Does anyone know if these yellow water valves can be mounted to this Speed Queen bracket via existing holes provided? And what screw to use?
Mounting Water Valves to Bracket
- Thread starter Chetlaham
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The yellow valve should fit
You may need to drill a hole or two to mount it to the Speed Queen bracket.
The yellow valve does not have any flow restriction in it at all so it should fill a lot faster. That's the difference between the blue newer whirlpool valve that you pictured the other day, it has flow restrictors in it, but it may still feel faster than the Speed Queen valve
You may need to drill a hole or two to mount it to the Speed Queen bracket.
The yellow valve does not have any flow restriction in it at all so it should fill a lot faster. That's the difference between the blue newer whirlpool valve that you pictured the other day, it has flow restrictors in it, but it may still feel faster than the Speed Queen valve
Much thanks!
Any idea of what screws I should use and which direction they should go?
Any idea of what screws I should use and which direction they should go?
Argghhh!
Ok, so the blue 285805 valve just arrived from Whirlpool with two nasty suprises. One: the valve isn't 50/50 which ok I can make peace with. Two: The small hole is on the cold side and large hole is on the high side. That means the warm setting will be to hot, and the cold will fill to slow.
Old websites say these were 50/50, but I guess yet again the appliance industry has to exert control making customer's lives miserable.
Does anyone know what to do, or am I just looking at things wrong?
Ok, so the blue 285805 valve just arrived from Whirlpool with two nasty suprises. One: the valve isn't 50/50 which ok I can make peace with. Two: The small hole is on the cold side and large hole is on the high side. That means the warm setting will be to hot, and the cold will fill to slow.
Old websites say these were 50/50, but I guess yet again the appliance industry has to exert control making customer's lives miserable.
Does anyone know what to do, or am I just looking at things wrong?
Let me know if this pic is too small, but if you zoom in the hole on the cold (top) side if smaller than the hot side (bottom)?
No winning, LOL
The appliance industry has truly figured out thwarting divergence and non compliance LOL. I could've just swapped the hot and cold leads, however doing so in practice would put strain on the gray wire which is technically to short.
Will moving the the grey wire cause problems?
The appliance industry has truly figured out thwarting divergence and non compliance LOL. I could've just swapped the hot and cold leads, however doing so in practice would put strain on the gray wire which is technically to short.
Will moving the the grey wire cause problems?
panasonicvac
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I'd be curious to see how much water would flow out of the yellow valves, maybe not a huge difference. That's one of the reasons why I like using the warm wash setting best on my Kenmore 90 Series and on my cousin's GE because not only it fills up faster but the looks of the water flow is more cool to view in my opinion (like my profile picture).
Replacement inlet valve
Oh, for Pete sakes, just put the blue valve in the same way the yellow valve is mounted and switch the inlet hoses. The blue valve is set up 70% cold and 30% hot just like the original Speed Queen valve.
John L
Oh, for Pete sakes, just put the blue valve in the same way the yellow valve is mounted and switch the inlet hoses. The blue valve is set up 70% cold and 30% hot just like the original Speed Queen valve.
John L
Installed - Update- Good News
Ok, so I installed the valve, reversed the hoses and the power terminals like John said. Physically I can confirm the new valve fits 100% like the old one, and with great ease. Slide in along with the old screw through the new valve fits 100%. No difference there. I took out the failed/corroded rubber "back flow" / "check valve" that had deteriorated. The fill rate is near 100% identical to the old valve. Cold is perhaps a fraction of a percent faster, hot a fraction of a percent slower, warm fill rate is about the same. 30/70 mix. I say perhaps, because you could fool me.
The only noticeable difference is the valve doesn't do that rippy hiss on hot like the old- hot is smooth and quiet. Cold however sounds like and old toilet fill valve or kitchen sink, you can hear it in the plumbing. But thats not a major adversity.
Here is a pick of new valve. I am debating trying the yellow one out, but I'm unsure if it will be like one from the 1980s. I would not be surprised if the the new yellow valve is restricted, 30/70, or both.
Ok, so I installed the valve, reversed the hoses and the power terminals like John said. Physically I can confirm the new valve fits 100% like the old one, and with great ease. Slide in along with the old screw through the new valve fits 100%. No difference there. I took out the failed/corroded rubber "back flow" / "check valve" that had deteriorated. The fill rate is near 100% identical to the old valve. Cold is perhaps a fraction of a percent faster, hot a fraction of a percent slower, warm fill rate is about the same. 30/70 mix. I say perhaps, because you could fool me.
The only noticeable difference is the valve doesn't do that rippy hiss on hot like the old- hot is smooth and quiet. Cold however sounds like and old toilet fill valve or kitchen sink, you can hear it in the plumbing. But thats not a major adversity.
Here is a pick of new valve. I am debating trying the yellow one out, but I'm unsure if it will be like one from the 1980s. I would not be surprised if the the new yellow valve is restricted, 30/70, or both.
