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Some machines work on the water "back pressure" and if the pressure is too high then the water will cut off prematurely in a similar way to fuelling up your car in that if you pull the trigger all the way and allow it to fill faster then the trigger cuts out. Take the nozzle out a bit and fill slowly and you get more fuel. With this in mind, throttle back the water pressure at the feed valve and see if that helps. It will take longer to fill and rinse, but should allow more water in the fill cycle.
Also, the more modern, so called "eco" or "green" machines use less water by design.
Washing machines work a little like when filling up the car with fuel. If you feed it in too fast it keeps stopping delivering. Try reducing the water pressure coming into the machine by throttling back hose inlet at the tap by closing it slightly. Will take a second or two longer to fill but will allow more water in before cutting off.
Does the water come in when the machine is off ? If so, the fill valve is jammed open and needs to be replaced. If the water only floods the machine when the machine is on, it is most likely the preasure tube is blocked or the preasure switch is faulty
Possibly food blockage. You can try shooting some air under pressure into the fill hole to blow it free. A simple shop vac on "blow" may be enough if you do not have a small compressor. Other possibility is the exhaust going into the garbage disposal is blocked so that the water cannot exhaust and any amount added floods the unit. (first item is most likely).
Jim
There are electronically turned on and shut off water valves that are controlled by a water level sensor which varies based on what load size/water level you need Small, Medium, or Large. So if the valve gets stuck open since it's an old machine, the water will just keep coming in. But let me ask you this? If you turn the house water value on n NOW...will the wash machine just start filling? If so, it means your valve is stuck open so you would need to replace the water valve which is like $50 online. If the house water valve is on, and when you start the washing machine it starts filling, but just keeps on filling...that's probably because your water level sensor is messed up. So you have 2 things to check...is it the washer water valve is stuck open? or is it the water level sensor that isn't sensing when the washer is full so it just keeps filling it.
those machines have a water fill tube that mesures the water level it could have gotten stuck some how open the top of the machine and see if you can see the tube then rinse it out then try again should work fine
Hi,
If you have a problem with your washeror dishwasher continuing to fillwith water after the valve has closed, then you this tip will help youunderstand why that is happening.
Could be an iffy valve/ solenoid. One test is to see the empty machine slowly fills up with water, if you leave it for a few days. You can isolate teach valve by turning each feed off in turn. i t could be leaking all through the cycle. If it is flooding during the spin I'd check your pump at well. Hope this helps.
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