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Post# 322549   1/5/2009 at 04:46 (5,590 days old) by whitekingd ()        

Why did they make the plastic filler/sprayer on the tub ring open on one side? They re-designed it later as a closed piece. I changed my tub ring to the newer style. The newer design filler/sprayer works much better.




Post# 322572 , Reply# 1   1/5/2009 at 09:34 (5,590 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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Actually the newer one isn't fully closed. There is a diamond shaped, molded hole in the filler piece that is necessary to prevent a vacuum from forming (water wouldn't flow). I originally thought this hole was damage to the first one I examined until I realized they all have this. Preventing a vacuum is why (I presume) that the rear of the older sprayer was fully open as well. BUT, for as little as things seemingly changed on belt-drive machines, small changes like this were made all over the machines throughout their production lives. I'm guessing that WP thought they were better or more cost effective, etc.

Gordon



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