Hi multiskilled,
Thanks for your spot on answer. I have had the same problem for decades - washing machine stops at the rinse stage/phase. As you said, it was because the cold water was not getting into the machine.
To whom it may concern, I turned a knob on the water pipe (that the cold water cable is attached to) that looks like a screw, from horizontal to vertical, then cold water started getting to the machine. It now works perfectly.
multiskilled, I sincerely wish you the very best.
Tokunbo Oke
July 2011