Electrolux 6000 series Service Manual page 57

Water in this channel and the mixture from the detergent
drawer flow into the tub through the large hose at the
rear of the dispenser.
Detergent is dispensed at the start of the cycle, but
bleach and fabric softener are not dispensed until later
in the cycle. The bleach and softener cavities in the drawer
have tubes molded into the bottom of them.
Softner
These tubes allow bleach or fabric softener to be added
to their cavity without being dispensed as long as the
liquid is below the top of the tubes. At the proper time in
the cycle when bleach or fabric softener is to be
dispensed, water is added to the cavity. This raises the
mixture above the top of the tube and the bleach or fabric
softener starts flowing into the tub.
To allow the cavities to empty the cover of the detergent
drawer cover has tubes molded into it that fit over the
tubes in the cavities.
These tubes are larger than the tubes in the cavity and
are designed to fit over the tubes, but not touch the bottom
of the cavity when the cover is installed. When water is
added to either the bleach or fabric softener liquid, the
mixture level rises between the tubes above the tubes in
the cavity and flows into the washer tub. Since the end
of the tube on the insert does not touch the bottom of
the cavity, a siphoning action will occur when the solenoid
activates and allows water into the cavity. The added
water creates an "overfill" condition and starts the
siphoning. The cavity will empty itself when the water is
turned off by the solenoid.
Bleach
The bleach dispenser channel receives water from the
left-hand input, as viewed from the front of the washer.
The bleach channel forms a path, that allows the water
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