Whirlpool 285805 Water Inlet Valve OEM Part

I watched the how-to video on your website to learn how to get at the valve to replace it. Before watching the video, I did not know how to take the washer cabinet apart to replace the valve. I searched on your website for my washer model, but the exact model number was not listed. I chose a very similar model number and looked up the info for that machine's replacement valve . It looked like it would work in my washing machine so I decided to take a chance and order the valve. I placed my order mid afternoon. Within an hour, I received an e-mail that the valve had shipped. The next morning, a delivery truck dropped off the valve about 10:00 AM. The new valve looked like it would work OK in my machine, so I started taking the washing machine apart, following the video instructions. My washing machine is about 25 years old and a bit rusty from age. One screw holding the control console in place was rusted and would not unscrew. I had to drill the head off the screw to get the control console loose. That let me swing the controls up and back out of the way. After that, popping loose the cabinet retainer clips and sliding off the cabinet gave access to the water valve. Removing the old valve was easy. The new valve needed the included mounting bracket to fit my machine. With the mounting bracket secured to the valve, I attached the water hose to the valve and secured the valve in place on the washing machine back panel using the mounting screws from the old valve. I connecting the electrical wires to the new valve, That completed the mounting the valve. Then I simply had to slide the washing machine housing back in place, secure it with the spring retainer clips, swing the control console back in place, connect the water supply hoses to the valve, and give the machine a test run. Everything checked out OK and I was done. Total time to do the valve replacement was about 30 minutes. Two things gave me a bit of trouble. The first was the rusted screw which would not unscrew. The second was getting the machine housing to fit back onto the base frame and back plate. It took a couple of tries to get the bottom back corners of the housing to latch in place. The video did mention having to be careful to get the housing corners locked in place, so I was not surprised when I had a bit of a problem with this step.

After some research decided to get a replacement valve. Delivery was very quick, arrived next day after ordering. Had this stackable washer/dryer for many years. If I was going to have to move it and open it up I wanted a valve handy so I would only have to move this thing once even though I suspected the real problem was just dirt. Discovered these hoses do not have screens in them. While I did not have the simpler washer only, viewing the video gave me a clue for access. Removed a couple access panels between the washer and dryer (thereby finally discovering an electrical diagram and operation chart). Saw the heavy clips at the rear as I had seen in the video. Popped those loose, did some careful tugging and wiggling and discovered the differences of removal from the single unit in the video. For the stackable, only the top of the washer enclosure comes off. The sides remain. Basically a straight pull which also unplugs the lid switch line. That connector is at the rear of the top cover. There are 2 plastic guides/vibration dampeners/cushions near the rear. There are 2 plastic "clips" at the front that do similar jobs besides retaining the enclosure top. After disconnecting the water supply and unplugging the unit, I moved it out so I could get at the rear. Removing the top allowed access to the valve at the back from above. Then removed and replaced the old valve with the new one. Two screws from the rear where the supply hose connections are. Video was helpful with details of this step. Both valve assemblies have screens in the inlets. The old one was full of sand and dirt. Might have worked fine after cleaning out but I put in the new valve anyway. Reconnected water lines, put stackable back in approximate position. Slid top cover in place, lightly prying lower edge of dryer to give more space to get cover positioned under rear plastic cushion guides. Front edge goes in gap of plastic clips. Plugged in, tested. Good water flow in all fill/rinse steps now. Finished reassembly and releveled unit. Will be getting screens to put in water lines. Worst parts of the job were moving the unit and cleaning up the spilled water from a supply valve that would not shut off entirely.

I looked at a lot of the FAQ's and saw plenty of answers by some appliancepartspros team members and found what I needed very quickly and easily. I ordered the part I needed and received it faster than I thought I would and replaced it myself. The repair videos are always spot-on on this site and very helpful. I did exactly what the mechanic did and the part works great. No more dripping. You can save lots of money by doing the small projects yourself, just by following all the steps in the videos.

Watched the video on how to get to the part, ordered it and verified it was correct with a live chat, ordered Monday night and it was here by Wednesday afternoon. It was indeed the correct part, put it in according to the video and bingo I'm back in business. No complaints.

I followed the steps showed on your video. It was very easy and it worked like a charm. Wife is happy and I am happier. Thank you Appliance Pros!