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Mine washes but will not go into the rinse cycle. It is a Maytag Atlantis. So I have tried several times to turn it manually to the rinse cycle but it is full of soapy water and just agitates all the way through the rinse and spin cycles. You can open the lid during the wash cycle but also the whole top of the washer was loose when we bought it used. What do I do?

When the cycle doesn’t advance, it’s probably the timer or a cold-water supply problem: It’s the timer, if your washing machine fills with water and begins agitating, but the timer never advances–or if the washer is in a spin cycle and the timer won’t advance. Then you need to replace the timer.