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BASIC WASHER OPERATION WASH, RINSE, EXTRA
RINSE AGITATION MODES:
The main wash functions are still accomplished
throughasingle ortwo speedmotor,hotandcold-
water valves, and a pump. The components are
controlled by the electronic control, pressure
switch, and rotary or push button (high end) se-
lector switches.
Basic specifications for the motor, pump
and water valves are:
.FILL: timed 20 minute maximum
.AGITATION: 12 minutes
.PUMP OUT:3 minutes
.SPIN: 3 minutes
.RINSE FILL: timed, 40 minute
maximum
.RINSE: 3 minutes
.PUMP OUT: 3 minutes
.FINAL SPIN: 6 minutes
Electrical:
.Motor: 1/2hp, 10 amps, 70 amps in-rush,
120VAC
.Pump: 3.2 amps, 120VAC
.Water Valves: 0.1 amps each, 120VAC
Relays are 12V DC
The lid switch pauses all washer operations ex-
cepting water fill, when the lid is raised. The lid
switch cuts power to the D.C. relay coil for the
motor.
The pressureswitch is inserieswiththeAC power
lineof bothwater valves. The two wire systemfor
the pressure switch, reads OPEN with water in
the tub.
WASHER MODES:
FILL:
Fill modeactivatesthe water valves according to
temperatureselected. The cycle advancesto the
next modeas soon as the pressure switch opens
(trips). A fail safe system is built into the control
to preventserious flooding due to a failure in the
pressureswitch system. The fill istimed, and the
water valves de-energized after 40 minutes if the
pressureswitchhasnot beentripped. Atthat point
the cyclestops and pauses. Ifthe user changes
temperature during fill, it occurs immediately at
the change. The fill LED light is on in wash and
rinse, when the washer is filling.
Wash, rinse, and extra rinse operate the motor
in agitate at the selected wash speed. Relays
switch speed, motordirectionfor spin or agitate,
and main power to the motor. When speed is
changed and the motor is running, relays go
through the turn off sequence, and then turn on
at the newly selected speed. During the wash
fill, oneof four lightswill be on, indicatingselec-
tion, and progresses as the cycle advances.
Thewash lightremainson during pumpand spin
when the washer is in the rinsecycle. The rinse
and extra rinse lights are on during fill, rinse,
and pump, whilethe washer is in the extra rinse
cycle.
DRAIN PUMP OUT:
The control board has circuitry that detects
through the pump control relay, a measurement
of current of the pump motor. That current de-
scribes the torque the motor is outputting. That
measurement can determine if the pump motor
is pumping water, and when it isfinished pump-
ing water and is pumping air.
Multiplesamplesofthe currentreadingaretaken
by the PCB,and ifacceptable allow the cycle to
continueto spin. Ifitdidn't meetthe properread-
ings, PCB will continue to sample, up to a pe-
riod of 3 minutes. If after 3 minutes the PCB
doesn't detect a decrease in the pump current,
butthe pressure switch reset, the spin mode will
bestarted. Ifduringthe spin,the pressureswitch
trips, the PCBwill revert backto pump modefor
a second 3 minutepump period, and looks for a
decrease incurrent. If that is notsuccessful the
PCB will put washer in idle. This could be indi-
cator of a pump motor that is blocked, or a
standpipe too high.
IDLE:
The idle mode has no LED's or relays on, the
control is waiting for the consumer to touch a
keypad or switch.
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