Can Anyone Answer This Washing Machine Question?

[Ryan McEachern]

If you are sure the cold water tap is on (turn vaves off, disconnect hoses from the washer and turn on in a bucket to make sure) then it is likely the cold water solenoid. Not an expensive part, and not too hard to change, but you will need to pull the washer away from the wall and be moderaely handy withg tools.


-Ryan

 

[PriceFamilyFarms]

Sounds like the water inlet valve to me

the water inlet valve is what your hoses connect to on the washer side. In a conventional washer you can access the valve by lifting up to top of he washer..not just the lid. the valve will be behind the washer drum. There would be four wires running to it. Valves usually run about $35-40.

On your washer you'll probably have to pull the back panel off to get to it.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

Do what I do. Pull the washer away from the wall. Shine a flashlight on the back, where the hoses connect. Scratch your head, push the washer back against the wall, & call the repair man.

 

[Laurajean]

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There aren't separate handles like that. It's one up and down/on-off lever in between the two faucets. So the one lever turns on water to both.

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Hard to say if it's engaged, but the knob clearly turns to the cold setting, so I assume it's engaged. It's not the click into position type knob, so there's no sound of it engaging.

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My plumbing is all in my attic because I have no basement. So my dad went to the attic and yelled down for me to see which hose was wiggling. I saw which one he was moving from the attic and he said, "Okay, that's your hot, and then connected them accordingly. Just to double check I just went and felt the hoses and the hot water hose is warm and the cold is cold (I just did a load).

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Is the water inlet valve behind the threading on the actual unit? I was just reading on the website that Wifezilla linked to that the problem could be a bad valve inlet. If that is the case, I am wondering if I can just switch the hoses, so that the hot inlet valve connects to the cold supply. I say this because 1. The unit is stuffed into an extremely tight spot and almost impossible to pull out, and 2. I never, ever use warm or hot water. I wash everything in cold. So if I could simply hook the hot up to the bad valve (if there is a bad valve), then that would solve my problem.

 

[PriceFamilyFarms]

Is the water inlet valve behind the threading on the actual unit? I was just reading on the website that Wifezilla linked to that the problem could be a bad valve inlet. If that is the case, I am wondering if I can just switch the hoses, so that the hot inlet valve connects to the cold supply. I say this because 1. The unit is stuffed into an extremely tight spot and almost impossible to pull out, and 2. I never, ever use warm or hot water. I wash everything in cold. So if I could simply hook the hot up to the bad valve (if there is a bad valve), then that would solve my problem.


yes, that would work fine if you just use cold water

 

[Laurajean]

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I hope that turns out to be the case then, that would be an easy fix! Thanks!

 

[Wheat]

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^^^ He is exactly right. I have replaced a bunch on newer an older models. This will fix your problem. Easy fix.