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Thread Number: 44108
Speed Queen AWN 432 "warm" water not warm |
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Post# 648296 , Reply# 1 12/22/2012 at 07:49 (4,136 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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a few options......
keep in mind, a SQ injects water in front and behind the inner tub....pay no attention to some flow rates.....I took mine apart and sealed the rear port so all water sprays on the clothes.... you could always adjust your cold water valve on the wall if you have seperate faucets.... OR reverse hoses and wires on the valve to make the HOT dominate.... OR take out the screen on the HOT side, and drill out the restrictor to the same size, or maybe a little larger than the COLD side......just don't drill thru the whole valve... perform any one of these at your own risk.... this time of year is a little difficult to keep temps warm.....my water heater is set at 160.....right now in Jersey the well water temp is 45......its taking a lot more HOT water to get a WARM temp to anyones liking.....during the Summer, its not so bad...your mileage may vary | ||
| Post# 648575 , Reply# 2 12/23/2012 at 12:25 (4,135 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Hoses | ||
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Post# 648577 , Reply# 3 12/23/2012 at 12:33 (4,135 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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 I have a similar issue with my 2008 Frigidaire Affinity, and my city water temperature hovers around 50 degrees.
On the warm setting, the Affinity doesn't mix the water at the valves. It sends through alternating streams of hot, warm and cold water -- mostly cold. I don't know what they were thinking when they put in a temperature sensor that thinks "warm" means "refreshing." I rarely use the warm setting as a result. Since the machine is quite a distance from the water heater, I use the "hot" setting and don't run the tap at the adjacent laundry sink beforehand, which results in a warm water wash. | ||
| Post# 648757 , Reply# 5 12/24/2012 at 06:34 (4,134 days old) by JeffG () | ||
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> This is the way it will be for the foreseeable future and at some point there may not be anything anyone can do about it as far as tweaking their machines. < If tweaking the machine isn't an option, tweaking the plumbing usually is. | ||
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Post# 648822 , Reply# 6 12/24/2012 at 14:05 (4,134 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Don't Know If It Is Just Energy Star
IIRC the federal government and perhaps even soon California is setting energy use standards for washing machines and dishwashers in 2013 regardless of Energy Star ratings. Could be wrong though.
Either way may order a new washer in January 2013 before new "improved" models start showing up. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Launderess's LINK | ||
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Post# 651074 , Reply# 7 1/4/2013 at 20:04 (4,123 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Malcolm is right. Start the washer filling with HOT, add the detergent and the clothes, then when the tub is about 1/2 full switch to WARM. You might have to vary the ratios to find what you like. If it has a thermostatically controlled water valve, it might not work to adjust the faucets. | ||
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Post# 651337 , Reply# 8 1/5/2013 at 20:29 (4,122 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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New SQ TL Washer Fill Valves On the warm setting you get 70% cold and 30% hot water, you can just turn down the cold supply valve if you like but it will make the washer fill more slowly. You can also drill out the hole behind the screen on the hot side of the valve so it is about the same as the cold side as Martin suggests or as Tom suggests just let the washer fill partly with hot water then switch to warn for the remainder of the wash fill. Drilling out the inlet orifice this will also make the machine fill much faster on the hot setting. You can also replace the inlet valve with a 50-50 valve for less that $30.
One should never set their water heater temperature for anything over 140 and 120 is even better. Doing so poses a huge risk to people using hot water in sinks and showers, to say nothing of the accelerated damage that such high temperatures cause to the water heater and all plumbing and appliances that this hot water passes through. It is also VERY costly to run any water heating system this hot except an all solar system. | ||
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Post# 651629 , Reply# 13 1/7/2013 at 13:47 (4,120 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Imagine, a government agency gathering citizen & industry expert input and then ignoring it. | ||
| Post# 651657 , Reply# 14 1/7/2013 at 15:51 (4,120 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 673771 , Reply# 15 4/18/2013 at 15:43 (4,019 days old) by catherinehc () | ||
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50-50 valve? Combo52 said in Post# 651337, reply 8 "You can also replace the inlet valve with a 50-50 valve for less that $30." Where can I get a 50-50 valve? | ||
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