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Thread Number: 92188
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Water Inlet Valve 285805 Flow Restrictor |
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| Post# 1167599 12/26/2022 at 20:26 (485 days old) by BlockEight88 (Hobart, IN) | ||
Happy Holidays! This may be a stupid question but could someone point out where the flow restrictor is on the water inlet valve or a direct drive washer? I had read somewhere on this website that it could be drilled out.
On this particular image, I am thinking it would be the small gray dot in the very middle. Does anyone have any information on what this would achieve? Increase water flow? Thank you.
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Post# 1167634 , Reply# 1 12/27/2022 at 08:59 (484 days old) by ryner1988  (Indianapolis) |
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Flow restrictor
I think in many cases this restricts the flow of the hot water, which is why a hot fill is always so much slower than anything else. But some washers have it on both hot and cold valves, not sure about the direct drive though. I know on my Whirlpool direct drive, the cold fills relatively quickly, warm fills really fast, but hot is slooooow!
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| Post# 1167658 , Reply# 2 12/27/2022 at 14:44 (484 days old) by BlockEight88 (Hobart, IN) | ||
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| Post# 1167665 , Reply# 3 12/27/2022 at 16:13 (484 days old) by therhett17 (Oklahoma City, OK) | ||
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What's the point of having a flow restrictor on a washer inlet valve? It's going to take the same amount of water to fill the tub, whether it flows fast or slow lol | ||
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Post# 1167667 , Reply# 4 12/27/2022 at 16:23 (484 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1167669 , Reply# 5 12/27/2022 at 16:32 (484 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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 >> What's the point of having a flow restrictor on a washer inlet valve? It's going to take the same amount of water to fill the tub, whether it flows fast or slow lol It lessens water hammer when the valves close Proportioning for the "warm" temperature when both valves are open Allowing a meaningful spray-rinse instead of just dousing More accurate fill level measurements as the contents progressively absorb water | ||
| Post# 1167670 , Reply# 6 12/27/2022 at 16:35 (484 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
What's the point of having a flow restrictor on a washer inlet valve?
It's a crude "green" device to use less hot water so your clothes emerge from the washer a little more dirty.
Buy a 350487 water valve, it's 50/50 hot/cold. https://www.ebay.com/itm/283102645684QUE... | ||
| Post# 1167682 , Reply# 7 12/27/2022 at 17:48 (484 days old) by BlockEight88 (Hobart, IN) | ||
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I was able to take a needle nose pliers and remove the flow restrictors.
Will my washer do a straight warm 50/50 rinse now?
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Post# 1167714 , Reply# 8 12/27/2022 at 22:36 (484 days old) by ryner1988 (Indianapolis) |
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Will my washer do a straight warm 50/50 rinse now? | ||
| Post# 1167731 , Reply# 9 12/28/2022 at 10:03 (483 days old) by BlockEight88 (Hobart, IN) | ||
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Post# 1167732 , Reply# 10 12/28/2022 at 10:37 (483 days old) by ryner1988 (Indianapolis) |
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