Adjustable water upgrade for Electrolux ELFW7437AW Washer 2024

[strongagitation]

Hello Everyone,

I just bought an Electrolux ELFW7437AW washer and to my unpleasant surprise the 2024 washers have starting using vapors to clean my clothes. The wash cycle with "Solid Soil" activated does not add any noticeable water. My last Electrolux did make a noticeable difference in the added water.

The first water fill will add detergent and enough water to moisten 30% of the clothes. Then after 5 minutes the washer adds another couple of cups and there are approximately 2 cups of water additionally when the clothes are completely saturated in the wash drum. The amount of water is nearly identical to the newest LG front load washers. I work with clay soil and work out 5 days a week I really need more water to get the clothes clean.

I can add water to the washer through the detergent dispenser for the wash cycle but cannot time it correctly for the rinse’s cycles and even with extra rinses I’m starting to have skin problems from detergent residue. I use Tide liquid and never use more detergent over the lowest level on the measuring cap which is “1”.

Do any of you know if there is a way I can replace the factory water level sensor with an adjustable water level knob? I don’t need the water level as high as the door or anything just an inch of water in the drum after the clothes are saturated will provide excellent results as my last Electrolux top-of-the-line-machine did. Is it possible to adjust the water sensor in the machine to use a bit more water? I don’t care how the machine looks.

Thank you all in advance for your help,

Matt

 

[me]

The pressure sensors used in most modern machine, well ones sold over here anyway, have a pulsed output and the frequency of the pulses changes in proportion to the pressure.

Looks like some can be dismantled and might be possible to adjust:-



A neater way to do tweak it could be to use a cheap wifi or bluetooth enable microcontroller board, such as one of the esp32 boards supported by arduino for quick easy programming, which could be wired up between the sensor and the washing machine's control board and programmed to output a frequency at a different rate. You would then be able to tweak the water levels on your phone. I don't know if anyone has developed such a project, my own machine does a descent job as is provided I use extra rinses for clothing, and pre-wash if very muddy.

 

[lakewebsterkid]

water level

Do all the cycles do this? For instance, whites cycles generally use a little more water and more accurate water temperatures.

 

[cleanteamofny]

 

 

 

I see you're unfamiliar with the wash cycle with the Luxcare washer.

The 400 Series washer is a mid-range machine. It lacks an Activewear Cycle, which uses more water on that wash cycle.

I have not seen anyone adjust the water level, so I cannot help you in this area.

If you're sensitive to Tide or any detergent brand, look for "Free and Clear."

For a deeper clean, you may need Boosters like Oxi, Borax, or Washing Soda.

Unlike the Electrolux IQ and Wavetouch, it lacks Pre-Wash.

They substitute this with"Stainsoak," which uses this time to implement concentrated enzyme with your detergent with the least amount of water before adding more water to the central wash portion.

The "soiled soil" mode involves maximum extended wash time. (This can be a 3-hour wash on the Heavy-duty Cycle, Solid soil, Stain Soak, Perfect Steam, and Pure rinse with max spin.)

No additional water is added to the wash.

For a thorough rinse, turn on the extra rinse.

 

 

According to the Elux website:

 

Your Electrolux Front Load washer will automatically determine the proper water level for each load,

you don’t have to do anything to adjust it. Because this type of washer is water efficient, it’s normal for the water level to always be below the bottom of the door.

Electrolux Front Load washers are designed to both maximize water usage and the cleaning of your laundry.

You will notice significantly less water usage in your front load washer than you are used to seeing in other units, especially top-load washers.

The addition of extra water may actually result in your laundry not being cleaned as well.

Tumbling action and recirculating pumps help distribute the water and detergent to clean your laundry more efficiently.

 

 Look for "For Owners" within the link below;

https://www.electrolux.com/en/product/ELFW7437AW

 

[petek]

If your clothes aren't coming out clean, and as you say you never add more than the level 1 on the cup, perhaps you should be adding more detergent and using a 2nd or 3rd rinse if you're having skin issues, or switch to another brand of detergent.
Both the Duet I had before and our current LG use scant amount of water, often I can never see any in there, but the clothes always come out perfectly clean.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

wash cycles

What wash cycles do you use mainly?

 

[cleanteamofny]

Clothes lifters or paddles

 

 

I've noticed something about the New Luxcare Washers: the paddles.

They're lower and flatter than the IQ-Wavetouch units.

Small loads in these new washers are not lifted like in the older unit, so the wash times were increased to compensate for the short paddles within the drum.

Elux changed these paddles to reduce the microplastic that comes off clothing that would end up in the waterway. IMHO.

 

Picture #1  LuxCare

Picture #2  Wavetouch

 

[henene4]

Solid soil

As with rinsing, more water per fill isn't the all giving solution.
Heavy, solid soil like dust and mud - like rinsing - is about overall dilution.

That's why you run a prewash on these items. Or make your own.
The so hated fast cycles (18min wash on yours), cold or at most warm, with a minimal dose of detergent and lowest soil setting are perfect for that.
The start the main cycle like normal.

On yours, a 400 series model, the StainTreat option is basically the same, just built into a cycle.
So combining that with the additional 18min wash gives you 3 total fills before the mainwash with at least one spin somewhere in there. Adding the additional rinse gives you 3 rinses post main wash aswell.
I don't know how much soil you have on your clothing, but unless you actually just plunk a piece of earth in there, that should be enough dilution.

 

[mark_wpduet]

that's what I do on my duet... if I'm dealing with something really dirty (which isn't often) I run a soak cycle with a full dose of detergent...which doesn't get rinsed... and it still tumbles for a bit, then soaks... then tumbles a bit.. etc...for 20 min's I think then just drains... then I can start which ever cycle I want...and most of the time I do this, I don't add more detergent because the items are already saturated with detergent.. I might add more detergent before starting the cycle but usually I don't...but you totally could. The soak cycles uses a pretty good amount of water....this is also what I do when I wash something really bulky so that it can be totally saturated before even starting the main cycle.

I would do exactly what henene4 said if dealing with dirty garden clothes of something in one of these FL washers...I just don't have any experience with newer ones...