turquoisedude
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I've been itching to get these machines fully up and running since I got them shipped from Greg in Omaha last summer; I had a couple of little glitches between then and now, however...
The first was the 'clattering' when agitation engaged. That was not as difficult to fix as I thought - of course Phil did all the work... LOL So, I moved the set into the Ogden Laundry figuring all would be fine now. Nope... The washer didn't seem to drain properly and this caused an 'overflow spin'. I determined that the drain hose and pump were not clogged so I changed the drain hose. I did a couple of tests and all seemed fine, so I thought I'd try a real load of clothes. During that test I noticed that the tub didn't seem to fill completely. I grumbled a bit and pulled the machine out and removed the water inlet valve. I tried removing the screens from the hot and cold inlets but I still wasn't getting enough water. I was pressed for time, so the tinkering had to wait until the following weekend. I was convinced I had seen a shut-off that Greg had used to reduce the water flow, so I took the back off the washer (removing the drain hose) and sure enough, there it was! It was a piece of cake to adjust the valve to get the right flow of water from the water system in Ogden - we are on a well so water pressure is a bit lower than it would be with city-supplied water systems. The flow seemed good and I was able to fill the tub in the allotted 4 minutes on the timer. BUT, when the washer went into spin and tried to drain, no water flowed out of the machine. I set the drain hose down into a bucket and water came flowing out. I was puzzled... So I tried letting the machine spin and drain again. It worked - water was being pumped out of the tub and into the standpipe. I tried another full cycle test and all was fine... I just don't get why when I drained out the residual water from the pump and drain hose that the next time the machine was used it didn't drain... Anyway...
Fast forward to Saturday, September 25th, 2015... All's well with the washer at last!
The first was the 'clattering' when agitation engaged. That was not as difficult to fix as I thought - of course Phil did all the work... LOL So, I moved the set into the Ogden Laundry figuring all would be fine now. Nope... The washer didn't seem to drain properly and this caused an 'overflow spin'. I determined that the drain hose and pump were not clogged so I changed the drain hose. I did a couple of tests and all seemed fine, so I thought I'd try a real load of clothes. During that test I noticed that the tub didn't seem to fill completely. I grumbled a bit and pulled the machine out and removed the water inlet valve. I tried removing the screens from the hot and cold inlets but I still wasn't getting enough water. I was pressed for time, so the tinkering had to wait until the following weekend. I was convinced I had seen a shut-off that Greg had used to reduce the water flow, so I took the back off the washer (removing the drain hose) and sure enough, there it was! It was a piece of cake to adjust the valve to get the right flow of water from the water system in Ogden - we are on a well so water pressure is a bit lower than it would be with city-supplied water systems. The flow seemed good and I was able to fill the tub in the allotted 4 minutes on the timer. BUT, when the washer went into spin and tried to drain, no water flowed out of the machine. I set the drain hose down into a bucket and water came flowing out. I was puzzled... So I tried letting the machine spin and drain again. It worked - water was being pumped out of the tub and into the standpipe. I tried another full cycle test and all was fine... I just don't get why when I drained out the residual water from the pump and drain hose that the next time the machine was used it didn't drain... Anyway...
Fast forward to Saturday, September 25th, 2015... All's well with the washer at last!
