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Shoutout to the tech at the Whirlpool training center in Knoxville
I was at a class there last month and saw him fix a weird washer error code by just unplugging the main board for a full minute. He said the newer models with the 'W' series boards can get stuck in a soft reset loop. I've tried it on three jobs since then and it worked every time. Has anyone else found a simple trick like that for clearing codes without swapping parts right away?
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lucas3645mo ago
Oh man, my buddy had a similar thing with a fridge that wouldn't stop beeping. He just held the door switch down for ten seconds and it reset the whole system.
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patricia9055mo ago
Isn't it weird how so many appliances now have these hidden reset tricks? My microwave did the same thing last month, a weird button combo to clear an error code. Feels like everything's got a secret menu now just to make it work right.
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All these hidden resets are basically the same thing as turning your phone off and on again, just with extra steps. Every piece of tech now has a secret way to clear its own brain without getting a technician involved. It's like the manufacturers know their stuff will glitch out but don't want to admit it.
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