inlet Inlet solenoid
The dryer leaves clothes steaming. Looking at the forum I saw it may be the inlet valve. I checked and the solenoid to the condenser has no reading whilst the other 2 where around 30 ohms.
I checked online for a spare triple inlet valve but the parts conpanies say it is obsolete. Can you replace lust the solenoid or buy an alternative make?
The machine is Siemens WI54430GB/02
Thanks for any help.
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Siemens WI54430GB/02 washer dryer leaving clothes hot and steamy; condenser inlet solenoid suspected
- The problem
- A Siemens WI54430GB/02 washer dryer was leaving clothes steaming after drying. The owner checked the triple inlet valve coils and reported that the blue solenoid feeding the condenser gave no multimeter reading, while the other two measured about 30 ohms.
- Likely cause
- Most strongly supported diagnosis is a failed condenser inlet valve solenoid on the triple inlet assembly. However, the accepted reply cautioned that other causes of hot and steamy laundry are possible and that this fault was not fully confirmed.
- What fixed it
- The discussion did not confirm a repair. Advice given was not to pursue replacing only the solenoid unless certain it is the cause. It was also stated that alternative or separate replacement solenoids are generally not supplied, with manufacturers typically only offering the complete water valve assembly, which in this case was reported as obsolete.
- Checks to try
- Owner measured the three inlet valve solenoids with a multimeter
- Blue condenser-feed solenoid gave no reading
- Other two solenoids measured around 30 ohms
- Parts suppliers reportedly listed the triple inlet valve as obsolete
- Parts or tools mentioned
- multimeter
- triple inlet valve
- inlet solenoid
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
3 Answers
How old is this washing machine Ian? I checked and yes quite a few spare parts are listed as obsolete for this model.
Meanwhile if you haven't already, read my article about possible causes for the laundry coming out hot and steamy from a washer dryer - I wouldn't get too involved down the replacement solenoid route unless you can be sure that's what it is. I don't know of any alternative.
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Thanks. It must be 18 yrs. old at least but not used very much so otherwise in good working order. I checked the solenoioid with a multimeter and the blue one ( which feeds the condenser) gives no reading whilst the other 2 do. The solenoid looks as if it is held in oxford lac with screws strings of wondered if it could be clean d or replaced rather than having to replace the whole inlet assembly. Thanks.
Theoretically you can replace one of the solenoids unless they’ve been designed specifically to prevent that. The solenoids however have not been made available by manufacturers that I know of. They just want to supply full water valves.
A long time ago I used to save Hoover solenoids which came off easily and fit them as required but it’s highly unlikely you would be able to source one.
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