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I have an 6yo Kenmore Elite Top-Loading Washer (Model 79631512210) that has been giving my wife numerous issues with the load being out of balance - she has fought this for the past year - multiple interruptions of the cycle due to the load being “off balance” with no apparent issue when you open the system. Two weeks ago the system started giving her grief and was giving OE errors and would not spin or drain… I fought it through the evening and searched the internet - I hand drained the system; verified that the house drain was clear, the hose between the unit and the house was clear; the hose from the tub to the pump was clear - it drained extremely well when I disconnected the hose at the back of the unit (we now have very clean floors behind the washer) - the common response was the drain pump needed to be replaced. I have since replaced the drain pump. The first load worked like a champ. The second load wouldn’t drain and I had to mess with it a few times and then it drained. The 3rd / 4th loads were fine, then it started acting up… had to ring out some wet clothes and remove all items before I could get the unit to spin / drain with nothing but water. Since then, I can’t get the system to respond. When I did get the empty system to spin and drain, there was a noticeable “wobble” to the unit - no banging, but the unit was moving a good bit - bad balance to the tub? Wondering at this point if the control board is the culprit as I was getting unbalanced load error when the unit was empty - would rather not drop $130 on the board if it is not the issue… thoughts?
Go for the counter balance first, as we don’t want to look at replacing the bearing yet. Here’s a video on doing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF1G7d3F…
