Bypassing the Factory-Default Rinse Water Level Setting in a Washer

[@crummybagpipe6996]

I rarely comment, but I just have to say people like you make the world a better place. A repairman that shares his information freely and extremely clearly. I also had to laugh about the comments on government... not that I endorse wasting water (nor did I take that you were), but that we can make these decisions on our own of when and where it's necessary to save water. If you have to run another rinse to finish your clothes, you're not saving any water (and also end up using more power). I have an LG top loader High Efficiency (supposed) washer that doesn't use enough water during wash or rinse. It seems a lot more high tech than this model, but I'm hoping this knowledge will give me a good place to start. Thank you for sharing! Great attitude. I wish I knew a local repairman such as yourself.

[@memyselfi7292]

I'm here looking for a bypass for similar reasons. I need to he able to fill the water before putting everything in because I need to add iron out to larger loads of occasionally because of the high iron content in the water table in the rural area I moved to.

[@TJwasHere92]

I have the same washer but it’s an Estate by Whirlpool and i hate how low the rinse water level is. Almost bought a new washer because of this. You just saved my washer and helped it live another day

[@skaiserman1]

LOL! I havent laughed like this for a while! I appreciate your information to show me how to make this adjustment on my Roper washing machine so my clothing can actually rinse properly. The comments about the government were truly hilarious!!! I may just use this video to show in my government class about the effects of too much government controls and free market economics and not allowing us "simple minded citizens" the freedom to make our own choices regarding water usage and water consumption. Thank you for your humor! You made my day!

[@SteverRob]

Freaking awesome. Yes even 6 years later some of us are still using these machines.

[@JoeL-re1dc]

Thanks so much!!! I recently started using my low mileage, backup, Estate by Whirlpool washer that I'd picked up a few years back at an estate sale. I hated the low level on rinse and have been scheming on a way to by pass...Your video made it easier than I'd ever imagined. WELL DONE, Sir.

[@hmdwn]

I just performed this, for 8 years it made me crazy leaving soap residue in dark clothes. Thank you so much for this video!

[@jeannem6723]

OMG! I love you! I bought a twenty year old washer to replace my new Whirlpool/Roper washer because Whirlpool said there was NOTHING I could do to get it to actually rinse my wash! I was going to have a 1yr old machine hauled to the dump! and thanks to you I think I can fix it MYSELF! (totally agree about the nanny government) PS' my water is from an artisian spring which if not used by me, goes into a stream. so I'm NOT wasting water.

[@judyfluker5186]

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[@ml_haskell3854]

Great video! I wound up buying a Speed Queen, because it runs just like my mother's Kenmore in the 1980s.

[@richardr5888]

Thank you so much for this! I'm so tired of soap residue left on the clothes that irritates my skin because the rinse cycle is to low. If I use less soap on a big load, then the clothes don't get clean. Plus, I like knowing that the dirt actually gets rinsed away because if the soap residue hangs on, I'm sure grime does too.

[@tonyrodriguez5433]

This is exactly what I need to do on the exact same Roper machine! Thank you!! You saved me from buying another washer!!

[@jblakemore3782]

You, sir, are the man! God bless you!

[@Here0nMars]

Thank you from this "simple minded citizen." Where would I be without the government telling me just how much water I need to rinse my small load of clothes? Seriously, though. It's a great video and very explanatory.

[@lanceroark6386]

YES!!! Awesome comment about toilets! I hate these toilets. I miss the toilets we had on base when I was in the Marines. Those things would flush anything!

[@alexsinclaire1504]

I have an appliance business and dont usually work on these older washers but had a trade in set, the washer was doing exactly what you described, thanks for the tip! The new owner is on his way and i just adjusted it!

[@muziklvr7776]

These washers are considered old now? I wonder what people would think about my early 1970's Maytag washer and dryer set? Most of the new washers aren't even worth fixing, just toss and replace.

[@JoeL-re1dc]

One of the reasons you don't work on too many of these older top loaders is, they just don't break....The low fill on rinse did stink, and I sure appreciated this video.

[@Dzonemp]

It's kind of like the toilets that use less water, but also won't flush right. So you end up flushing again. How much water have we saved now?

[@jameswood231]

Exactly. Rocket science🤔

[@puturtutor]

I just bought this admiral washing machine (used), and couldn't figure out what was with the rinse level. I looked everywhere trying to figure out why it wouldn't fill. I was having to play with the cycle of wash just to get it to fill with enough water to rinse. Well thanks to you I'm going to see if this stupid machine has that switch that I can adjust to get a full water rinse on my machine. Thank you very much and yes the damn government shouldn't have anything to do with washing machines. Put simply, you can't even put a small load in the washer and get them clean with the amount of water that the government decided to set for us dummies. The government should spend more time feeding our hungry and defending us against threats instead right? Thank you my friend.

[@zepar221]

great video...still helping to this day...I am guessing one could put any level switch that connects and set that switch to whatever water level you desire. Even drill a hole in the console and make a custom new knob for the rinse level selection...lol

[@DennisCCarter]

Your Amazing! Thank you so much. We were just about to buy another machine! You saved me Hundreds!!

[@coloradostrong]

"You're" amazing, as in "you are" amazing not "Your" amazing Grace.

[@bwj999]

Exactly what I was looking for. Sadly, now if set to low for wash, its still high rinse - but the factory setting was horrible tearing up cloths on rinse. Agree gov should give us freedom to set our own level - Yang 2020!

[@dennisgoans701]

Govmnt should butt the hell out.

[@stunessa1]

thanks for the info, have had bad rinsing and seen only a minute amount amount of water during the rinse cycle... thought it be an expensive fix due to needing a repair, but no its a stupid factory setting... gonna do this "hack" so i can do regular sized loads of laundry again!

[@Calmedseas]

I wish I would gave seen this video a few years ago...I gave away a year old washer that I hated because of the fill level on the rinse (I would have to catch it....switch it back to wash to get it to fill up - then back to rinse)...as well, the timer was not connected with the lid....so lifting the lid would not stop it running thru if I wandered off waiting for the water level to get high enough to add liquid softener....I wasted more water with that thing. I bought a house that had an old washer in it...but one that filled properly, and would not move on to the next cycle if the lid was up.....so I gladly gave away the new one thinking it was defective.....I should have know that the nanny state was watching over me! Your video was great.....please have your woman clip your cuticles!! They look painful! lol

[@johnnyhotcakes5217]

Valerie Rhoten if you need a new washer check into speed queens, they even do front loaders, theyre just not flashy, but are the best

[@Maxima99999]

Great video! 👍 Can you kindly do a video on adjusting Maytag washer model MVWC565FW water weight sensor? Tried every setting, tried every trick such as putting wet clothes in, adding water bag to increase weight, put blankets inside to increase volume, etc. Nothing would give more than 6 inches of water. Pet hair or vomit do not wash out. Clothes are full of lint. Uh. Thank you.

[@muziklvr7776]

You have to use the deep water wash option every time which is annoying if you don't have enough clothes for that cycle.

[@Tolkienlady]

As a biochemist, this low water mandate AND the hot water restriction which does not allow hot water from the ATC, has caused an increase in childhood asthma and infections and skin disorders because hot water over 140° is no longer allowed for hot washes. Bedding must be washed in hot for proper health and hygiene. Because of that, dust mites are not killed (because the ATC regulator does not allow hot water over 140°), and are also not washed or rinsed out of the bedding (because of low water restrictions.) For those that line dry, or for those that don't use the high setting on the dryer for over 20 minutes, (and most don't because sheet's instructions say not to dry on high), dust mites are not killed, and their fecal matter remain on the bedding and are causing serious health issues. When the government regulates an appliance completely out of its intended function, and in this case a washing machine's ability to clean clothes, they have lost all sense of reason.

[@occamsrazor6613]

After my 35 year old Whirpool top loader went to paradise, I started reading reviews about getting a new one, I came to the conclusion that the new HE washers (and the EPA) all SUCK! So now I just take my clothes down the river and wash them on a big rock by hand. They come out clean as a whistle and I get a good workout at the same time.

[@mattturd]

I also rarely comment, must I say that this is the best video on this subject out there. I also must convey my utter amazement that there are 11 douche bags in this world that gave it thumbs down.

[@petermaz701]

Really very clear and straightforward, great job.👍👍👍 by the way couldn’t you have turn the screw so that the tub would’ve filled actually at a little higher because that was still a little low even at the high water level. I would have adjusted the screw on the wash fill side and the rinse fill side.

[@wolfgangunger217]

Great video. My brother in law has one of the early Maytag HE Sensor washers that like all of the new Maytag washers currently uses very little water, makes horrible grinding and squeaking noises, and really does not clean the clothes. Is there a way to re-configure that one also? He is so angry about the money he spent on this albatross and does not know what to do. I am an electrician so if you had a how-to video I could do it.

[@lexmarks567]

so in theory I could just drill a hole in the control panel and put in a 2nd adjustable pressure switch in place of the rinse one so I can adjust the rinse level since the wiring harness connectors look the same.

[@Andrew-ki5jz]

Hi very good ,same problem in UK ,not enough water filling up in machine and work clothes aren't getting properly cleaned , cleaver tactic from government, thanks great show

[@thomstittle]

Mr Samurai, thank you so much for helping a low intelligence consumer LOL. Without water to rinse it's no wonder people complain. Also I don't like wearing clothes that still have soap in them. 'Clean' clothes are not clean if they have residue of any kind. They will not absorb sweat, which I do plenty of at work. And, the soap residue severely irritates my sensitive skin condition. I thought the machine was broke and I may have had to get new parts. Even though I have a good IQ, you sir, are the intelligent one. Your folks must be proud lol. Thanks so much for this video post. I will bookmark this on KZbin so I can learn more from you. Have a wonderful life!

[@AppliantologyOrg]

Thanks, Thom. Would you believe that someone emailed me about this video complaining that I was showing people how to bypass the deficient water level in rinse because it allowed people to use more water? They specifically objected to my sarcastic remarks about us "dumb citizens" needing gubmint to make these important decisions for us. This is where we are today in the "Land of the Free."

[@johnnyhotcakes5217]

SamuraiRepairman we should organize a giant protest bring all these horrendous washers and dump them at EPA headquarters

[@duanebartlett4885]

Thank you brother for sharing your knowledge! My washer hs been driving me nuts because of this problem. It washes ok with the water level set at high for our typical full load of laundry but then the rinse water only fills it to such a low level of water that you cant even see the water under the clothes! It then attempts to rinse the clothes by rapid back and forth agitations which do absolutely nothing but waste electricity. The wash usually comes out with gobs of white lint stuck to dark clothing which makes the clothing unwearable unless its washed again. It got so bad I stopped rinsing the clothes and went directly to the spin cycle after the wash. I will try to do what you suggest. Its an Inglis top loader made by Whirlpool. Again, thanks very much!

[@Dicofol1]

What is your opinion of Huebsch washer and dryers, are they better built than regular consumer grade products ? Is their higher cost worth it ? They seem to share many internal parts used in regular consumer type products...which makes me wonder if they are worth the extra money...?

[@suture4you]

I really liked your video. But is there a way to adjust my preasure switch on my GE high efficiency washer.

[@buffalobilljohnston]

awesome info, i am a longtime fan of this educationally generous appliance repairman.

[@AppliantologyOrg]

BUFFALO BILL JOHNSTON Mucho Domos, Bill!

[@thomstittle]

Kudos!

[@cristieofthesouthernisles5635]

I wondered if that would work on a Maytag Centennial. I hate it. There is no soak option. It won't fill until the lid is locked, so you can't see what the water level is, but it's apparent that anything large only gets half clean. And what about front loaders? I'm looking at getting one of those next since my current 'washer with a brain' is having problems.

[@lisadmghbg]

Hi, Thank you for the video. I have a Hotpoint HTWP1400F. Do you know if mine would be the same or similar? Nobody saves water or energy when you need to wash twice, which is what I needed to do quite often. It will add more water on wash (I turn & hold the load size past large to reset and add water) , but once it gets to rinse I can not add a drop until I turn the main dial back to wash, then back to rinse.This thing is a piece of crap! Help!

[@jbenesTennis]

Thank you so much for posting this info. I have the exact model & complaint as in your video.

[@dexters9085]

Great informative video. That low water level for the rinse is the worst.

[@jakeman3755]

I love the anti-govt, political commentary at 5:10.

[@MC-mh2ju]

Jakeman3 what he said is true. Sadly, this is the future of washers.

[@tonyt2849]

@@MC-mh2ju this is the future of everything; that's how 'progressive' agenda entails for us citizens. No wonder people are reverting back to the good old 'conventional/conservative' ways because 'progressive' is all hoax and will never work!

[@rvz9125]

Thank you!!! can't wait to start using my washing .

[@loosingmymemory7]

We spent about 1500 for 2 GE units and non stop part replacements and defects which I did all the work myself so I know first hand about the potential lawsuits here. I've got 2 very old washer and dryer sets from the 80's that I use every time the GEs break down. I realize now how much I hate front loaders. Super expensive for parts and to maintain. I can say beyond any reasonable doubt that they were designed to fail after about 3 years.

[@amandakays4522]

I have this washer, and the issue with mine is that the rinse cycle doesn't even kick on. Would this be a pressure sensor switch issue? Should the sensor be replaced?

[@ToaiLonDIY]

Can I by pass or manually select rinse water level on front loader? Thanks

[@samcreel5425]

Very helpful, thx for guys like you

[@chomper4x4]

You da man! A1, El Hefe,......ty sir

[@Abbbb225]

Thanks so much for the video! I want to do this hack on my machine (definitely needs a little more water), but I am concerned it may damage the machine in some way or void the warranty? Any thoughts? I saw one video that said some machines operate the cycles on a timer and that perhaps the rinse/drain cycles may not sync up with the amount of water in the drum if there is more water in the drum that what it is calibrated for (he didn't really explain himself well, just said something about how they run on timers and adjusting the water level may create problems). If there is no major risk of screwing up the machine I would definitely do this.

[@garymoore488]

Great info, but it would have been nice to actually see you make the adjustment with your tool, I'm assuming a flat blade screwdriver.

[@eideticgoone7035]

In my area (los angleles), there was a $375 rebate from two utilities that can be applied to my new LG front loader. When I got it home, I could not see any free standing water when washing clothes. Large utility companies and government agencies are constrained by how much water is available for all uses, and are not concerned with how clean or fresh smelling any one individual household's clothes are getting. Companies such as LG will sell more washers when they comply with the energy saver requirements because consumers are strongly attracted to these large rebates. Since these incentives are so strong, I don't even know if there are choices without energy star which clean better because they use a little more water. Your choice will be to buy an older used machine, or if empowered , modify the pressure/level sensors on the new machines. Everyone in this scenario is trying to optimize from their own viewpoint. Unfortunately the consumer is not very good at trading off cost against good basic function. We are often wowed by all the features, and the belief in saving the environment. My machine uses much less water, but compensates by having longer agitation cycles that typically take way over an hour; more than 2x what my old front loader took. This nullifies the advantage of the new washer's larger tub, because I can do fewer loads per day. The greatest benefit of my new LG is that the higher spin speed does a much better job of wringing the water out, and reduces my dry time by a lot.

[@UpRoaryus]

I don't care how much water is conserved by my stupid machine that never gets clothes WET nevermind CLEAN. I really hate that the cycles take so long to complete because it ALWAYS needs the extra rinse, and the QUICK cycle is 45 minutes without it!! What is this doing to my ELECTRIC bill when the washer is churning the whole day long?? So frustrating that I have to spend so much time and energy outsmarting my appliances to make them function properly. I have taken to making a mess by hosing water into the drum after the cycle starts through the detergent drawer to the point that I can SEE some water mixing with the clothes just to get them clean in one cycle!

[@g.j.dutoit4447]

When pressure sensor switch close water inlet valve is the pressure sensor switch wire switch on motor to wash?

[@NathanGardner-vw6es]

My plastic thing thing fell out and I tossed it in the trash…… where can I buy a new one and what do you call it

[@danburch9989]

I noticed a hex head screw on the pressure switch. What is its purpose? Could you adjust the water level with that screw?

[@hibbelers16]

Thank you

[@bdr2k5]

can this be done on a maytag centinnial he? if not, is there a way to hack it to use more water? thanks

[@bowtie406]

I have the same questions...... can it be done??

[@wlc1980]

I need to find a way to get my mother’s top load Amana to fill higher. The sensor shuts the water off too soon and the clothes are barely in the water. Some people say add a bucket of water which is ridiculous. Help!!!!

[@dogsforume1011]

we don't have a water shortage in Tennessee but yet the government tells me i have a water shortage , Thanks for the video now i don't have to wash my clothes twice

[@vincentheslin9636]

interesting by-pass solution.

[@johnnyd413]

Do you know how to adjust the water level in a Whirlpool he washer that doesn't have a bulky setting.

[@Siatanner]

Can you tell me if the GE model : GTW685BPL0DG even has a pressure switch. I feel like an idiot. All I can find is a water valve harness. There is no switch behind the control assembly. GE makes no mention online. Where did they hide it!!!!!!!!!!!

[@memyselfi7292]

Can you tell me how to by pass this on a Maytag Centennial HE? Is it similar? And are the schematics normally under the cover?

[@HobbyOrganist]

I PAY for my water and I'll use as much as I feel necessary! I'm definitely overriding this HE BS in the washer on its way to me now! Hopefully the Whirlpool washer is the same as this one in the video.

[@Onemattressatatime]

Thanks changed that switch . From now on going to watch your videos 1st!

[@BillStinchcomb]

PERFECT! Thanks!

[@Lic.en.derecho]

Why doesn't it fill all the way to the top? How do we get to that point?

[@thomasjefferson1457]

What does the adjustable screw in the middle adjust.

[@johnhaman4711]

have you worked on any whirlpool washer wtw4955h im trying to get the water level higher it has a different switch its a w11211482 i think thanks for any help

[@cr8mtr]

I bought a Hotpoint HSWP1000M3WW. Rinse level is only 4 inches. It is controlled by timer... I looked at schematic. How do we increase the rinse fill.

[@michaelremillard2215]

Is there any way I can add just one more inch of water to the deep fill setting on my Speed Queen TC5? Otherwise it is perfect. Thanks

[@coloradostrong]

Bypass the pressure switch with a manual switch based on the wiring diagram then YOU control the amount of water from 1 shirt or 7 socks.

[@seatime674]

I need to order this part does anyone know the formal name?

[@coachgeo]

looks like you could drill a hole in the face and create a knob scenario to attach to the grey post on the switch.. make int adjustable. Orrr...... drill hole and purchase / install same switch as type with a knob as used on the switch to the left.

[@TheBrandi11169]

THANK YOU!! I LOVE YOU!!!

[@hueso1219]

Thanks so . Wow excellent .

[@ace1812]

Nice!

[@JosePerez-zu3bo]

Hmmm... I notice some sarcasm on PC+DS... Be aware that some people do not get it. Thanks for the video!

[@flossyjones8578]

Well you could make a lot of money going to people's house fixing this issue on their washing machines. Unfortunately I am not mechanical inclined to fix this issue on my machine. When people wash their car they need a lot of water. Same as for people when they wash their clothes they need water to get the clothes clean and rinse proper. This is totally unfair that we have to deal with this issue on these machines. Thank you for this video. By the way my top loader has a lock on the lid any suggestions cannot open it as it is in use.

[@MrLibbyloulou]

Could you add another three settings switch in place of the one you just adjusted ?

[@MC-mh2ju]

Ray Andrew no

[@hmdwn]

I've owned the Admiral ATW4475XQ0 for several years...I HATE that the soapy residue is always visible in dark/black clothes and I've been using very little Laundry Detergent! How am I conserving water when I have to wash a load TWICE...the second without Detergent. It's all because the RINSE LEVEL is TOO DARN LOW! Thank you for this video, I HOPE my Washer as the second Rinse Level Switch I can reset!

[@twobanger21]

How about on a GE washer.

[@williambrown7203]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

[@mauserk98bnz44]

Will this work on a GE washer I'm a newby at this thanks.

[@AppliantologyOrg]

mauserk98bnz44 Maybe. Start a new topic in the Laundry forum at appliantology.org and we'll help you there.

[@cr8mtr]

I need to increase the rinse fill ans also change to warm rinse as I farm and my clothes get very dirty. They do not rinse well in 5 inches of hard cold water.

[@MC-mh2ju]

cr8mtr with a mechanical machine, you can always add more water manually. To sanitize the machine, I boil water with a large pot on my gas range, and then pour the boiling hot water into the washer tub as it's filling.

[@muziklvr7776]

5:10-5:29 🤣🤣🤣

[@beckweth]

Best wash I've gotten was from my old washer that had the warm rinse cycle. Can hardly stand the thought of spending big bucks for my next washer that only gives cold water rinse. The government wants our clothes as dirty after the wash as when it went in. I've looked all over the web and can't find a washer with the warm rinse. Maddening. The gov is not our friend.

[@MC-mh2ju]

beck-weth beckweth With these mechanical machines, you can always add hot water to the tub as it's filling. That's what I do to sanitize the machine. I boil water on my gas range and then pour the boiling hot water into the tub as it's filling.

[@ThingsThatMakeYouWonder]

I set up a mixer going into the cold water input, so that it is never really getting cold water. Just put a Y in the hot water input, run the extra hot to the mixer that feeds the cold, add some valves and you are good to go.

[@juamiglio]

What about the "WASH" cycle?

[@MattykVT]

Ohh so THIS is why were running out of water.

[@Galenalicia11]

You NEVER show HOW to adjust the actual switch, you take camera away and when you bring it back the high water level is ajusted but again you never show HOW-Thank You

[@louisemartin2811]

You did not show how to do it!!!

[@elaprovechado]

And then people call for a leaking water cause water level it's to high and splash all over / I'm a tech for 25 years 👍🏻

[@alleyarnez8614]

Too complicated to apply.

[@dff3029]

Those engineers make more money and think themselves smarter than you. They have disdain for you now.

[@pixiemermaid]

I am so glad the government makes these decisions for us. Ahhaa.

[@nathanearle516]

I HATE these new washers that don't actually wash. I don't want to save water or electricity. I want CLEAN clothes!!!!

[@rwy2340]

Good ol Obama

[@greenmarine5]

This is just one of the many reasons why whirpool makes the worst appliances, most all the cleaning is done during the rinse cycles rinsing out the soap and dirt. the Wash cycle only puts the soap into the clothes

[@thomstittle]

My sentiments exactly!

[@greenmarine5]

LOL most technicians in our area are blooming Idiots. Not saying you are but even the techs from the mother company are clueless.

[@rwy2340]

Thank you