Thread Number: 26866
"Softener Added" Switch on modern Whirlpools...and bleach dispenser question... |
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Post# 412934   2/5/2010 at 22:36 (5,165 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)   |   | |
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I've noticed this new switch on late model WPs...seems to have a standard dispenser...what exactly does this switch do? Also, how do bleach dispensers work? Go over the slightest bit of 1 cup on my 2003 WP and bleach will end up in the floor. Where does it go to "hold" and what injects it in the wash cycle and where? May be simple questions to some of you, but I've always wondered. |
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Post# 412986 , Reply# 1   2/6/2010 at 00:12 (5,165 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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The Softener Added switch changes the rinse from a spin shower/spray sequence to a deep-fill agitated rinse. EnergyStar qualifications, you know. Bleach dispensers may be of different designs depending on the particular machine. Some are simply a funnel-and-tube that feeds the bleach into the outer tub immediately as it's poured in. Whirlpool does again have a timed dispenser on some toploader models that holds the bleach in a reservoir for later release. I've seen reference that the current dispenser design involves a wax solenoid. Overfilling the reservoir causes it to overflow, I'd imagine. As I recall, LK softener/bleach dispensers usually had an overflow between the two reservoirs that fed into the tub via the dispenser's normal outlet. |
Post# 413093 , Reply# 3   2/6/2010 at 12:03 (5,164 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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