Customer Questions and Answers for Dual Water Inlet Valve by Whirlpool

Hello Spinman, First and foremost, turn of the breaker or unplug the unit. Turn the water supply to the unit off. Unscrew the water supply line from the old water inlet valve. Remove the back cover and the 2 screws holding the valve on the unit. Remove the wires one at a time and install onto the new valve as they are removed. Doing it this way prevents any possibility of crossing the wires. Remove the water lines from the old valve and install them onto the new valve. I normally run the water supply line through the hole in the back cover assembly and connect the water supply to the new valve before attaching the valve to the unit. This is how I insure there is no water leak. Turn the water supply back on and check for leaks with a dry paper towel. If you just feel for a leak and you touch a cold part, it feels like it may be wet. If you use a paper towel, if it's wet, it's wet. No question. At this point, if no leaks are present, mount the valve on the unit and reinstall the panel to the back of the unit. Be sure that you reinstall the panel cover as this is not just for decoration. It's job is to direct air flow across the hot coils and the defrost drain pan for normal operation to take place. Now you should dispense at least a gallon of water to purge the air from the system.