Zanussi Cold Water Inlet Valve
Can anybody tell me if the hot and cold inlet valves are interchangablle please ?. The problem is I only use the cold fill and that valve has failed me . The hot fill valve has never been used . I am working on a very tight budget so please help.
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micky0121
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Zanussi washing machine cold inlet valve query
- The problem
- The cold fill valve had failed on a Zanussi washing machine, while the hot fill valve was reportedly unused. The owner asked whether the hot and cold inlet valves could be interchanged to keep the machine working on a tight budget.
- Likely cause
- The discussion supports a failed cold water inlet valve. It was also explained that hot and cold valves are not always identical because the cold valve often has a flow restrictor due to higher mains pressure.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was that the valves are interchangeable in theory, but only with caution because pressure and flow restriction may differ. If attempting a swap, the key check is whether the cold valve has a flow restrictor behind the filter that is not present on the hot valve. It was also suggested that, if the fault is only in the solenoid, the solenoids may sometimes be swapped instead of the complete valves. The exact repair carried out was not confirmed.
- Checks to try
- Check whether a flow restrictor is fitted behind the filter on the cold valve and not on the hot valve.
- Consider whether only the solenoid has failed, as the solenoids may sometimes be swapped over.
2 Answers
The difference between a hot and cold water valve is usually in the flow restrictor, which should be fitted into the cold valve behind the filter. However, it is possible for the flow restrictor to be fitted right at the other end of the valve once the water has passed through. As cold water pressure is usually far higher they tend to fit flow restrictor to the cold valve but not into the hot, which in the UK at least has traditionally been quite low water pressure gravity fed from a tank.
In theory they are interchangeable but a cold water valve fitted onto a hot water supply may reduce the flow of water far too much, and conversely hot water valve fitted to a cold water supply could result into higher water pressure causing potential leaks from the soap dispenser.
The solenoids can sometimes be swapped over if the fault is on the solenoid though not all valves are designed to make this easy. If you try swapping the valve over have a look to see if there is a flow restrictor fitted behind the filter on the cold valve which isn't fitted on the hot.
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Thanks very much for the reply .
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