Restricted!
Delmer,
This scenario came up a few months back and it seemed that the person never had a problem with the water level in their portable unit and the culprit turned out to be a new faucet which was recently installed. I think the manufacturers are using a design that restricts the water throughout the whole faucet and that made a difference in the fill level. The machine valve was checked as you did and nothing was found to be wrong. You may want to check that the o-ring on the drain valve plunger is still intact and not ripped or being held open by a piece of debris like a toothpick or straw or a bone.
And Bill, you employ my trick with the flow restrictor in the valve. I like to remove them especially on machines like the 21 series and up which have those short purges between cycle segments. That way I get some additional rinsing of the dishes between washes and on some models, get additional rinses as well! The only problem is that you wind up with a totally full tub of water who's flow is stopped by the float or pressure switch and it takes longer to heat the water during preheat and sani phases. And as I have measured in the units which have the element above the sump, you don't actually get the temperature rise out of the element in the time allotted because of the increased volume. I ran that test for Andrew In Orlando last year just to document the start and end temps in each segment. With the restrictor, we got a higher end temp but lost the luxury of a few seconds of extra rinsing.
WARNING!WARNING!WARNING!
If you remove the restrictor and get a very full fill in the tub, be careful if you open the door to add anything or adjust a banging dish. Because the water level is basically up to the door bottom, there is little means of allowing the escaping air to vent out when you start the washing action again. It will often push water out of the door, unless you close the door slowly and allow the air to escape on its own.
You will hear the air escaping and then you will be able to start the machine up. It will only need to happen once and you will learn your lesson!
What you can do it remove the restrictor and then throttle down the manual valve supply the machine so that it won't over fill or fill to the point of the float switch shutting it down or adjust it to just before that point!
I also take the restrictors out of the newer style tall-tub Kenwhirlaids so it accomplishes the same thing during the purges in the cycle. I feel better rinsing the soap off the dishes that way!
One last thing, if you are looking for that small microswitch that the door latch arm actuates, it is part number 66733 and should still be available thru your local Hobart office.
If that office does not stock it, ask them to check the other offices in the country for available stock. Then they can get it brought it for you from another branch or agency.
Make sure that the little brass actuator is not bent in such a way that it is keeping the switch closed as well.
Hope this helps.
Steve
