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The Maytag Washer model MVWB765FW is a top-load washing machine with a deep fill option. The washer has a volume of 4.7 cubic feet.

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Washer filled with water after water shut off

We recently had work done in our apartment that required the water to our apartment only to be turned off. One item that was replaced was the wye connector to the machine. Several days after the water was turned back on we discovered water in the washer. On other occasions when water is turned off in the entire building this has not occurred. A repairman simply ran a short rinse cycle and now the washer is working fine. Could this problem be the result of the work done in our apartment? I have been told that trapped air in the water line to the washer could have temporarily made the fill valve malfunction. Is this possible?

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Hi @kenteicher ,

Turning on the water again would have caused a surge of water and pressure to fill all the pipes again (especially if they had drained during the repair work) which may have impacted on the solenoid.

Turning the water off to the whole block may not have caused your pipes to drain and the initial water surge when the water was restored would have been distributed over the whole block and not just for your premises.

I would also check the filters in the end of the hoses connected to the machine to see if there is any debris lodged in them and if they are still OK and not broken etc.

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The repairman sent by the plumbing company was the guy that did the original work. Based on what you said, I believe he should have known about the possibility of the surge you mention and should have taken the proper precautions originally, like running the rinse cycle or at least warning us of the potential problem. Now, they are billing us $150 for the service call. Do you think this is justified?

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Hi @kenteicher

Given that the problem may or may not have arisen as there may be a lot of variables, such as age of machine i.e. condition of solenoids, water pressure, amount of water left in pipes, locality of washer outlet to where work was performed etc., it is understandable, not professional but understandable, that the repairman may have overlooked testing the machine especially if the work was not done in the laundry area or even mentioning it if he hadn't experienced the same problem for a while, to jog his memory.

My personal opinion is that perhaps what should have happened is when you rang to tell them of the problem is they should have told you to try a rinse cycle first and then get back to them if the problem was still there, saving them a trip back and you a service call etc if the advice solved the problem.

To me it should be just a part of their after sales service that I would appreciate and that would help to ensure my continued custom with them in the future. I think that the term is called goodwill. Good businesses generate it as it can help their business by word of mouth referrals and also be a part of their overall value if ever they wish to sell the business

If it didn't solve the problem then that is different as it could have been just a coincidence that the problem occurred at about the same time. It happens.

I don't know what the prices are where you are but $150 for a service call is a bit steep, assuming that the repairman was not there for that long either.

Perhaps you may be able to negotiate this with them to something more reasonable given the circumstances

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Thanks for your reply jayeff,

Upon receiving the bill I sent a detailed letter to the plumbing company explaining my unhappiness with the bill and the details of the entire event. The machine is less than ten years old and gets little use since the apartment is a second home in which we spend less than four months total per year. A week has gone by and I have heard nothing from the company. I'm hoping that they have thought better of their bill, especially (as you point out) that is rather high for a short service call that (again, as you point out) might not have been necessary if they had done their job correctly or perhaps told us what to try. In any event, when a large amount of water comes pouring out of your washing machine, right after work was done, one has to suspect an issue with that work and a great fear of much more flooding.

da

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