How to plumb a a washing machine??

Question

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i want to connect my washing machine and am facing some trouble!!! First

can i use any inlet hose????The washer only has one input for water so i am assuming that is for cold water....Am i correct??/

2) Water valve/tap

Under the sink there are water valves (one with the red knob and the other with the blue)....If i connect my hose there will i have to unscrew the screw on the knob to let water pass?????Or do i need any additional materials??

Please do help. am very confused!!

Answer 1

The washing machine you have is for cold water inlet only. THE MACHINE HEATS THE COLD WATER.Connect the blue to your machine but remember that you should turn off the cold water first. Good plumbers put a valve 'in line' so that you don't need to turn off at the main stop VALVE.

Answer 2

Hi i am a washer man, yes it's a cold feed only washer so u can just connect the blue hose as stated before (hoses available from your DIY store) it will use the washers own heater instead of using precious hot water from your tank, this will save £££££'s. Connect hose to washer then valve under the sink then when connected and tight turn the valve on under the sink. U may need pliers if its stiff, that valve should have a small plastic blue lever, sometimes they break off and u will see a square piece where the lever used to be so turn that whole square piece with the pliers, (don't turn the screw cos that was what held the blue lever on if it has come off) half a turn does it, you may hear the water go whoosh as it goes through the valve, check for leaks then proceed.

You should have an outlet pipe for waste water and a suitable exit pipe under the sink or by the side of the washer that may go through the wall, also try and get the machine level ie no wobbles with the adjustable feet if it has them.

Good Luck

Answer 3

If your machine is a cold fill only, you need to connect a blue washing machine hose to the cold inlet, and make sure that there is a rubber washer in it before you connect it. thhe washing machine tap should only be turned a quarter of a turn to let the water through to the machine. These connections should only be hand tight and then a quarter of a turn. The flexible hose from the machine to pump water out should be connected to the trap under the sink if one is fitted, or you may have an upright plastic pipe to put it into. Just push it into this pipe as far as it will go. Good luck.

Answer 4

Firstly most of the modern washing machines only have one inlet hose, this is because the machine itself heats the water. This will be the blue hose. I assume under your sink you have both a blue and a red tap. The washing machine hose screws onto the blue one but make sure there is a rubber washer on the end of your hose or otherwise you will have a leak. When you have connected the hose onto the tap then you can turn the valve and hey presto you have a water supply. Make sure also that your drainage hose is properly inserted into the drainage pipe which might also be under the sink. Make sure the hose is a fair way down the pipe so you don't have any backwash. Don't use the red tap for your washing machine as most of them are not designed nowadays for taking in hot water. Red tap...hot water..blue tap...cold water..Good luck

Answer 5

You need to connect your hose to the blue one. Make sure the knob is turned to off (anticlockwise if it is a tap) and screw in the hose firmly.
There should be a waste pipe from your machine and hopefully a waste pipe connection on the underneath of the sink which is a sort of hole with a screw cap on it if no washing machine was connected there before. If you dont have a place to screw in the waste pipe, you will need to get a new part to fit under the sink from a do it yourself shop. They are very easy to fit. Or you can have the waste pipe going into a standpipe if that is what you have (a pipe that stands up with an open top) or there may be a curved piece of plastic to let the waste pipe hang over into the sink.
Dont forget to turn the water supply on where you have screwed in the blue cold water hose , before pushing the machine back in to the hole.

Answer 6

The washer is "Cold Fill" . Under your sink, the BLUE tap is your cold, or should be....Connect your macine to there, turn the isolator to open, often a 1/4 turn.
What about the drain????? If you are stuck there, go to Homebase/B&Q, they have a clamp on drain adaptor, which will allow you to cut a hole in the pipe then connect your machine.....on the inlet (sink) side of your trap please...or you get drain smells....

Answer 7

If there is only one inlet for water then it will be cold water, (The red connector is for hot water, the blue one for cold).

After you have connected the hose firmly, slowly open the knob to ensure there are no leaks. If it doesn't leak you're ready to go.

Answer 8

You can buy a kit from larger DIY stores.You only have one inlet because your machine is a cold feed type connect to pipe leading to blue tap.