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Hi Eugene —
It fills from behind the drum. From the detergent drawer, the water runs into a tube that pours behind the drum.
I thought of something else you need to know. After your machine finishes its brand new honeymoon, it will start making loud clanking/banging sounds when the final spin is coasting to a stop. Sometimes. But not always. The sounds are erratic, not rhythmic. The noise is its cast iron balancing balls clanking into each other. Don’t worry about it. There’s nothing wrong with the machine. In a few weeks it will stop making that noise. Maybe with ongoing use, the oil that the balancing balls are suspended in thickens up? I really don’t know the answer, and if this crockpot hypothesis is absurd enough to make a professional such as John laugh — well enjoy the laugh and may it brighten your day. But do please tell us why that noise happens during break in and then goes away later on.
Another club member was concerned about it and thought there was something seriously wrong with the machine. He was not persuaded by my assurance — and John L’s too, if I recall. He was alarmed by the noise and thought he was going to cause damage by continuing to use it. So he had the dealer tear into it, and then after that, the machine was never put together again the same, and he was sorry.
If your machine should walk when balancing a load, Speed Queen makes rubber feet with an adhesive backing that solves the problem. I have a smooth slippery painted concrete basement floor, and mine would walk.
I hope these machines bring you only pleasure! I’ve really enjoyed mine.