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Thread Number: 88820
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Question about Whirlpool Three Solenoid Non Thermostatic Water Valve |
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| Post# 1133750 11/17/2021 at 01:33 (883 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
This is something that has had me stumped ever since I’ve owned my 1963 RCA Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII washer, it always filled perfectly fine on hot and medium/warm water temperatures but is slower than molasses to fill on the cold temperature despite me having good water pressure. Water trickles into the tub on cold but if I put it on warm and turn the hot water off at the faucet on the wall, the incoming cold water flows like it’s supposed to but when on cold it just trickles into the tub. Anyone else have a Whirlpool washer with the Three Solenoid Non Thermostatic that does this or not?
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Post# 1133754 , Reply# 1 11/17/2021 at 06:28 (883 days old) by Tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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It sounds like the valve is not working properly. | ||
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Post# 1133756 , Reply# 2 11/17/2021 at 07:38 (883 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Slow Cold Fill | ||
| Post# 1133758 , Reply# 3 11/17/2021 at 07:41 (883 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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| Post# 1133765 , Reply# 4 11/17/2021 at 07:53 (883 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Post# 1133769 , Reply# 5 11/17/2021 at 08:26 (883 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 The valve assembly design has a separate flow path for the 3rd solenoid mixing the incoming hot and cold together for warm. That cold flow is not via the cold solenoid. Hot temp = hot solenoid Warm temp = warm solenoid Medium temp = hot solenoid + warm solenoid Cold temp = cold solenoid When you set it to Medium or Warm and turn off the hot faucet, the cold flow is through the 3rd warm solenoid, not the cold solenoid. | ||
| Post# 1134157 , Reply# 6 11/21/2021 at 17:03 (879 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Update
I rebuilt the 3rd valve and now everything works like it’s supposed to. I however will still continue to use the hot, medium, and warm cycles since I don’t want gook to build up in my machine like it does in machines owned by cold water users. Will only use the cold cycle for darks or colors that will fade/bleed easily.
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