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Why won't the washer stop filling yet it doesn't get full?
WARNING!
To avoid personal injury or death, disconnect your appliance from its power source
before you start any troubleshooting or repair work. Use caution when working inside any appliance.
Check to see if there are any kinks in the hose. Are the hot
and
cold water valves open fully? If you think the water fill valve is
stuck open, disconnecting the power to either the solenoid or the
appliance should prevent water from flowing through the valve. If this
doesn't stop the water flow, the valve itself is probably bad and
should be replaced.
There is a water level switch that controls the water fill
valve by
sensing how much water pressure there is in the wash tub. It's usually
operated by water pressure in a tube with air in it. When the air in
the tube compresses as the wash tub fills, the pressure gets read by
this device. If the tube or diaphragm in this device has a slow leak,
your washer may act oddly. An example would be that it fills and starts
to agitate, fills more, goes back to agitate, and so on, leading to an
overfill or overflow problem.
If the tube or diaphragm in the water level switch has a
really bad
leak, the water level switch won't detect any pressure whatsoever, and
will not stop the water flow.
On occasion, the washer doesn't stop filling, and the water
level
falls or won't fill up. This can be caused by a household drain
problem. If this drain system backs up, it can cause a back-siphon
situation which can actually pull water out through the washer pump. To
correct this, either rooter out the drain system (recommended), or
install a drain valve called a Vacuum Break Valve in the drain line.
This will relieve the vacuum, and will usually allow proper drainage of
the system. Also, make sure the washer drain hose is not under the
level of water in a utility sink during draining.
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