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my washing machine won't spin or rinse?

My Kenmore 80 series washing machine will fill up with water and wash, but it will not spin or rinse the clothes completely. What is wrong with my machine?
Thelma Maxwell, May 2008
I would suggest that it does not know that it has emptied the water.
I don't know this machine but I would look for a switch that senses the water.
On a Hoover Logic machine this is done by a pressure switch attached to a plastic tube that goes to a small chamber that fills with water when the machine fills.
This chamber is prone to blockages with "gunge" and regularly needs cleaned out - the symptoms are the same.
I hope this helps.

Robert Welsh, May 2008
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