing down. Depending on what's above, you might be better off cutting the cast iron where you want, and replacing everything above the cut with PVC/ABS. Without knowing more about what's above this, and what else ties into that pipe, there's no way to provide an accurate answer.
I will say that the rubber boot, is likely not the best course of action.
- Remove the galvanized pipe.
- Use a chain break to cut the cast iron a bit lower than you planned.
- Install a Fernco coupling to transition from cast iron to PVC/ABS.
- Finish the plumbing in PVC/ABS, including the tee for the standpipe trap arm.
- Properly support PVC/ABS plumbing.
Make sure the trap arm for the standpipe is not too long for the size of pipe you're using (2" pipe = 8' max. developed length trap arm 1.5" = 6'). Also make sure the drain has the proper slope.
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The infamous Calypso was discontinued because of design problems. The pump assembly is also part of the water input assembly. The pump gets full of lint and stops the tub balancing function. After five service calls we got rid of it. GOOGLE it and look for the complaints.