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Posted by Usual Suspect on July 7, 2009, 4:03 am
Maytag LSE7800.
The H & C supply lines go to the mixing valve and a single hose goes from
there to the tub. But before it connects to the tub there inserted in the
hose a plastic cube with some kind of restrictor. The cute is open at the
top. Open?
Yes, it's a 5-sided cube with no top. The water enters one side and,
apparently, flows out to the tub.
What's the name of this part?
It is not called out in these drawings:
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What's its purpose? It seems to be the cause of some local flooding in the
laundry room. What I thought was a cracked hose seems to be, instead, this
cube overflowing.
How does this part function and how do I determine if it needs replacing?
Thanks,
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Al, the usual
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Posted by baron on July 7, 2009, 6:04 am
Usual Suspect Inscribed thus:
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> Maytag LSE7800.
>
> The H & C supply lines go to the mixing valve and a single hose goes
> from there to the tub. But before it connects to the tub there
> inserted in the hose a plastic cube with some kind of restrictor. The
> cute is open at the top. Open?
>
> Yes, it's a 5-sided cube with no top. The water enters one side and,
> apparently, flows out to the tub.
>
> What's the name of this part?
>
> It is not called out in these drawings:
>
>
> What's its purpose? It seems to be the cause of some local flooding in
> the laundry room. What I thought was a cracked hose seems to be,
> instead, this cube overflowing.
>
> How does this part function and how do I determine if it needs
> replacing?
>
> Thanks,
If its not part of the soap dispenser, then its an "air break" ! Its
designed to stop contaminated water getting back into the water supply.
If its flooding from the air break then either the incoming water supply
is too high or the is a partial blockage at the tub end. Normally it
would never need replacement. However I have seen them get cracked and
leak.
HTH
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Best Regards:
Baron.
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Posted by DaveC on July 7, 2009, 1:26 pm
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> Yes, that is the part that is causing the leak.
Or it was on mine when I replaced it.
I was told that it was a method of aerating the water so that it would
"spray" into the tub, which during rinse cycle is important.
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Posted by Baron on July 7, 2009, 3:24 pm
DaveC wrote:
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>> Yes, that is the part that is causing the leak.
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> Or it was on mine when I replaced it.
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> I was told that it was a method of aerating the water so that it would
> "spray" into the tub, which during rinse cycle is important.
No Bill is correct !
"If the water pressure drops to zero while filling the tub, dirty water
could get drawn back into the city water main."
That is exactly what I was going to say... Bill beat me to saying
it. ;-)
The action of the tub aerates the water.
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Baron.
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Posted by DaveC on July 7, 2009, 3:56 pm
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> "If the water pressure drops to zero while filling the tub, dirty water
> could get drawn back into the city water main."
It still doesn't make sense. If main pressure drops to zero, the air break
has no water pressure -- it opens into the tub. There's no pressure in there
to "back flow" to the water main, even if the mix valve would allow it.
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