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Thread Number: 6353
Maytag Suds Saver Help!!!! |
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| Post# 128592 , Reply# 1 5/13/2006 at 18:26 (6,550 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Sounds like a bad suds return solenoid/diverter valve to me. Do you hear a loud "BANG" when set for "Save Suds" or the "Suds Return" setting? | ||
| Post# 128593 , Reply# 2 5/13/2006 at 18:28 (6,550 days old) by utjj99 () | ||
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westy No I don't hear any noise when I set it to save suds! Should I? Where is the diverter valve? Are they still available? Easy to fix? | ||
Post# 128594 , Reply# 3 5/13/2006 at 18:35 (6,550 days old) by sudsmaster  (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 128607 , Reply# 5 5/13/2006 at 19:57 (6,550 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Nope, almost right, though. The pump has one hose from the tub leading into it, and one hose leading out. The out hose should go to the diverter valve. Then there should be two hoses from the diverty valve - one to the normal drain hose, the other to the suds saver hose. The diverter valve will divert the pump output (and input) to either the drain hose or the suds save hose, but not both at once. The washer motor will reverse for suds saving and the pump works equally well forwards or backwards. Forwards, it drains. Backwards, it sucks. It's always going, even when agitating. It's just the various valves that direct it to pump out, pump in, or do nothing at all. Here's a photo of the original working pump on my A606S: 
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Post# 128608 , Reply# 6 5/13/2006 at 20:00 (6,550 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 128609 , Reply# 7 5/13/2006 at 20:03 (6,550 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 128610 , Reply# 8 5/13/2006 at 20:04 (6,550 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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All you may *need* to do is to reconnect the leads to the diverter valve - it may still work - and then you'll be suds saving again. Some repair people liked to disconnect suds saving devices because it was one less thing to break down or result in a service call for no reason. Maybe the previous owner didn't want two drain hoses, no room in the standpipe. Who knows? The thing to do is to experiment (safely) with it, or find someone who will do it for you. | ||
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Post# 128611 , Reply# 9 5/13/2006 at 20:06 (6,550 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 128621 , Reply# 10 5/13/2006 at 20:24 (6,550 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 128622 , Reply# 11 5/13/2006 at 20:28 (6,550 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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In any case, I think you can see why repair people didn't like suds savers. The diverter valve is way in the back of the cabinet. It's hard to simply get a good photo of, let alone get at for troubleshooting/repair/replacement. Maytag washers were otherwise known for their ease of service - both the motor and pump are right up front, and can be serviced without even having to move the machine. And the belts can be replaced by simply moving the machine a foot or two from the wall, and tilting it back (and maybe removing the belt guard if any). The diverter valve looks like it would require some contortions and scraped knuckles to get at. | ||
| Post# 128629 , Reply# 13 5/13/2006 at 20:58 (6,550 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Maytag 4port suds diverter..... 
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Post# 128635 , Reply# 14 5/13/2006 at 21:36 (6,550 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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