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I have a maytag mah2400aww that has been working great! However last night I put a load of laundry in it and it would work for about 10 min, never spinning then a code popped up on the screen 3E. What does this mean????

Submitted: 52 days ago.

Category: Appliance

Value: $14

Status: AWAITING CUSTOMER ACTION

Make: Maytag
Model: Mah2400aww

Already Tried:
I have tried turning the breaker off over night then turning it back on, and nothing it still does the same thing, I have entered into its test mode and tried the spin and it reads the 3e error code!

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3E has something to do with the motor control. Apparently the design of this machine allows a water leak either from the water intake box or down a rubber hose which runs along with the motor wire harness. The water tracks to the harness and motor and shorts the whole mess out. a.k.a. fried motor.
pull the back plate off and look at the motor where the wire harness plugs into it. Notice a bunch of green stuff- that is corrosion from the electrical short circuit causing your problem. See the rust build up on the side rail below the motor (as there will be none on the side adjacent) this is indicative of a water leak.

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Expert:	Larry
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Answered:	10/1/2009

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I have a maytag mah2400aww that has been working great! However last night I put a load of laundry in it and it would work for about 10 min, never spinning then a code popped up on the screen 3E. What does this mean????

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Make: MaytagModel: Mah2400aww Already Tried: I have tried turning the breaker off over night then turning it back on, and nothing it still does the same thing, I have entered into its test mode and tried the spin and it reads the 3e error code!

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Make: Maytag
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I have tried turning the breaker off over night then turning it back on, and nothing it still does the same thing, I have entered into its test mode and tried the spin and it reads the 3e error code!