Washer Won't Drain

It sounds like the lid switch (the little hole that stops the washer from spinning when you open during a spin cycle) has come loose or broken. Check and see if it's hanging down -- you may be able to insert a pen or screwdriver (something thin and long) and make it work manually to get the water out. Then you can probably rig it to work until you get it repaired.

Let me see if I can find a tutorial on it. Be back in a minute!

ETA: Okay, here are a couple of sites that aren't too terribly technical. One has video that may help explain what I was saying to do.

http://repair2000.com/nospin.html

http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=240897

Good luck!

This happened to me & my husband worked on it for awhile to no avail. Finally my dad suggested that we may have a stuck sock. Sure enough, that's what was keeping my washer from draining. Here is the link to how we figured out what to do...

http://www.applianceaid.com/direct.html

Good luck!

Could be the lid swtich. We just replaced the electronic swith where the the lid comes down.

Some machines are bad about sucking a small sock into the pump. If the pump doesn't pump the water out it can't spin.
So look for the sock.
Also---if it is a Sears machine, you can get help from the service department by telephone. Yes! A real person will walk you thru the problem. That is,, of course, assuming they haven't changed the plan recently. Give it a try!!!