Hoover WDM120 washer dryer fills with water even when off

[ArgieBee]

My Hoover WDM120 washer dryer has started filling up with water even when it is turned off. Otherwise it seems to be fine.

It takes about 3 hours to fill the drum. I can put it on the spin cycle to drain the drum during the day, and turned off the water to it overnight.

Could the problem be the valve at the cold watr inlet not closing properly? or the pressure sensor mentioned in previous post?

 

[kevplumb]

probably the inlet valve letting by

 

[ArgieBee]

Is there anything that I can do to fix the inlet valve?

 

[kevplumb]

its prob a sealed unit
replace it

 

[breezer]

as kevplumb said its th fill valve, they do ocaasionaly get a bit of "grit" holding them open, but as he said easier to change it

 

[ArgieBee]

thanks. I will try that.

 

[marty111]

If the machine waste is connected directly to the plumbing under the sink, it may be that the water draining from the sink is flowing back into the machine rather than going to the main drain. Unless the waste pipe to the main drain is blocked, this can be rectified by raising the height of the washing machine waste hose at some point so that it is higher than the outlet pipe from the sink. The only other cause of this fault is one or both of the inlet valves of the machine letting water in all the time, much the same as a dripping tap that will not turn off completely. Turning off the water supply to the machine should stop this until the valve(s) can be replaced.