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The other day I washed my comforter. Sat in my room and started watching tv. I noticed the hall was full of water. The washer somehow flooded my hallway and two bathrooms. I cleaned up the mess. and tried to figure out where the leak came from. No visible signs of water near the drain in the wall or on any of the tubes in the back. I tilted the washer and it appeard to come from somewhere inside in the back. I decided the next day to run a load and watch to see if it leaked and where the water was coming from. No leaks, washer ran fine. Thought maybe I had not stuck the blanket down far enough the day before and it was my fault. So I ran another load and this one stopped. I pushed down on the lid and it began agitating again. Then it stopped. The timer stoppped working and no matter what I’ve tried I can not get it to spin or drain. Moving the timer slightly does not help and like I said the timer stops and does not advance. Does this sound like a timer issue or a lid sensor type issue. I have tried opening the lid and pressing down on the lid sensor and it does nothing. Could I of set it off balance by tilting it back looking for the leak? Thanks in advance

My model is

lsl9345eq1

Sounds like a defective lid switch. Did you here an audible “click” when you depressed the lid switch lever? If not the lid switch may be broken. I am not sure how your machine is wired specifically but typically the whirlpool washers will still agitate with a broken lid switch, just not spin as it is a safety feature. Chances are if you had a bulky item (like your comforter) it would float up inside the tub and when the machine goes into spin snag the tounge of the lid switch and break it. The part number for the switch if you need it is 3949247 and they run about $44. If you need help installing it post back and we can help you through the process.

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First of all, this run is for data lines, not AC but this seems like the best forum…

My house is a 2 story with slab floor. I need to get some wires from the attic to the lower floor. On the lower floor, one side of the wall is a garage so I could open that wall if necessary (it is finished but not painted). The same wall on the upstairs is a bedroom/hallway which is finished and just painted etc. so I don’t want to cut open drywall or even try using a right angle drill through an existing hole.

First off all, the upstairs room already has a wall plate with cable in the wall/stud bay I plan on using and I might as well use that same stud bay space. It’s possible that there is already a hole running through the floor for the cable. If not my plan would be to drill from below through the floor plates from the garage.

So before I go off half cocked I thought I’d run my plan by someone in the know..

1. Open a small hole in garage next to ceiling right below stud bay with cable in bedroom. Try to determine if there is already a hole with cable.

2. if there is no hole, use a right angle drill to drill a hole upwards into stud bay. Having an existing cable access box hole will allow easier fishing of wires past access.

Does this sound like a reasonable plan?

It appears that all of my AC wiring goes from the attic straight down through to the second floor (becuase it’s slab floor) but your not really supposed to run data cables (i.e. CAT5e) next to AC and the holes probably wouldn’t be big enough anyway.

Is it possible to get a mechanics mirror into the hole and look down at the plate? Depending o your area it may be stuffed with fire caulk or foam to seal it off so the hole doesn’t act like a chimney.

You may also have thermal insulation in the wall that can make fishing difficult.

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