Easily Fix A Maytag Bravos XL/ Whirlpool Cabrio Washer That Will Not Turn On!
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Learn how to fix a Maytag Bravos XL/Whirlpool Cabrio Washer that will not turn on without having to purchase any parts! This simple repair will fix your expensive machine and get it working again.The model repaired in the video was Maytag Mod MVWB855DC2.This video is part of my series "Free On Facebook" in which I repair, repurpose, and reuse things that would otherwise be destined for the land fill.
Thank you so much!! I fixed my washer on my lunch break with your tutorial.
That's awesome! I'm glad I could help! Thank you for supporting the channel!
Oh my goodness! I just fixed my washer by following this video. I’m 68 and a grey-haired old lady with limited vision but I did it!!!!!! I figured I had nothing to lose by trying ( I’m big on trying new things) and if I failed I’d call a repairman. Thank you SOOOOOOO much! You just saved me $$$$$$!
Great job! This comment made my day! I am glad you were not afraid to give it a shot! Glad I could help!
Me Too!!!
Hi.. You just motivated me to try and do this on my own.
Great video…. I am not technically inclined. This video saved me thousands. Many thanks well done!
This video is the best. I cleaned terminals with qtip and alcohol. Fixes no power or can't get it to start after selecting wash cycle. Saved me a$150 house call. Well done
Dude…so glad my wife found your video. God bless you! It’s funny how in our old house we had a simple washer and dryer that came with the house, we lived there 10 yrs and never a problem. we move in to a new house and buy “better” appliances and have nothing but problems. these companies know what they are doing…i am grateful people like you are out there helping others not be taken advantage of. Keep up the good work!
That's awesome! I agree. The older appliances are much more reliable! A Kenmore/Whirlpool Washer from the late 90s will probably outlast any of the new stuff (despite being almost 30 years old!). Thanks for supporting the channel!
I watched about 8/9 different videos about this problem & this was the only video where this man at least gave you the option of trying to clean the contacts before you buy a new interface control board, thank you & good job !
Same here, legit fix for sure
This video is awesome! Woke this morning to my washer not working searched up the issue and your video was one of the first to pop up! Yours was the easiest to follow and within 30 min I was done & fixed!!! Thank you so much for this! Def saved my little family lots of $$
Your welcome! Glad I could help you and your family!
Just saved me multiple thousands of dollars. Washer was out but of course you can’t have a mismatched washer dryer……
Followed the video and it’s back to life! So grateful my friend.
Thank you
That's so awesome!
it worked! replaced board two times under warranty, this third time, no warranty, used your fix and it works!!! Thank you!
That's awesome! Glad to help!
Excellent video; got right to the heart of the problem. ~5 year-old Maytag Bravos XL is back to life! Thank you!!
Watched this video and fixed my washer within 15 minutes. Thank you so much for the easy to follow tutorial!
You're welcome! I'm glad to help! And congrats and fixing your own machine!
You saved the day. The chat bot helped but didn’t cover this. Everything is a learning experience. Many hours later my washer is back on and saved me a ton of money!
We are so fortunate to find this video! I had a $60 service appt coming and the husband found this. It was corroded exactly the same as in the video! Cleaned and it worked! Who knows how much money this video saved us. We saw a bunch of videos that were stating a whole another control panel is needed and $$.. try this first! Thank you again!
Glad I could help!
Saved hundreds of dollars. This is our first time to try fixing appliance and this video helped a lot…million thanks
Awesome! It's always a bit scary the first time! Glad I could be of assistance!
I get a lot of these style machines and this fix of cleaning the contacts literally works on a good portion of them. If not, usually means the control board has died but an absolute must to try first if you are having these symptoms with this style of washer. Good video
This simple fix saved me from buying a new washer. My extended warranty had expired two months before. Thanks
Great to hear!
Thank you SOOOOO MUCH!!! I have this exact model. I did exactly what you did and it works!! You saved me $800 for not having to buy a new one ❤
You are very welcome! Glad you got your machine working. $800 is a lot of money!
This was my exact problem. We fixed it with a little scraping and rubbing alcohol. Thank you!
Are you kidding me? You just saved us $500! Thank you SO much for this video!
You're welcome! Glad to help!
Thank u exactly what was wrong with mine. Had for about 18 months and went to do laundry today and wouldn’t turn on. To a non experienced person all this took about 45min- 1hr. Trickiest part is when u take screws out and pull the top forward u need to wiggle back about 1/4 inch to undo the clips.I paused the video and looked which way the hooks were. Video is excellent
Great work! Glad you found the video to be helpful!
Thanks for your comment as it solved our problem.
OMGoodness- just tried this fix and it worked right away. My wife had been ready to buy a new one. Thank you, thank you, thank you for keeping us from wasting our money on a new one! I greatly appreciate you!
That is awesome! Glad I could help! I appreciate all the kind words!
Thx man. Was able to fix it and looked like a experienced handy man in front of the wife
Right on! That is awesome! Glad I could help
👍 my dad fix the washing machine because of your instructions,thank you very much
@lalovillafranco7600 that's awesome! Glad I could help!
Came across your video after my wife called me sad and disappointed and said the Maytag washer wasn't powering on. After watching your video pulled it apart and did just like you said and now my wife is happy again.
Thank you very much.😊
Glad I could help!!!
This video was excellent. The failure mode was exactly the same, and the process to resolve worked exactly as described in the video. Very appreciative. Thank you sincerely
Thank you for watching!
Fixed it with your help! THANK YOU very much. We had barely any corrosion on those contacts, but scrubbed them clean and voila! A tip for all your viewers - Maytag's instruction booklet says to keep the lid OPEN after washing until the basket is dry. We never did that, until now of course. That dampness probably contributed to the corrosion.
I'm glad I could help! Yes, leaving the lid open will help with the moisture!
Thank you! I fixed my washer in less than 20 minutes because of this video. Most of that time was driving to the WalMart by my house to get the alcohol.
That's awesome! I'm glad I could help!
Thanks!
You saved me $1200 homie 🙏🏻
Warranty people said no one around me could fix it so they gave me a gift card for $799
Cleaned the board up with some alcohol and it turned right back on 👏🏻👏🏻
I used affresh washer machine cleaner a couple weeks back and I think the steam sent it over the edge after a couple years of collecting moisture
Either way thanks again!!
That's awesome! Glad it worked!
You're awesome, fixed my washer with your tutorial. Thank you!!!!
You're welcome! Good job fixing your machine!
I watch this video, in it worked. I was looking at 149.50 service call just to get them to come out and look at it. Thank you very much your videos were very informative, keep up the good work,
That's awesome! I appreciate the kind words!
Thank you so much. You saved me an expensive service call.
Thanks for the video my guy! I've had to clean that component in the past when the machine was throwing error codes. I thought I must be facing a whole new issue since it wouldn't even power on this time around. Back up and running now thanks to you!
Awesome! Glad i could help!
Thanks "Duct Tape Mechanic" you just save me BIG TIME!!!! My washer didn't turn on this morning so after pricing a new one at ~$900, I then started pricing the board and/or the control panel I stumbled across this video. THANKS!!!! It totally worked.
Comments like this keep me going! Glad to help!
Man thanks with a house full this saved me back up and running
Awesome! It's very tough to go a few days without a washer when there are kids in the house!
Great info! The secondary pads where some alternate connector was included in the PCB layout was corroded as you suggested. The corrosion seemed to be corrupting the serial data line! Since there was not a connector populated at this footprint the effects of the corrosion was elusive to me until you pointed this out. Thanks for the good posts!
Awesome! Glad I could help! Great job fixing your washer!
Thank you for your help it really helped me to fix my washer 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I have been in dirty clothes for couple weeks before I fixed
I use this video step-by-step..... And it worked !..... Took me about an hour from start to finish.... But I'm kind of slow 😅
I think I avoided at least a $350 repair bill .....plus my Wife is Super impressed with me !!!!!!!
Awesome! Great work on the repair
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about this issue. It was exactly the issue with my washer. I followed your steps exactly and now my washing machine is working again, THANK YOU!
Glad I could help!
Hah! This worked!! I watched another video that talked about testing and replacing the circuit board. I’m glad I came across your video. My contacts weren’t dirty like your video but enough to make a difference.
Glad it helped you!
Thanks! Wonder video just fixed my washer in 15 mins.
Bro you saved a lot of money. I followed those steps and in just 15 minutes it was back on. Thank you so much.
Your welcome! Glad you found the video helpful!
Excellent video! My contacts were Black , cleaned it with alcohol pads and Q-Tips and was amazed how the copper color appeared. Machine working perfectly. Thank You!
Awesome! Glad it helped!
You’re video was perfect, no more issue. THANKS!
Awesome! Glad I could help!
I just had a bad storm here last week. Thought it might have fried my washer, but I tried this, and it worked! It wasn't really dirty in mine, but did it anyways. So either that, or possibly unhooking the power and putting that plug back in place fixed my issue. Thank you!
Either way. Awesome work!
@@DuctTapeMechanic But now I keep getting the FL code. Which wasn't ever happening before. My washer will fill up, then stop, flash FL and drain, then shut off. I tried running the diagnostics, but from the code it gave me, it says the washer load is too much, even though there aren't that much clothes inside. I'm stumped. From what I've been seeing, I guess it means I need a water inlet valve replacement, even though that hasn't been an issue until all this happened. Any advice on what the actual issue might be?
Same issue faced in a different copper item in the same area and machine is back up and running again. Thank you so much!
Glad to help!
Thanks! Worked for me. Wish you success, good health, and happiness.
Awesome, glad it worked! That's for the support!
Wow would have never found this without the video. I was ready to buy a new board. Thanks
Glad I could help
Just fixed my washer using this method. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Thanks! My washer had this problem this morning and I fixed it in a few minutes.
Glad it helped!
YES… this 100% worked. My washer wouldn’t even turn on and I came across this video.
My model is:
MVWB835DW1
So not the exact one shown in the video (still the Bravos XL), screw design on the back was slightly different but easy to figure out. Control board and all the guts were the exact same.
High five, hell yeah, thank you!
Awesome work! Glad you found the video helpful
Your display would not come on? I have that issue and I clean the contacts and still can’t get it to come on
THANK YOU!!! This worked on my Maytag 2019. I was so frustrated and didn’t think it could be that easy. You rock!!!👍 I subbed
Awesome Job fixing it! Glad you enjoyed the video
Thank you so much I cleaned that part and my washer turned right back on. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 thank god for RUclips.
Awesome! Great work!
Mine didn't even look corroded but I still rubbed alcohol on them and made them look good and now it works 🤷🏼♀️ thank you for your help!
That's awesome! Actually that has happened before as well!
I just fixed my dad's washer! Thank you for helping me make my dad believe I'm super smart 😂
That's awesome! I'm sure dad is impressed!
Thank you so much ! I was able to solve my Maytag Washer's issue by following your steps. Other persons shows the videos about repairing washers but were missing some information in demonstration .
Glad to help! Good job fixing your washer!
Thank you. Worked perfectly! Left a modest thank you payment 😊
Glad to help! Thanks for supporting the channel!
Worked for me on my 2019 washer! Took me about an hour and half as I am rusty and slow with tools but end of the day it worked and saved me 1k of replacement cost! Feels good when you get an old machine to work.
Great job! I am glad you were able to fix your washer!
Great video! My Maytag powered right up after i cleaned the copper pieces. Thank you!
Awesome! Glad I could help!
This totally fixed the problem! Washing clothes again finally thanks you 👍
Great to hear!
Ok good video u forgot to tell people if they see an error code. f6 e3 thats the interface error code and after cleaning they can use a bit of clear silicone on those contacts to prevent that problem in the future 25 years experience with whirlpool
Thank you so much!! I have a Maytag Centennial which is a different model but it looks similar and i had a similar route to get into the panel. I couldn’t find that little slot where you clean of the corrosion but I used my hair blow dryer to take out all the dirt/dust. I left my house for 2 months but my washing machine felt like it was 3 years and wouldn’t turn on. That fixed and and you saved me time/money. Awesome🎉
Awesome Job fixing your machine! (Maytag/whirlpool/kenmore are the same company so they all have similar issues) Thanks for watching!
❤ thank you so much!!! The last time they scammed me that they needed to replace the control board!!!! Literally in 10 minutes got this fixed. That design is trash Maytag.
Yes, terrible design! I'm glad I could help!
Great video! Unfortunately this fix did not resolve my situation, so far I've had to disassemble the entire top piece to reveal the PCB. Which is a very thin membrane with traces on both sides and the conformal coating that it comes with is so thin that the steam from hot water and bleach has gotten in there and has caused some of the black traces to turn black and some to even drip through with green corrosion and cross. I've used alcohol and q-tips to remove all the loose build up which even removes some of the white coating. I did get a promising result where the lights came on for a few minutes. I'm going to try to repair some of the traces, if that does the trick I will have a RUclips channel on my own and I will tag you in it! Thank you
What a great help this was . 30 minutes snd back in business! Thank you!!
Glad to help! Thanks for watching
Great video, I followed your instructions and my washer is now operational, thanks so much!
Glad to help!
Hey thanks for the easy fix that would have cost me $300+ 30 min and done👍🏼😎now I can head to the beach…Aloha!!
Hey no fair! I deserve some beach time as well! Jk enjoy!
You are the greatest! Thank you for saving us time and money! Still can't figure out why that makes it work... 🤷🏻♀️
It's the same principle how corrosion on a battery terminal post can prevent your car from starting. I'm glad I was able to save you some money! Most importantly, God is the greatest.
Brother this saved me some worry and headache thanks !!!!🙏
Glad to help!
great video, our five year old washer is back up and running. Thanks
Genius! Mine looked brand new but I still rubbed alcohol and it started working again .Thanks
Awesome glad to hear that!
Thank you thank you sir. Amazing. My wife thinks im a genius. Washer works perfectly after cleaning contacts.
Happy wife, happy life!
THANK YOU so much for your videos. This was a huge help, I really enjoy your videos.
You're welcome! Glad to help!
Once you take the large long plate off & the small plate you dont have to lift up the top of the machine. You can stick the Q-tip under & clean the sensors. Thanks for this tip. Worked like a charm! Saved us tons of money.
Duuuuuuuude!!!! Because of you I might get some tonight!
Hahahaha this is funny! Best of luck!
We have a slightly different model but it worked! Thank you so much for saving us 1k + on a new washer 🎉
Awesome! Glad to help
I just did this and it worked to perfection. Thanks you are a good man. I just hit that like and subscribe button!😊
Glad it helped! Thanks for supporting the channel!
Very nice.
Question you did not check the module if there a green light. The other video did.
Thank you
Excellent video. Thanks a lot. I watched the video and had mine fixed in 60 minutes.
Great work! Glad the video helped!
Thank you so much! I was able to fix my washing machine!! Thank you again!!
You're welcome!
Thanks for DIY it a big help to us. We appreciated 🙏
Thank you for the video. That was our our Problem! Up and running!
You're welcome!
You explain things, so even a moron like myself can understand. Thank you, gonna try that tomorrow.
You are no moron sir. A moron would have thrown out the washer without trying to fix it!
Thanks for the information. 5 min and 2$ bottle saved me 600$...
Good stuff! Glad I could help!
I believe that you can pop the clips on the back panel by slipping a putty knife between the panel and washers top and pushing the clips. No need to open the top.
Great video.
Your right! That's another way to do this. I am kinda used to doing it this way having replaced so many lid locks and suspension rods! Thank you for watching
Thank you Mr.
Exactly what you have showed. Work like a champ.
Thank you very much. 🙏
I'm glad the video helped. Good job on fixing your washer
I really needed this to work for me today. I’m totally bummed.
Thanks for the video. Fixed my washer in no time.
Awesome! Glad to help
Thank you very much. I unplugged mine to clean behind it and when I plugged it back in it initially lit up but as I was scrolling through settings I noticed no sound so I tapped the audio settings and it went blank. I tried what you recommended but to no avail. Would you happen to know the part number for that part you were cleaning with the alcohol.
The interface board/panel is one part. The number should be on a sticker on the inside of the panel
Thanks for the video. Helped me fix my washer myself. Much appreciated!
Your welcome! Glad it worked!
Great video thanks for the info. This worked for me the first time, a month later the washer failed again with an F2 E1 error. I took apart the console and cleaned several contacts that had corrosion in addition to the visible one you cleaned.
Thanks for watching glad you liked it! If the problem keeps happening perhaps look into covering the opening with electric grade silicone.
You are my go to guy for appliances
Thank You so much , you just saved me big bucks $$$$, Blessings to You !!
You are welcome! Appreciate the kind words!
Saved me $540...thank you so much.
That is awesome!
Had a slightly different model, but same board.
This totally worked!
Thanks for this video.
Super helpful!!!
Glad to help!
THIS WORKS!!!! Thank you so much.
Glad to help dude!
Thanks for the great video. I opened up the lid and the contacts were corroded but after I cleaned them the washer still didn't start. Any thoughts on how to determine whether I need a new interface vs. control board? Thanks.
More then likely the corrosion is somewhere else on the interface board sometimes they have to be taken all the way apart and cleaned. Is the machine throwing any codes? If the control board is flashing green light it is most likely ok.
This is amazing video, thank you for sharing it and. I am so grateful to you. You saved me and others so much money. 😀😀
Glad I could help! Comments like these really make my day!
This did the trick. 👍 Thank you for the video.
I have this exact washer. What can I check when the washer comes on but water isn’t coming out. I changed the part with the 4 cylinders that the hoses attach to. What else can I check?
Thanks man exactly what was wrong with it keep up the videos🎉😊😊
You're welcome!