new washing machines have a water temperature problem
alice-2010
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Comments (21)1. washer worked perfectly 2, Handy man turned off all water in the house. 3.Handyman changed gaskets on the outside spigot 4. Turned water back on to the whole house 5. Went to wash clothes and the hot water worked for awhile (5-10 minutes) the just stops. 6. Cold water rarely would fill at all. 7. Tried the washer many times but no luck 8. Handy man got the flood hoses and put on machine 9. Tried more times to wash clothes but water would fill for a few minutes and stop. The hot water would almost always come on for awhile. The only way the cold water would come on is if it was turned on VERY slowly and sometimes not even then. 10. Checked water at spigot - water comes out fine. Checked water from spigot to unattached washing machine end. Water came out perfectly. 11. Today, replaced flood hoses and put on the Eastman hose. Every single thing concerning water remains the same. 12. I have never, in the past, turned water on and off when doing laundry. It think that covers it. We did all of the GE testing ideas from Sammy above, All results are listed above....See MoreDo you know exactly how much water your Washing Machine uses?
Comments (27)Here are the rest of the loads that I measured. Light Blue load: 1 flannel shirt, 9 athletic shirts, 1 dress shirt, 5 pairs underwear, 1 pair of pants, 1 pair of shorts Wash 2 rinses Wash .793 gallons, spun out 2.1 gals total 2.9 gallons Rinse 1 2.1 gallons, spun out 2.3 gallons total 4.4 gallons Rinse 2 2.1 gallons, spun out 2.6 gallons total 4.7 gallons TOTAL 12 gallons Red load: 6 athletic shirts, 1 flannel shirt, 2 pairs underwear, 2 bath towels, 1 hand towel, 2 washcloths, 1 table cloth, 2 place mats Wash, 2 rinses Wash 2.6 gallons, spun out 0.793 gallons total 3.3 gallons Rinse 1 3.1 gallons, spun out 1.3 gallons total 4.4 gallons Rinse 2 3.1 gallons, spun out 2.6 gallons total 5.7 gallons TOTAL 13.4 gallons Light Grey load: 6 pairs underwear, 4 shirts, 12 pairs grey socks Wash, 3 rinses, water+ Wash 1.8 gallons, spun out 1.5 gallons total 3.3 gallons. Rinse 1 2.9 gallons, spun out 1.8 gallons total 4.7 gallons Rinse 2 3.1 gallons, spun out 1.8 gallons total 4.9 gallons Rinse 3 2.9 gallons, spun out 1.8 gallons total 4.7 gallons TOTAL 17.6 gallons White Load: 2 dress shirts, 3 athletic shirts, 7 undershirts, 9 pairs of socks, 9 pairs tighty whities. Prewash, wash, 3 rinses, water + Prewash 1.3 gallons, spun out 1.05 gallons total 2.3 gallons Wash 2.1 gallons, spun out 1.8 gallons total 3.9 gallons Rinse 1 2.6 gallons, spun out 2.3 gallons total 4.9 gallons Rinse 2 2.6 gallons, spun out 2.6. gallons spun total 5.2 gallons Rinse 3 2.6 gallons, spun out 3.4 gallons total of 6 gallons TOTAL 22.3 gallons...See Morewhich washing machines don't have automatic temperature control
Comments (5)Given the risk of inciting a flame war from one of the rabid Speed Queen fans (not Wekick, btw) , I hesitated to respond with what I recently found while researching new washers. But, here goes. The TC5 is not SQ's only model that (mostly) dispenses with ATC. Speed Queen/Alliance says that all of its current residential models ---- that' s the TC5 "classic agitator" rop-load model, the three TR (new design) top load models, the FF7 front loaders, and the SF7 stack laundry center --- do have a kind of ATC for the "Normal-Eco" wash program but not for all the other selections. The "normal-eco" is the wash program used for Energy Star ratings. All current SQ residential models have electronic controls. The "normal-eco" program electronics will meter in between 88% and 100% of the wash water from the cold water line no matter what temperature selection you choose. For all of the other SQ wash program choices, "hot" is supposed to be tap hot, "warm" is supposed to be a 50-50 mix of tap hot and tap cold, and "cold "is supposed to be tap cold. (See this Speed Queen link for an example of the company's product literature.) There also are the Staber top-loading horizontal drum models. (You can google the name if you like niche products.) Also, if you need a washer for a small space, off-the-grid, or RV, I believe The Laundry Alternative offers several models without ATC. Of course, there are lots of non-ATC older model washers available on Craigslist and such as well as from sellers who recondition and resell used washers. An alternative to trying to find non-ATC washers would be circumventing the ATC by using diversion valves or external mixing valves on the water supply hoses to mix hot water through the cold water side. Many (but not all) ATC controls work by regulating the flow through the hot water input but do not control for the temperature coming in through the cold water side. Using valves to mix in some (or a lot of) hot water through the cold water side thereby provide pretty much any incoming water temperature you want up to what comes to the washer from the house's hot water heater. Some folks who want hotter-than-ATC washes (or warmer than ATC-warm washes and rinses) install a small, inexpensive 120v electric point-of-use on-demand water heater between the cold tap and the washing machine. You only need to turn it on about 15 minutes before starting the wash and shut it off after the wash cycle when you no longer need it to run. This can let you set starting wash temperatures from a 95°F warm on up to hot washes starting around 160°F or so. (How "hot" you can get depends on the heater model you select.)...See MoreTime to buy a new washing machine
Comments (39)luna , Following the various Miele owners on this board actually deterred me from even considering one. There have been lots of issues that owners report they had trouble getting resolved. Right now there is a post about that. And , I didn't want one that small . I want to be able to wash larger size quilt type items. Had I considered a compact, I probably would have just gone back with Bosch. I had 14 years with no service calls on it. Boba, yes, I've been checking temps that way. I"m beginning to wonder if by using so many long cycles to get the temperature up that it isn't going to be very energy efficient. What year did you buy your duet? My daughter bought one about the same time as I bought my Bosch , 2008 and she had a major problem 2 years later which at first they refused to cover until she posted about it and then they contacted her and covered it. As I remember , it was about a $600 dollar repair but I don't remember the specifics. She had 2 kids playing sports, as well as a husband playing soccer, so it got heavy duty use. She had another issue with it a few years later, just now I put in a mattress cover on the bedding cycle. I added steam, so then I couldn't change any of the settings. It got to 63C in 15 minutes and then the temp quickly dropped to 40C....See Moregates1
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