How to adjust water level on Frigidaire Gallery Front Loaders

[thomasortega]

martin, the hose should be very flexible and elastic.

like those very flexible yellow or blue rubber hoses (i don't know how they are called in English) used when a nurse needs to give an IV injection.

The idea is to make the hose expand to the sides before the pressure switch detect the pressure.

 

[yogitunes]

I might have something out in the garage, I have a lot of hooses on spools, maybe like hoses used for windshield washer fluid....My first attempt was using air line hose from an aquarium, but you may be right witha rubber hose that would expand a little easier......give me a few days to try out a few things and I'll get back to you on the results.....

this may actually work!

 

[tristarcxl]

Bertrum...

The longest cycle on these machines takes just over 45 minutes. The water level really *IS* too low to achieve decent washability, even with a modern HE detergent. There's no heater, and here in the US we don't have the enzyme cleaners that other countries use.

By raising the water level a couple inches in my particular machine, the washability has been greatly improved! The clothes come out cleaner, I don't have problems with sudsing (which the machine did even with tiny amounts of HE detergent), and I don't have to use the extra rinse.

In the worst case, the bearings will fail......who cares.....i have 2 more machines to use if they do. This particular machine was banished to the garage for doing poor washing, but now that it's actually doing well, it may move back into the house as a daily driver.

 

[thomasortega]

1 inch won't kill your machine, but 2 inches will.

The problem is when a top loader lover has to have a front loader and then adjust the water lever to almost reach the ceiling of the laundry room.

 

[brastemp]

I have tried with a rest of hose from my side by side filter and nothing changes too..
I have no problem with rinse because I always use good soaps.
The Frigidaire affinity problem is a inesistent Bulk Itens cycle like LG and Whirlpool Duet for large itens. My extra large conforters need more water to take a good wash, in general the interior item stay dry a half part of the cycle. With a large load of towels is poor too.

 

[yogitunes]

I have been adding water thru the dispenser drawer, only a gallon, and it makes a big difference to me, thats all I wanted to add.....

 

[mrb627]

HE Detergents

Actually, most detergents sold in the US are Enzyme detergents. The problem lies with the fact that enzymes take longer to do the job than phosphates due. Which is why wash cycles tend to get longer and longer.

 

[yogitunes]

the main problem I see is that when you select HOT wash/COLD rinse, even with the extra rinse...the load comes out warm, not cold.....so you know the clothes aren't getting saturated enough.....there's no suds, but I can't help wondering, are they really getting washed correctly?