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Customer Questions and Answers for Cold Water Inlet Valve by Whirlpool

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Part Number: OEM18856359
Manufacturer Part Number: W11168740

The Cold Water Inlet Valve is an OEM replacement part specific to Whirlpool washing machines. It is responsible for allowing cold water to enter the wash tub during specific cycles. 

Symptoms of a bad cold water inlet valve include:

  • Inability to select cold water cycles 
  • No cold water entering the tub even when valve is called for
  • Water leaks around the valve area
  • High water usage as the valve fails to close fully

Causes can be mineral buildup over time restricting water flow, or mechanical failure of internal components like seals or diaphragms. Replacing the inlet valve prevents further issues like inconsistent fill levels due to too much or too little water entering the tub.

This OEM Whirlpool replacement valve provides a tight seal and reliable water control. It restores cold water functions and is compatible with Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper, and Kenmore models.

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For Whirlpool Cold Water Inlet Valve (Part Number: OEM18856359)

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Hopeful, Removing the rear panel on the control should give you access to the water valve to be able to remove them.

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Hello Corey. 1. Unplug washer or disconnect power. 2. Purge the water pressure from the hoses by setting the washer to fill on WARM. 3. Remove the control panel. 4. Lift the panel off of the top. 5. Remove the hoses. Use a towel to catch any water drippings. 6. Unplug the harness from the valve coils. 7. Unscrew two (2) mounting screws on each valve coil set.

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Earl, This issue would be normal. When you run a warm water wash the cold and hot water valve will activate through the circuit that runs from the hot to the cold water valve. You can test each of the solenoids for resistance to be sure that they are good. The resistance should be between 890 and 1300 ohms of resistance. If out side of that range then that solenoid is bad and would need to be replaced. You can also check the water temperature thermistor to make sure that it is good. The resistance of the thermistor at 50 degrees would be 97K to 102K ohms. The resistance at 77 degrees is 49K to 51K ohms and the resistance at 104 degrees would be 26K to 27.2K.

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Hello Bobby. Per the manufacture. 1. Unplug washer or disconnect power. 2. Purge the water pressure from the hoses by setting the washer to fill on WARM. 3. Remove the control panel. 4. Lift the panel off of the top. 5. Remove the hoses. Use a towel to catch any water drippings. 6. Unplug the harness from the valve coils. 7. Unscrew two (2) mounting screws on each valve coil set, see figure 1. 8. Lift valve off of dispenser.

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Hello Bobby. Just release the locking clips and the wires will pull off the valve on the unit. These are not hard to replace.

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