Eric February 24, 2018 My Whirlpool Model # WTW5505SQ1 was pulsing during warm/hot water fill. Sometimes if you let it go it would eventually stop. I researched it and it looked like the fix was the water inlet valve. I recently replaced water inlet valve, Noticed a little bit of corrosion on the wire connectors of what I believe is the thermister on bottom of original inlet valve. I tried soaking the connectors in a baking soda and water solution to break up corrosion on the connectors and blew them off good. My thinking was that the connection might not be good. The still pulses when trying to fill with warm/hot water. I pulled hoses from machine and opened valves to check flow. Water flow for both hot & cold seems sufficient. I don't know where else to turn... Any ideas?
1 Answer Eric, Check the screens inside the water valve where the water lines are connected and make sure that they are not clogged up. This would be the most likely cause. If this checks ok then either the water valve is faulty or the control board is sending out a bad signal. Read More...
Snowbird80 February 10, 2018 for Model Number WTW5600SQ0 Hi there. I have a Whirlpool model WTW5600SQ0 washing machine, and whenever it's set on the "cool," "warm," or "hot" water setting, it "stutters" (water turns on/off very rapidly, shaking the pipes and sounds fairly loud). After a few minutes, the water starts coming out normally. The cold rinse is fine, and if you set the whole cycle on cold, it's also normal. I had the repair guy out a couple months ago, and he replaced some kind of valve, but that didn't fix the issue. Any idea what this could be?
1 Answer Snowbird80, You will want to check to make sure that the water supply is good and make sure that the screens are not clogged on the valve. The other thing that would cause this issue would be a temp switch that is faulty. The temp switch is part number WP8578335 and would be possibly pulsing voltage to the valve. Read More...
Steve February 05, 2018 for Model Number WET4027EW0 This unit is a stackable Washer/dryer combo. The washer is small to begin with & only fills halfway. I checked the owners manuial & it states this is normal (energy saving model). The intake screens are clean & I pulled the pressure switch to adjust & cannot. The screw is a recessed post that cannot be accessed with conventional tools. I called whirlpool to try to find the proper service tool & they said they don't know. I can probably make a tool but how much will the adjustment even help. It looks like it's in the center position now with plus or minus adjustment available. The part # for the pressure swtich is AP6008917. Help please. I'm ready to sell it, it's useless.
1 Answer Steve, With this being an energy saver model then this will be normal and would not be able adjust the pressure switch on the unit. Read More...
Gman January 24, 2018 for Model Number MHW5500FW1 Warm and Hot water work on all cycles except the Normal cycle. You can select warm hot and extra hot, but if the cycle is Normal only cold flows in.
Charles M January 04, 2018 for Model Number WTW804ODWO Can the hot water temperature be increased on this washing machine, the water is not hot enough to do whites
1 Answer Hello Charles, no you can't but you might want to test the thermister mounted on the water valve with a multimeter. The thermister at 68° F - 77° F should read between 50 - 62 thousand ohms. If the thermister is working, you might want to make sure the hot water valve is allowing hot water into the unit. If all test good then the unit is working as it should. Hope this helps! Read More...
Jims March 05, 2017 for Model Number ATW4675VQ Can the thermistor in the water inlet valve part # W10144820 be bypassed or jumpered out?
1 Answer Jim, Unfortunately the thermistor would not be able to be bypassed or disconnected from the unit. There is a control board fault that will appear if it is disconnected. Read More...
Marcus D December 27, 2016 for Model Number maytag, unsure of model or year Which is hot and which is cold on the intake on the back of the intake array, when they are vertically stacked? ...is there an industry standard for this???
1 Answer Marcus, Next to each of the ports there should be a letter stamped into the metal, one will be C for cold and the other H for hot. Normally the hot will be on top but check for this letter stamp. Read More...
Dusty October 21, 2016 We have a whirlpool cabrio washer mod# WTW5840BC0. When she washes on the cold cycle water is hot. The rinse is alway cold. What would cause this? Thanks
1 Answer Hello Dusty. The unit uses a thermistor to mix the water. It will bring in hot water to dissolve the soap in the unit. This is the way it is designed. The cold rinse is always going to happen even on a hot wash cycle. If you think it has failed, then the water valve unit WPW10601448 will need to be replaced. Read More...
2 Answers Bill, The newer "E" (energy efficient) washers, have "target temperatures, and the control will cycle the hot water valve off and on during the fill cycle on all temperature settings. Check to make sure you have plenty of hot water supplied to the machine, and the debris screens are clear. If the noise is a "chattering" or rapid cycle noise, then replace the fill valve. Read More...
2 Answers Hello Bill. Test and see if the power is pulsating coming to the valve. If not, then the water valve will need to be replaced on the unit. Read More...