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There is a water inlet valve on the machine, for cold and hot water. These have screens on them, once they get to much sediment, they will restrict your water severely. These are located on the back of the machine, and they are what your water lines screw into.
There's no hot waterSome washing machines allow hot water to enter only during certain cycles. Others intermittently allow hot and cold to enter, to temper the temperature of the water. Consult your owner's manual if you are unsure about whether the machine is acting abnormally. If you're sure the machine isn't working the way it used to--or should--try these tests:Is the hot water turned on? If not, turn it on.Is the washer getting cold water but no hot water? If so, check to see if the control panel settings are correct. Is there hot water coming through the proper hose? If not, check to see if the screen inside the water-inlet valve is clean. (The water-inlet valve is the device on the washing machine that the fill hoses are attached to.) If it's clean, you probably have a defective water-inlet valve. If so, completely replace it.
Unplug the machine from the power source. Disconnect cold water hose. remove the top cover of the machine. You will see the cold inlet valve/solenoide where the hose fits.
Take note of where the wiring goes. You can get the part from your appliance parts outlet.
Try reversing hot for cold hoses and see what happens. That will test your valves, hot water pressure, etc. As far as I know, the valve screens are right where the hoses hook up.
you need to replace the hot cold inlet water valve on the back of washer,the solinard for the hot water is not opening all the way,this is a common problem on all washer,if you go to sears .com click on parts put in your model number you can get the part and it shows you where it goes,hope this helped you-mike
This is a typical symptom of a water inlet valve that has either a clog, or a bad solenoid. You can attempt to clean by shutting off the water source and removing the hoses from the back of the washer. Check the sediment screens in the water valve (this is where the hoses connect) and clean as necessary with cotton swabs. If its not a simple clog issue, you will have to replace the valve. The folllowing link explains how:
Following up my comment from yesterday, I took the machine apart and discovered that the black rubber cover on the valve that releases the cold water had perished and cracked, and wasn't opening properly.
I tested the hot and cold solenoids and everything checked out ok. Was just the cold valve sticking.
The wash cycle was working because I was using hot/warm water. As the rinse cycle needs cold water to get started, it was not working and the rinse and spin cycles wouldn't complete.
I have swapped the valves over for now (put the working hot one on the cold side and am using cold water only). It's working while I order a replacement...
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