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: Ease your mind
Summary: 4 Stars
I spent lots of money remodelling my basement and wanted to protect it from a leaking washing machine or washing machine hose. I tried to train the kids to shut off the washing machine water supply at the faucet, but I often found the opposite true. My friends house got flooded out by a burst washing machine hose. I didn't want to come home after work to find this problem in my new basement, so I had this piece of equipment installed professionally. It works like a charm. Ease of use and ease of mind.Customer Review: when it works it works, when it doesn't - BIG PROBLEMS
Summary: 3 Stars
My IntelliFlow worked perfectly for 5 years but just conked out. Won't let hot water through. Cold water gets to the washer but no hot water. I removed the unit only to discover that the supplied fittings are not the standard 1/2" or 3/4" sizes for washer hookup! This is requiring me to call a plumber who has access to specialty supply houses (neither Depot nor Lowe's carry the fittings needed for me to hook up my washer, bypassing the Intelliflow!). Major pain in the xxx!Customer Review: What a dissapointment!
Summary: 1 Stars
Sometimes the old fashioned way works better than the new. I installed this valve but my washer shut down. After spending money with a washer repair company and a plumber, I learned that my machine was one of the many that was not compatible with this type of automatic switch. $300+ later I have a manual lever shut off and NO Watts automatic valve. Save the headache. If you are concerned about your washer hoses, put in a lever shut off valve, use it, and be done.
Customer Review: Electronics FAIL - Buyer Beware!
Summary: 1 Stars
Similar to other reviews, my Watts IntelliFlow has gone to sleep for good after 2 years. It was plugged into a GFI that never tripped. The green power light won't come on so we'll have to disconnect it until we can install another product (FloodStop). We had shut the water off to the house to replace a broken exterior sill cock and when we went to use the washing machine the next day the power light was gone for good.Customer Review: broken, at 13 months.
Summary: 1 Stars
Replaced the first one I had after 10 years, because some of the plastic melted where the power cord plugged into the box.
The second one, which a plumber had to install because the fittings didn't match the first, won't switch on anymore. I've had this one for 13 months. And there's no way to override it.
A little over a year seems to be the standard, from reading the other notes here.