Hot Water Only in Washer

Washer Repair
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Hi there–

We have a Whirlpool top loading washing machine that will only add hot water. I did some research and have done the following so far:

  1. Checked the water supply. Plenty of hot and cold water, plenty of water pressure.
  2. Replaced the water intake valve with a new one. This did not help.
  3. Switched hoses, which made the machine only add cold water, and not hot water.
  4. Tested the water temperature switch with a multimeter (I don’t have a lot of experience with this, but it read 120 volts), so I don’t think it’s faulty.

What are my next steps? Hopefully there’s something I can do short of calling a repairman or buying a new washer…

Thanks in advance.

-Mike

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In your trouble shooting steps I imagine you turn the water temp select to different positions. You should be able to do this while filling and see when selecting hot , warm & cold if the valves open and close. It sounds to me that the water temp switch while showing 120 v is not opening the cold valve. You can replace with http://www.appliancepartspros.com/whirlpool-switch-rotary-atc-wp8577786-ap6013523.html if faulty.