Why Does My Washer Keep Adding Water Throughout A Wash?
My Partner has moved her washing machine over to my house, Its a Servis washer, after owning a Hoover washer for the last 10 years the first thing i noticed is that the machine keeps topping up with water all the way throught the wash cycle (90mins or so), i asked my partner if she had noticed this before and she could'nt remember. with my old machine it topped up 5 or 6 times at the start of the wash and that was it till rinsing started. With the Servis washer i'm a litte concerned why it is topping up all the time and wonder how the water will ever reach the desired temperature when its always adding cold water, i know its a 7kg drum but surely should'nt use so much water, the machine is about 18 months old, Any help or advise would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Paul
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Servis washer repeatedly topping up during wash after being moved
- The problem
- A Servis washing machine, about 18 months old, was repeatedly adding water throughout a 90-minute wash cycle after being moved to a new house. The user was concerned it was using too much water and constantly introducing cold water during the wash.
- Likely cause
- The accepted diagnosis was siphoning through the drain hose. This was supported by the machine only showing the behaviour after being moved, the user noticing water going down the drain during a wash, and the topping-up stopping when the drain hose was lifted. The user also believed the hose may have been below the washer waterline because it was quite long.
- What fixed it
- Reposition the drain hose to prevent siphoning, keeping it from sitting too low. The exact final repair was not independently confirmed, but the discussion strongly supports incorrect drain hose positioning as the cause.
- Checks to try
- Fault started after the washing machine was moved
- Observed water going down the drain during a wash
- Pulled the drainage pipe up and the draining appeared to stop
- Drain hose was described as long and possibly below the washer waterline
2 Answers
Hello Paul
It sounds like it may be siphoning, particularly as this fault only occurred after moving the washing machine. Read my article on Washerhelp carefully to see if you think this might be the cause of your washing machine constantly topping up with water - Washing machine constantly fills with water and goes down the drain
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Hello
Thanks for your reply, this could be the issue as i noticed water was going down the drain during a wash, when i pulled the drainage pipe up it seemed to stop, it is aquote long so would have been below the waterline in the washer, i knew there would be a simple explanation to the problem, hopefully this should resolve the machine filling all the time now.
Paul
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