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Thread Number: 81803
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Washer Water Inlet Valves Question |
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Post# 1058134 , Reply# 1 1/19/2020 at 18:12 (1,157 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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some were just built that way for restriction....
newer machines and replacement valves have a restriction on the hot side....so you would get a 70/30 mix for a warm selection.... I have drilled out to make them bigger and equal for a few machines, and of course for a quicker fill... for a full flow fill...try to locate a valve from a vintage machine, like a Whirlpool...and even some of those had a restrictor you could remove from the cold water side... never hurts to add filter washers to the tap supply ends of the hoses.....easier to change and clean as well... | ||
| Post# 1058147 , Reply# 2 1/19/2020 at 19:15 (1,157 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey) | ||
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thank you, I will have to be on the lookout for some vintage valves and give it a try. | ||
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Post# 1058214 , Reply# 3 1/20/2020 at 14:05 (1,156 days old) by Washerlover (Lake County, California: Wines With Altitude) |
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Post# 1058224 , Reply# 4 1/20/2020 at 17:15 (1,156 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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 Smaller valve openings (and the associated lower flow rates) could help reduce water hammering when the valves actuate. For HE machines with a lid lock, an artificially lengthened fill time also gives the user the impression that more water is being used for the load than what is actually dispensed... (Your call whether this is a good or bad thing.) | ||
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Post# 1058226 , Reply# 5 1/20/2020 at 18:08 (1,156 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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