Stops Mid Cycle

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Samsung WA48H7400A can stall at spin with small or uneven loads

The problem

A Samsung WA48H7400A top-loading washing machine occasionally reaches the spin stage, appears to drain, but then does not spin and remains stuck at 11 minutes remaining. The issue was reported on roughly 4 out of 20 loads, including clothing loads that did not fill half the drum.

Likely cause

The strongest supported diagnosis is an out-of-balance condition, particularly with very small or unevenly distributed loads, preventing the machine from completing the spin cycle.

What fixed it

The accepted advice was to first check for load balance and redistribute the items in the drum. The discussion supports this as the most likely explanation, but the exact repair or a final confirmation from the original poster was not documented.

Checks to try

• Observed that the machine reached spin cycle but did not spin
• Noted that the machine sounded as if it was draining
• Load size was less than half a drum
• Check whether the load is very small or unevenly distributed and redistribute items