2nd September 2025
There was a second flood, not so bad, but that was after I replaced the water intake valve.
Everything went well, I followed the instructions to the letter. Undoing the correct screws, taking off the plastic covers and releasing the proper clips, the valve was replaced easily. The problem came once I reassembled the unit, I noticed that the valve was not straight, although it wouldn’t have made any difference, I removed the covers again, and repositioned the valve so it sat correctly.
In doing that, a metal clip and plastic part fell down inside, which meant the covers had to come off again. I didn’t want to remove them completely because I was worried about aligning everything up, but I had no choice. I located both parts, and with the aid of a telescopic magnet retrieved the metal clip. I also managed to find a get the plastic part. By now Kelli had arrived to help with the reassembly.
With everything in place it was a case of opening up the water supply, and start the machine.
Kelli loaded it with clothes and started it up.
The water started to fill, I stood and watched as the level rose. My heart was pounding, as it continued to fill without any sign of stopping, we had to intervene and stop the cycle.
Now I was pissed, we had a washing machine full of water, and a device that still wasn’t working.
What happened next was a mystery, I thought that Kelli had put it on spin to pump out the water, but somehow it continued to fill, now spilling on the floor. Luckily I spotted it, and we contained the flood to the laundry room floor.
We managed to suck out the water, and I went on the internet to find out what the problem could be. I had my suspicions that it was the pressure switch. That was confirmed by my findings. There were a couple of checks that I could do to see if the switch was faulty, but we had to take it apart again. Now we were experts, and it didn’t take us long to find the problem.
Somehow, during the last reassembly, the plastic tube that connects to the pressure switch had become dislodged. With that refitted, and the machine once again rebuilt, we went for another test. This time we did a small load. The water started to fill, slowly the level rose, there was a pounding sound, that was my heart, then it happened, the water stopped all by itself, we had fixed it!
What started out as a simple job had take a few hours, but I am proud to say that we are now fully fledged experts at washing machine repairs.
Another Lifetime to go 