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Post# 469462 , Reply# 1   10/15/2010 at 10:46 (4,939 days old) by joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA)   |   | |
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It does not fill with water, just showers the load. Here is a video of one in action.
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Post# 469464 , Reply# 2   10/15/2010 at 10:55 (4,939 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 469467 , Reply# 3   10/15/2010 at 11:33 (4,939 days old) by carmine (Detroit)   |   | |
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thanks for the quick answer... I'm going to try a few more pounds of clothes and will give it some extra time. In the meantime, here's what it replaced. You tell me, maybe I did a bad thing, lol. |
Post# 469471 , Reply# 4   10/15/2010 at 12:14 (4,939 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa)   |   | |
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Post# 469473 , Reply# 5   10/15/2010 at 12:27 (4,939 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Start you machine with a load in it......it has to weigh and sense something in there.....other wise it uses minimal water, and won't replenish unless a lot of the water is displaced, to keep the waterfall flowing
but yes, keep the GE's......their a keeper.....just store them in the garage, you may need them again..... defeating the safety switch is done by all of us....just understand the computer must recieve info that the lid was phyically opened after the cycle to reset for the next, otherwise you will get LS error when you try to start the machine again......I put a little switch in-line and mounted to the back panel, so a quick flip allows me to view with the lid open, and allows the lid switch to reset also... |
Post# 469503 , Reply# 6   10/15/2010 at 15:16 (4,939 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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There is no actual weight sensing of the load. Fill level is controlled 100% by a water level pressure switch according to how much water is in the tub sump. It should have a recirculation stream even with no clothes in the tub. It fills more with clothes due to the load absorbing water, thus requiring more water to keep the sump at the proper level. You won't see water rising up in the tub, the water level is *always* *below* the wash plate (unless the machine is malfunctioning and overfilling). Only way to see water washing over the clothes is to watch it during recirculation. If water is filling but there is no recirculation, then the pump is bad or clogged. The same pump that produces the recirculation stream also drains the machine (it reverses direction) ... so if the pump doesn't run for recirculation, then it also likely won't drain ... unless for some odd reason it is running in one direction but not the other. You can run the pump in diagnostic mode. With the machine off and the lid closed, press Soak -> Cycle Signal -> Soak -> Cycle Signal. Should get DT on the display. Press Water Temp once, should hear a relay click and 00 on the display. Press Extra Rinse (runs the pump in drain mode), listen if it runs. Extend Spin runs the pump in recirculate mode. Check that it runs both ways. You can also run the water valves in Diagnostic. Soil Level selects which of the four inputs the water flows through (Heavy = fresh spray, Refresh = detergent dispenser, Light = bleach dispenser, Normal = softener dispenser). Water temp selects which water valve (cold, hot, cold + hot, or none). The lid must be closed to make the water selections, but once started running the water will continue to flow if the lid is opened. Water flow will shut off is the proper level in the sump is reached. You can fully test recirculation and drain by letting the machine fill until it stops, then running the pump in either/both directions. Nutation and spin can be run by selecting a cycle and pressing Start (Cancel/Pause stops the motor). Rinse/Spin cycle button switches between nutation and spin mode. The selected cycle button from left to right determines the motor speed. Slower speeds at the left side, faster speeds progressing toward the right. Not all cycle buttons produce a speed change in both nutation and spin, being as not all motor speeds are used in both functions. It is not necessary to stop the motor before switching between nutate and spin mode, the controller board will pause the motor before reversing. Diagnostic mode will automatically cancel after 3 mins, or press Cancel/Pause once or twice as needed to exit. |
Post# 469569 , Reply# 7   10/15/2010 at 18:08 (4,939 days old) by gmmcnair (Portland, OR)   |   | |
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