Kenmore 90 Series Problem

[drewz]

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Has anyone had a problem with the water level with this machine?

As machine has gotten older when water level set on high water level is going down. When new tub filled over last top row of drain holes, after five years water level dropped so top row of drain holes showing, now in the last year it only fills and leaves two rows of drain holes showing?

Help? is this normal with age?

 

[kenhe5t]

heres a guess

i think it could be the amount of clothes you put in, the clothes displace the water and it will look like the water isnt filling up all the way. you could try to do it when its empty. and see if it comes up to the same level.

 

[appnut]

I think there is something wrong. My 1986 Lady Kenmore Series 90 never gradually lowered the "high" water level over time. But I just don't know what it is. Could be the water level switch or the tube that is used to sense the level (it's connected from the control panel to sinside the machine).

 

[drewz]

Tested with clothes & empty

does not make any difference, same level?

Should I replace control or wait until it really gets low?

 

[pturo]

Maybe after a while (decades) there is some crap(lint/rust/schmutz) in the tube that tells the water to shut off thru false lint pressure with water behind it, and you should dismantle the pressure switch tube and clean it out. Seems a thing that would happen with age. I so hate dismatling as opposed to mantling, but sometimes there is no choice. There is a lot of crap between the inner tub and outer tub that could be robbing you of water level power,depending on the make of the machine,and where the pressure tube to the switch is located in the outer tub.

 

[pturo]

Sorry, not decades, only half decades, in this case-but I have found tubes to the fill shutoff to be really groody to the max on older machines. When you think about it,they never get a back rinse and get really yucky, IMHO.

 

[rolltideroll]

Come on guys, i thought yaw knew your stuff here. Hey man, just go into your contol panel console, disconnecting your power of course and...on your water pressure switch you will see a tiny screw attched to the plunger that pushes in and out of the diaphram in the water pressure switch itself. Well, you can plug in and start your water to filling and when you get to the point that you want your "small" load to begin washing, start turning this screw, which is very sensitive, until you acheive your agitation to begin. This may take wasting a few gallons of water before you get it back into correct position but if you are picky or are a real conservasionist, it will be worth your time. You don't need a new switch, just dial it back in to it's factory setting. It has gotten out of whack because of vibration. This is normal fluctuation.

 

[toggleswitch]

Good idea!

Yes WP and Kenmore are notorious for a less than full fill as time passes.

 

[drewz]

thanks sooo much! rolltideroll!

Your the best! I will swing back that Kenmore's control panel and fix it!

Thanks again!

 

[rolltideroll]

Did it work for ya Drewz? A lot of the older style GE's I deal with have this problem. Most of the time I don't worry too much about the level of the water unless it is like WAYYYYYYYY out of sync.

 

[coldspot66]

The newer water level switches in use now (white body with a red stem for the knob) are not adjustable. They do have a tendency to fill less so it has to be replaced.