[beanpunker]

The washer is a Neptune front loader

I just recently replaced the timer because the old one was beginning to act fickle in initiating cycles.

I have invested so much into this washer I feel there is no turning back: new control board, new motor, new pump, new timer, new on-off switch.

Now--even with no laundry load inside--when the timer nears a rinse cycle marking ( 1, 2, 3 on the quick or regular cycle) the washer will trigger the GFCI outlet. Without the GFCI, attempting to restart the washer will melt the on-off switch even before flipping the house circuit breaker. The positions on the timer dial where the overloads occur are very consistent. Once the overload occurs leaving the dial in the same place and pressing the on-off switch will continue to trigger the GFCI. When the timer is forwarded one click and then the on-off switch is pressed, the washer will resume its agitations until it approaches the next rinse cycle where it will again trigger the GFCI with an overload. Advancing the timer one click again will enable turning the on the machine.

I have observed the washer operate with the back panel removed and in the dark but I did not spot any arcs occurring in the harness or other components.

My guess is the washer is activating the motor and the pump simultaneously and this load is triggering the GFCI switch.

I am not sure if it is related, but the the locked door lamp activates soon as the door is shut rather than when the wax motor engages. Also this lamp remains lit even when the machine is not operating.

I am thinking the timer I received is defective, but I am unsure whether it may be the control board? What else needs to be replaced, again!?

[rg1011]

I just had this problem it was one of the wax motors there are 2 one for the bleach and one for the fabric softner they are located on top of the dispenser assembly when the machine reaches the rinse cycle it calls for bleach and if the wax motor is bad it trips the breaker Maytag only sells the entire assembly for this machine but they do sell a wax motor for another model seperately which you can use Part# 902899

[beanpunker]

Thank you very much for the recommendation. I tested the wax motors for the water flow. And it turned out not to be the cause. That same night a friend came over, and he observed the wiring from the back of the washer as I moved the timer control. He spotted an arc coming from a wire to a vacuum component at the moments of the tripping of the GFCI. We researched this wire on the schematic. I is a green wire. And strangely we could not find it anywhere on the diagram. Detaching and insulating the end of the wire, that is taping it over, solved the problem.