How do you replace water valve on washing machine?

Answer 1

Depends on the brand, but generally you will need to turn off the water supply, unscrew the supply lines from the valve on the back of the machine. On most brands, you will have to pop the top of the machine. there is usually a 5/16 screw holding the valve in place. Remove the screw, disconnect the rubber tube (usuallly a spring clamp) and remove the old valve. Install the new valve, making sure to use the screen washer that should have come with the new valve.

Answer 2

The fill valve where the hoses connect? Turn off the water to the washer and unplug it. All washers are a little different. Some you take the whole back panel off and some there is a small panel around the valve. It is held in place by one or two screws. There should be a clip on wire connector on it and two hose connection inside that probably have spring type hose clamps. Remove the two inside hoses making sure you reconnect them to the same sides on the new one. Unplug the wires and remove the old valve. Reconnect everything and you are back in business.

Answer 3

It goes without saying, but just in case: BE SURE TO TURN OFF YOUR MAIN WATER SUPPLY BEFORE REMOVING YOUR OLD WATER MIXING VALVE.

The water mixing valve is a junction between four copper lines. Two input lines (hot and cold) and two output lines (shower head and tub spout). The four joints will need to be sweated (soldered together), compression joined, or you can use SharkBite joints if you don't have the expertise/tools to do the first two. Since you will be working with Plumbing that will be behind tile work and backerboard, the first two might be your better option since you don't want to have a problem behind that wall later. The mixing valve will come with your new fixture. There are some generic ones that might work with an old fixture but it's not that expensive to get a whole new assembly and then you have all new gaskets, seals and hardware that matches.

Some things you'll want to pay special attention to:

1) Look on the instructions to find out where the main assembly needs to flush with the tile surface. You may need to adjust the 2X4 that the valve will screw on to for stability so you can ensure a flush fit once you've retiled around the fixture. (P.S. make sure you install it right side up. Nothing stinks worse than having hot mean cold and cold mean hot.)

2) There will be a scald guard mechanism on the valve stem that can be adjusted to hotter or colder. If you don't adjust this, the water may never get hot enough for your liking. Be sure and check your local building codes to make sure what the max water temp can be in your area for a bathroom fixture (usually 120 degrees F).

3) Test your valve by loosely attaching the valve handle and turning on the water. Let it run to check the joints for leakage. Divert or block the water to allow it to travel up to the shower head. You may need to thread a length of pipe onto the shower fitting so water doesn't run back down the copper pipe making it more difficult to find potential leaks.

That's everything I can think of. It certainly isn't impossible for DIY but I would consider it an intermediate level plumbing job, minimum.

Answer 4

Ah! you mean how do you change a stopcock washer! Well you have to turn the water off somewhere before your house stopcock!

This means going to the edge of your property near where the mains water supply comes in and turning off the stopcock installed there (this will need a big key that most plumbers have on their vans). You can then change your house stopcock washer.

Answer 5

Shut the main water off and replace it. Not being funny, but you need to clarify what you mean.

Answer 6

only gypsies hold the answer to your question, and heskey!