Kleenmaid KAW651 – inlet valve issue?

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Hi all,

I’ve just acquired a Kleenmaid KAW651 (rebadged Speed Queen) c. 1992. Overall I’m happy with it, however I am having an issue.

Whenever I wash with the cold cycle, the machine not only fills with cold water, but cold water also comes out of the hot inlet hose!

I can work around it by sticking the hot water inlet hose into the bowl, but this then this is a hassle as I have to take the hose out before the machine will agitate. Then, I have to remember to go back to the machine when it fills up for the rinse cycle, otherwise I end up wasting a LOT of water. 😐

Can anyone shed light onto what the issue may be? I’m thinking that maybe the inlet valve may need to be replaced.

Any help would be appreciated. 🙂

[Dales-Electronic]

Re: Kleenmaid KAW651 – inlet valve issue?

I’m assuming you have both hot and cold fill and you are only using cold fill using only one pipe. If so you have one of two options, a. get a Y piece and connect both inlet hoses to the cold supply. b. cap off the back of the appliance hot water inlet to stop water escaping and continue filling with one hose through the cold side.

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