Cold Water Valve Replacement on Bosch Washer

We came home to find water on the basement floor from a slow drip coming from the basement ceiling. The room above was the bathroom with the washer and dryer. Maybe a hose was loose, because a burst hose would have flooded the room and the basement.

The drip was so slow that I could not tell if the water was coming from the hot or cold  inlet or  if it was a drainage problem. I turned off the cold water then the hot water to try to isolate the problem. No dice. Until I figured out the problem, we turned off the inlet water between uses. This marginally worked.

Finally, I took the cover off and saw that the cold inlet valve was leaking. When you are facing the front of the machine, the cold valve is on the left. It also has two valve heads.

Step 1 Ordering the part

I found the replacement part at the online Sears Appliance Repair store for about $40 (s/h included). The cold inlet has two valve heads. The hot valve has only one. Make sure you order the correct item. The cold valve costs more than the hot.

Initially, I could not see how to remove/insert the part. But in fact, it is a rather simple repair once someone shows you what to do.


(Oops, this is a picture of the bad valve. You can tell because the tab with the key is missing.  I was too heavy handed in the removal step and it snapped off.  I had already installed the new valve into the machine.  Sorry, but I did not want to remove the valve for this picture!)