washing machine water temperature
 

My washing machine is hooked up to the correct water lines in the
laundry room. My question is this. When I select HOT water for the
wash the water is HOT like it is supposed to be.
When I select COLD the water is COLD like it is supposed to be.
When I select WARM...the water is almost as cold as the COLD setting.


Do I have to adjust the HOT and COLD water valve on the wall in order
to get the proper mix for warm water or is there an internal valve
inside the washing machine that handles that.
I have a fairly recent Whirlpool and can get the model number if
needed in order to answer this question.

Thanks,

Sam C.
Raleigh, N.C.

washing machine water temperature
 

hello wrote in message ...

My washing machine is hooked up to the
correct water lines in the laundry room.
When I select HOT water for the wash the
water is HOT like it is supposed to be.
When I select COLD the water is COLD
like it is supposed to be. When I select
WARM...the water is almost as cold as
the COLD setting.


Do I have to adjust the HOT and COLD
water valve on the wall in order to get the
proper mix for warm water

To get warn, both hot and cold water need to fill at about the same
rate. If one water flow is stronger then the other, the temperature of
warm will be closer to that temperature. Can you notice a different in
fill rate between a hot only and cold only setting?

If the fill rates are different between the 2 you could adjust the
water taps accordingly but the proper thing to do would be to find out
why they are substantially different and correct it. If could just be
partially plugged sediment screens in one of the fill hoses, a bad tap
or bad (interior caked up with lime and scale, etc.) water supply line
to the tap.

or is there an internal valve inside the washing
machine that handles that.

On top of the line washer models there may be an electronic control
which controls how much of each water supply to allow in to achieve a
"warm" temperature. On a model like that, a problem in the control or
its sensors could cause the temperature on that setting to be off.

Dan O.
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http://ng.Appliance411.com/?ref411=Whirlpool+washer

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washing machine water temperature
 

"hello" wrote in message
...
My washing machine is hooked up to the correct water lines in the
laundry room. My question is this. When I select HOT water for the
wash the water is HOT like it is supposed to be.
When I select COLD the water is COLD like it is supposed to be.
When I select WARM...the water is almost as cold as the COLD setting.


Do I have to adjust the HOT and COLD water valve on the wall in order
to get the proper mix for warm water or is there an internal valve
inside the washing machine that handles that.
I have a fairly recent Whirlpool and can get the model number if
needed in order to answer this question.

Thanks,

Sam C.
Raleigh, N.C.


Sounds suspiciously like a washer mixture problem. Is this a new washer?

washing machine water temperature
 

hello wrote in message . ..
My washing machine is hooked up to the correct water lines in the
laundry room. My question is this. When I select HOT water for the
wash the water is HOT like it is supposed to be.
When I select COLD the water is COLD like it is supposed to be.
When I select WARM...the water is almost as cold as the COLD setting.


Do I have to adjust the HOT and COLD water valve on the wall in order
to get the proper mix for warm water or is there an internal valve
inside the washing machine that handles that.
I have a fairly recent Whirlpool and can get the model number if
needed in order to answer this question.

Hi,

A copy...

Use a thermometer to test the temp of the incoming water in your
washer. Hot water should be close to 120-140 degrees F. Warm water
fill should be 100 degrees F. Cold water is approx 60-80 degrees F.
What happens in a cold climate location is the cold water temp drops
as the outside temps drops

If you need ( and probably will ) to adjust your warm water fill, turn
on the hot water tap fully, turn off the cold water tap. Let the water
start to fill. Then slowly turn on the cold tap adding the cold water
to the hot water making a warm fill....use a thermometer to set water
temp and leave the taps stay when you get about 100 degree F water
fill. I adjust my own washer usually twice a year, one on summer time
and once in the dead of winter.

Hope this helps,

jeff.
Appliance repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

washing machine water temperature
 

Thanks, You are correct. I used a thermometer and adjusted the cold
tap and got the warm temp to 100 degrees. Now all settings are
correct. I adjusted the cold tap. Also I noticed the cold fill rate
and the hot fill rate are identical now where as cold was
significantly faster than hot.
Thanks for all the help everyone!!

Sam in Raleigh, N.C.


On 2 Mar 2004 19:33:41 -0800, (jeff) wrote:

hello wrote in message . ..
My washing machine is hooked up to the correct water lines in the
laundry room. My question is this. When I select HOT water for the
wash the water is HOT like it is supposed to be.
When I select COLD the water is COLD like it is supposed to be.
When I select WARM...the water is almost as cold as the COLD setting.


Do I have to adjust the HOT and COLD water valve on the wall in order
to get the proper mix for warm water or is there an internal valve
inside the washing machine that handles that.
I have a fairly recent Whirlpool and can get the model number if
needed in order to answer this question.

Hi,

A copy...

Use a thermometer to test the temp of the incoming water in your
washer. Hot water should be close to 120-140 degrees F. Warm water
fill should be 100 degrees F. Cold water is approx 60-80 degrees F.
What happens in a cold climate location is the cold water temp drops
as the outside temps drops

If you need ( and probably will ) to adjust your warm water fill, turn
on the hot water tap fully, turn off the cold water tap. Let the water
start to fill. Then slowly turn on the cold tap adding the cold water
to the hot water making a warm fill....use a thermometer to set water
temp and leave the taps stay when you get about 100 degree F water
fill. I adjust my own washer usually twice a year, one on summer time
and once in the dead of winter.

Hope this helps,

jeff.
Appliance repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

washing machine water temperature
 

hello wrote in message . ..
Thanks, You are correct. I used a thermometer and adjusted the cold
tap and got the warm temp to 100 degrees. Now all settings are
correct. I adjusted the cold tap. Also I noticed the cold fill rate
and the hot fill rate are identical now where as cold was
significantly faster than hot.
Thanks for all the help everyone!!

Sam in Raleigh, N.C.

Hello,

Thankx for the update!! :)

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

washing machine water temperature
 

On 2 Mar 2004 19:33:41 -0800, (jeff) wrote:

Use a thermometer to test the temp of the incoming water in your
washer. Hot water should be close to 120-140 degrees F. Warm water
fill should be 100 degrees F. Cold water is approx 60-80 degrees F.
What happens in a cold climate location is the cold water temp drops
as the outside temps drops

How does one do this with a front-loader washer?

washing machine water temperature
 

washing machine water temperature
 

wrote in message . ..
On 2 Mar 2004 19:33:41 -0800, (jeff) wrote:

Use a thermometer to test the temp of the incoming water in your
washer. Hot water should be close to 120-140 degrees F. Warm water
fill should be 100 degrees F. Cold water is approx 60-80 degrees F.
What happens in a cold climate location is the cold water temp drops
as the outside temps drops

How does one do this with a front-loader washer?

blue wrote in message ...
I've got a Neptune front-load washer, and when the washer is filling it
runs through the soap/bleach/softener dispenser on the top to clear out
the soap and keep the dispenser clean. One could easily stick a
thermometer in there. I don't know if other front-loaders are similar.

The Neptune is easy as blue mentioned, the Frigidaire style won't fill
with the dispensor door open and may be one of the harder ones to
check....you would have to place the thermomter probe inside the
dispensor drawer, or test the water inside the tubs. Many of the front
loads have the ATC ( Automatic Temp Control ) to adjust the water temp
on there own.

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

washing machine water temperature
 

On 3 Mar 2004 14:50:36 -0800, (jeff) wrote:

wrote in message . ..
On 2 Mar 2004 19:33:41 -0800, (jeff) wrote:

Use a thermometer to test the temp of the incoming water in your
washer. Hot water should be close to 120-140 degrees F. Warm water
fill should be 100 degrees F. Cold water is approx 60-80 degrees F.
What happens in a cold climate location is the cold water temp drops
as the outside temps drops

How does one do this with a front-loader washer?

blue wrote in message ...
I've got a Neptune front-load washer, and when the washer is filling it
runs through the soap/bleach/softener dispenser on the top to clear out
the soap and keep the dispenser clean. One could easily stick a
thermometer in there. I don't know if other front-loaders are similar.

The Neptune is easy as blue mentioned, the Frigidaire style won't fill
with the dispensor door open and may be one of the harder ones to
check....you would have to place the thermomter probe inside the
dispensor drawer, or test the water inside the tubs. Many of the front
loads have the ATC ( Automatic Temp Control ) to adjust the water temp
on there own.

I've got the Frigidaire Gallery, and I tend to use the ATC settings
when I run it, thanks for reminding me about that.