2015 Speed Queen Washer Model AWNE82SP113TW01

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Well now, the hot water only fill is down to a trickle as well. Warm, both hot and cold are fine. I decided to switch out the current water intake valve for the original Alliance part. Simply because it's a lot cheaper, go figure. The more research I do, the more it seems the culprit is the pressure switch. 

 

[Chetlaham]

Fill valves used on Speed Queen top load washer are operated in a binary fashion. They either receive 120 volts 60Hz AC or they get zero volts. Nothing on them is variably modulated by the control board.   

 

A trickle on the hot would be indicative of a clog. Either in the plumbing, the hose, the screens or the valve itself. The pressure switch would have no effect on the flow rate of the valve when said valve is energized. 

 

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Typo: I meant warm water flow is fine. It's only when you switch to cold or hot that the flow goes down to a trickle. 

 

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Switched in the new inlet valve. Rechecked the hoses, and the filters. No change. Weak cold and hot flows. Strong flow in warm. One thing I can say about the genuine valve, it sure is noisy while it's filling. 

 

[combo52]

Warm flow will almost always be stronger

Because you have hot and cold filling at the same time, sounds like the pressure is low in your building, only way to prove that is to attach a pressure gauge to the hot or cold faucet and see how much the pressure drops while the machine is filling.

You could also post a picture of the flow on hot and cold, etc.

John L

 

[Chetlaham]

The genuine valve is restricted on both the hot and the cold, more so on the hot, as are most knock off valves.  

 

 

I'm with John, either the pressure in the building is low, the water flow rate in the building is restricted, or you're getting normal fill volume which will be rather anemic with all the restrictions built into modern valves.