ew1200i electrolux washing machine washing machine starts to fill after 10 mins
hi
i have a ew1200i electrolux washing machine. it is at lest 10 years old . it has a hot and cold valve . when i put a hot water wash on 95 degree it hums
for 10 mins then water starts to enter the machine. if i empty the machine and put it on again the water starts to enter
after 2 mins. i also removed flow restrictor from the hot solenoid valve
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Electrolux EW1200I delayed hot fill traced to inlet solenoid valve
- The problem
- An Electrolux EW1200I washing machine, around 10 years old, would hum for about 10 minutes on a 95°C hot wash before water entered. After emptying and restarting, it would sometimes begin filling after about 2 minutes. The issue was reported on the hot fill side.
- Likely cause
- Faulty hot water inlet solenoid valve. Low hot water pressure and pump operation were considered during diagnosis, but the final confirmed cause was the valve itself.
- What fixed it
- Checks were suggested on the hot water supply and hot inlet path. The confirmed repair was replacement of the solenoid valve again; after fitting another valve, the machine worked properly. The poster suspected the previous replacement valve may have been partially blocked with dirt.
- Checks to try
- Observed that the fault occurred on hot wash
- Removed the flow restrictor from the hot solenoid valve
- Suggested check of hot water flow by removing the hot fill hose and running it into a sink or bucket
- Swapped the hot and cold fill hoses as a diagnostic step
- Parts or tools mentioned
- solenoid valve
- flow restrictor
Safety: Disconnect the appliance from the electricity supply before any inspection. Work involving mains electrics, gas or sealed refrigeration systems should only be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
4 Answers
Hello wdc. If this fault only occurs on the hot wash (which should be a hot fill only) then it might be the hot water valve or hot water supply. Turn off the hot tap and take off the hot fill hose, then turn the water on whilst aiming the hose into the sink or a bucket to check the water flow of the hot water. Sometimes the taps can clog up - especially if by any chance it is one of those self-plumbing tabs which were rubbish.
If the hot water flows well enough so that you'd expect it should be adequate then the water valve could be faulty. I expect you would have noticed if the valve filter was clogged when you tried removing the flow restrictor.
One way to check if it's water supply of valve related is to temporarily swap over the hot and cold fill hoses so the cold is connected to the hot valve and hot to cold. If the washer fills up fine on hot wash then it's clearly the hot water supply not having enough pressure.
You can use a hot and cold fill washing machine with just a cold supply if you follow these instructions and buy a y-piece connector - Washing machine is a hot and cold fill, but I only have a cold water supply and I would recommend considering this workaround because your next washing machine will be cold fill only anyway as they all are now.
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hi Andy
thanks for the quick reply
i have found the problem . the flat has bad water pressure so it has a water pump install in it. so when i turn on the the hot tap in the kitchen sink the water pump kicks in and washing machine starts to fill straight away
i swap over the hot and cold fill hoses made no differance because i think it is the pump.
so if i want a hot wash . i put on the hot tap on in the kitchen. the whole thing seems daft
any suggestions
Do you mean that when the washing machine tries to draw in hot water it doesn't fire up the pump so there isn't enough hot water pressure but if you turn on the hot tap at the sink that does fire it up and once running the washer can fill with hot water?
If so, apart from having to manually do that as a workaround I would suggest you buy a y-piece as mentioned in the article I linked to and run the washing machine on cold water only. It will work just fine, and may even wash laundry better but would just take longer on a hot wash. On all other washes it shouldn't make much difference.
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thanks andy
it was the solenoid valve after all that was the problem . i replace it before so i thought that was not the problem . so i put another one in and worked. maybe it had dirt in it and half work thanks for help
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