How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6329217 / W11210459 Washer Water Inlet Valve

Easy fix. The husband watched a Youtube. The bolts that held the valve on were Phillips bolts 

I ordered a new valve assembly. Seems to be doing ok now. 

Ordered the right part. Watched a you-tube video on replacing the part. It was real easy to replace. The hardest part of the job was getting the control panel loose from the clips that held it in place. The total job took about 15 minutes. The video did not show that you needed a star allen wrench to take the old part out. Over all a very easy fix. 

Replaced part. 

Replaced the water inlet valve and all is well. 

Replaced the inlet valve. Putty knives to open the top control panel. 2 screws to remove the part, with power and water off.. it fixed the problem. 

I replaced the water intake valve. My local appliance store had the part I needed on backorder so I ordered online through Appliance Part Pros. I was very worried that the part would take forever to arrive but it ended up coming the next day. I was very pleased with the entire experience. I will definitely order from this website again. 

Although I am pretty handy around the home, there are times that make me wonder if I should actually call in a professional. Of course, I will look at the bill and think to myself, "did I really need to call them?". This is not the first time that I have used Appliance Parts Pros and their wealth of "How to repair it yourself." videos. The water was not flowing into my Whirlpool washer. The washer is fairly new. So I followed the bread crumb trail on what are the 5 most common things that go wrong with washing machines. Checked the actuators (resistors/solenoids) for the water valve outflow with a mutli-meter and the cold water actuator was not showing any electrical current passing through it. It was one of the first things on the list. Ordered the part Wednesday evening and by Friday, 12/3/21 afternoon the part arrived. It was scheduled to be delivered on 12/5/21 - 12/8/21. Love the under promise and over deliver thing. Unplugged the machine, unscrewed the water hoses, popped the wiring harness plug out the back of the control board, unscrewed the old unit, and reversed the steps. In the span of 15 minutes, we were back in business. The part was $73 with shipping and was not available locally. Saved me at least $150 to call out a repairman. Could not have asked for more. Thanks AppliancePartsPros.com!!! 

Located part and model number, contacted AppliancePartsPros.com. I ordered the part, repaired it myself. I used Allen wrench. 

I changed the water valve.