Speed Queen Mixing valve part# for better warm water?

[fordiesel69]

I have an AWN412xxxxx speed queen from 2013 with electro mechanical controls. When selecting warm water, it is not that warm. I heard for a different part# mixing valve that will provide a better ratio of hot water to make the warm - warmer. Please elaborate on this......

What prompted this question is that the maytag dependable care I am working on, has a very awesome warm water fill. It is nice and warm.

To get this warm on the SQ, I have to close down the valve on the cold side a bit which makes the fill kinda slow.

 

[yogitunes]

SQ used a standard fill valve, I found them to be identical to ones on Maytags....I think their becoming universal....

basically all I did was drill out the hot side in size to match the cold side...to get an equal 50/50 mix

 

[fordiesel69]

I seem to recall someone just purchasing another type of valve. What did you drill out exactly.

 

[combo52]

Getting A Warmer Warm

The valve in your SQ TL washer is a 30/70 valve, you get 30% from the hot side when both valves are open and 70% from the cold side.

 

You can drill out the inlet under the inlet screen as Martin suggested or you can just use a WP inlet valve Pt# 285805 which will give you a 50/50 fill balance.

 

[fordiesel69]

And the WP part# will fit directly with no modification?

 

[combo52]

yes

 

[tomturbomatic]

The inlet valve in the KA top loaders, was, at least for a while, 60/40 so the warm was nice and warm. When CU tested washers, the KA got a better grade for cleaning than the Kenmore. I believe that John said it was because of the warmer water from that special valve, but CU never measured the water temperatures to investigate. I just pray that my appliances outlive me. I get good, warm water for my SQ FL, the only FL without a 220 volt internal heater,  because it, along with all of the FLs, are on that modulating cold water supply valve that supplies 75-80F cold water and when you mix that with 145F hot water, you get good warm water.

 

[revvinkevin]

If you want to modify your existing valve....

 

 

I modified the water valve in the Whirlpool washer at work 4 years ago.

 

Here is the thread about it....

 

Kevin

[this post was last edited: 5/24/2017-11:14]

Correcting "dumbed down" hot water flow

I know there has been a lot of discussion this recently and I believe there is little you can do with the computerized and temp controlled machines. However the "more basic" washers you can do something about. This is a pretty BOL machine we have at work, a single speed, 2 knob...

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[fordiesel69]

Ok, I ordered the w/o 285805 let's keep fingers crossed it does the trick......not only do I hope for warmer warm, but also to allow a faster fill than standard one.

 

[Chetlaham]

@combo

Your post deserves multiple likes! I have been looking for a universal fill valve 50/50 for some time, thank you for posting it. I'd be lost without this place. Much thanks

 

[combo52]

High Flow 50/50 valve for SQ

You can use WP part # 358277, this valve will allow fill rates of around 10 gallons per minute when both valves are open on a warm setting.

 

[fordiesel69]

UPDATE:

The WP inlet valve Pt# 285805 came in the mail yesterday, and I installed it. I noticed the WARM setting fills quite a bit faster now, in addition to it being nice and warm like the maytags. On the flipside, the COLD seems to fill much slower now.

Overall a worthy upgrade as 95% of my stuff is washed on WARM/WARM.

 

[Chetlaham]

# 358277

Where these the same valves used in the Belt driven Whirlpools? Or did the also go into DDs? I had a DD from 2007, that thing filled fast!

 

[Chetlaham]

10 Gallons per minute

Also, that flow rate won't cause a Speed Queen fill siphon to leak, correct? I once put a Filter flo valve in another machine and the anti-siphon leaked.