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A query from a friend. He has inherited a BEKO WMA1512S after having used a Hotpoint 95 series for many years. He has been in the trade for a very long time, but working for a major manufacturer is not too familiar with other brands. He was wondering if there was a way to tweak the Beko to allow a little more water into the machine for washing.
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Never had to do it myself but I understand that p/switches are adjustable although it’s fiddly. An alternative might be to splice a length of thicker hose into the pressure hose.
Mike.Re: Beko WMA1512S low water level
The old type pressure switches are adjustable, although this is not advisable, just wondered if this machine has the same later type of pressure switch as the ISE ?
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I’ve seen loads of customers with Bekos but I have never heard anyone complain about poor wash results due to low water level. Is it possible that there is a fault with this particular machine? If not, I would leave well alone.
Bob
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Doubt very much that there is a fault Bob, I suspect the user 😉 rather than the person who posed the question to me will have to adapt to the greatly reduced water levels and if needs be adjust the detergent dosage to allow for this.
Jim
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If your friend is in the trade he will understand that electronic controlled machines have lower water levels than analoque controls. He will just have to explain to his wife 😉
Bob
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He has just retired and moved north of the border, however she is a very imposing woman, not to be trifled with. 🙂
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On some machines you can still con it into using extra water by starting on a wool wash then reseting it to your desired programme after it stops filling. Don’t know if this is possible on the Beko though.
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iadom wrote: just wondered if this machine has the same later type of pressure switch as the ISE ?
5031682119747 on connections is listed for this model. Looks like a single level job with clearly visible adjusting screws.
Mike.Re: Beko WMA1512S low water level
Tweaking the switch was never a good idea at the best of times, but consider that the switch is not longer a fixed level sensor. The processor on the board uses the time to reach level as a marker for other operations, ie high level rinse, higher level for woollens. Resetting to a higher level would increase the time for the switch to activate and could conceivably lead to the board allowing the machine to fill over half way.
Got to be a bad plan – educate the customer.
Chris.
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Penguin45 wrote:
Got to be a bad plan – educate the customer.
not so much a customer, more the wife of an old colleague/friend.
Agree totally on trying to adjust pressure switches though. Unless it is a Hotpoint top loader. 😉
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Perhaps I also need to be educated. IMHO the old machines that used more water got the clothes cleaner. They probably also used less electricity as the programmes took less than half the time.
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That’s the thing, Phil. The expensive bit is heating the water, so the less to heat, the cheaper it is to run. Operating the wash motor for longer is still far cheaper than heating more water. Generally though, you still see more water in the rinse phase, although no longer half way up the door glass.
Chris.
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