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: Nice idea, flawed product
Summary: 1 Stars
This sounds like the ideal solution to washing machine hoses which might burst at any time. It detects the electrical current of the washing machine and opens water valves only while the machine is active.
The problem is that the product is so cheaply made that its almost impossible to install correctly. The threaded attachments for the water supply are cheap soft PLASTIC. As soon as you start to thread on the BRASS nuts that hold the water connections tight, you will cross-thread the nuts. The maker knows of the problem since they have a warning "Don't cross-thread" in their instructions. A better solution would be to build a product with a METAL valve body which might actually survive installation.
Nice idea, but unless you are the most gifted installer STAY AWAY.
Customer Review: Quality problems
Summary: 1 Stars
I just had my A2C-M1 die about 18 months after install. Returning from 3 weeks of vacation, we only got a trickle of water from the hot upon use (don't know if the period of inactivity contributed to the problem). I removed the device and cleaned out the valves and screens, tho there was no crud or debris whatsoever in it - still didn't work. It just failed, I guess. This was, in fact, the second one - the first died when my house got hit by lightning (but so did many other electrical devices).
I would not select this product again - tho now I'm stuck with it since my laundry room is plumbed for the Intelliflow and it would be a pain to change.
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!