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Customer Questions and Answers for Water Inlet Valve Assembly by Whirlpool

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By: Whirlpool
Part Number: OEM18047292
Manufacturer Part Number: WPW10144820

Water inlet valve assembly includes: Hot and cold inlet valves, thermistor, vacuum break and wiring harness.

The Water Inlet Valve Assembly is an OEM part for Whirlpool washing machines, designed to control the flow of hot and cold water into the washer. This component ensures that water enters the washing machine at the correct times during the wash cycle, filling the tub to the appropriate levels for efficient cleaning. 

Causes for a Water Inlet Valve Assembly to fail include sediment buildup from hard water, which can block the valves, wear and tear on the solenoids over time, and electrical failures that prevent the valves from opening or closing properly.  

Symptoms of a bad Water Inlet Valve Assembly include:

  • The washing machine does not fill with water, or it fills very slowly.
  • Water continues to drip into the tub even when the washer is off
  • The washer fills with the wrong temperature of water

This OEM Whirlpool part can also be used on Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper, and Kenmore/Sears brand appliances.

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Spitfire for Model Number WTW5300VW3

No cold water only hot on setting requiring hot water. Tub will not fill completely unless on Hot. Rinse cycle will not work because it uses cold water. Tub fills completely on hot setting but still no rinse cycle because it requires cold water I am told. Cold water Hose has screen filter and works (Flows readily) when not attached to washer. How do I access the valves that need replacing if that is what it takes and what is the part #? Could it be the automatic temperature sensor.

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Spitfire, You will want to check the screens on the inlet valve to make sure that they are not clogged. Also check the power to the water valve to ensure that there is power getting to it. If there is no power getting to the valve then the temp switch would most likely be the cause of failure. To access the water valve you will need to remove the control panel. The control panel can be removed by using a putty knife under the front corners of the control and pushing in on a spring clip to release the panel. Under the control panel there will be 2 clips that you would remove. Once removed you can move the cabinet to access the valve.

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Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com   |   Thursday, January 23, 2014

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