Watts EDP0004640 IntelliFlow Automatic Washing Machine Shut Off Valve
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Watts EDP0004640 IntelliFlow Automatic Washing Machine Shut Off Valve
Customer Review: Don't use it with a newer High Efficiency front loader
Summary: 2 Stars
My new Kenmore front loader has two cycles that cause the IntelliFlow to time out (Heavy Duty and Whitest Whites). If the cycle lasts too long, the device thinks the water has remained open too long and closes the valve. The washer is trying to do the final rinse cycle, but cannot obtain water. Because the washer is electronic, there's no way to just turn everything off, unplug the Intelliflow, and restart at the same point in the wash cycle (once turned off the washer must resume from start). The Watts people's workarounds do not help either. I'm trying to decide whether to have the plumber remove it or just settle for dingy clothes.Customer Review: So far so good.
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had this unit for almost a year. I agree with the other reviewers, it seems a bit flimsy. It was not easy to install. You may want to hire a plumber if you can not solder. I also have a high efficiency unit so it took some tweaking to keep it from shutting off prematurely but I got it to work. I also had a problem with it hooked up to a GFI plug. I have an older house so I have both types of outlets in the laundry room. It kept tripping the GFI plug. I am not sure if that is the fault of the GFI or the IntelliFlow. Watts would really have something here if it redesigned the unit for DIY installation.Customer Review: Electronics failed in just over a year of use
Summary: 1 Stars
I was impressed with this valve when I saw it on This Old House. I purchased one for my new laundry room and installed it about a year ago. I was surprised when the electronics failed. We were about to do a load of laundry and it was dead, no water. Luckily I do my own plumbing and easily switched back to a manual shutoff valve. Looking into a replacement, I now see several other reports of similar failures. Until this high failure rate is addressed by Watts, I have no intention of buying another, as much as I like the concept. I wish there was an alternative on the market.Customer Review: NIghtmare after nightmare with Miele big machines
Summary: 1 Stars
This thing has caused me untold nightmares. It keeps shutting off my Miele washing machine...one of the new Miele big front loaders. I have to go for weeks without it working. Now I am having to reset it every time. It is horrible, horrible. A nightmare. Miele has been out here 3 or 4 times, and there is NOTHING wrong with my washer. It is all this stupid Intelliflow unit. There is no flood but it just shuts off because it cannot work with the sophisticated electronics of the new Miele washer.
Customer Review: Three failures in seven years. . .
Summary: 1 Stars
Although this product is a great idea, these units are terribly unreliable. I've had to replace three of these within a seven-year span. Only one was covered under the Watts ONE-YEAR warranty. The maximum life I've seen from the IntelliFlow valve is three years, even though they have been protected by quality surge protectors. I keep thinking that later models will have improved reliability, but this is not the case. DON"T BUY ONE OF THESE UNLESS YOU'RE PREPARED TO REPLACE THEM EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS!