Washing machines all need a hot and cold feed but most modern washers run perfectly of a cold water feed. The washing machine itself will heat the water up alongside the hot water supply to your house. Dishwashers are similar and run on cold water supply only.
The waste from your machine goes into your sink outlet pipe which will be joined near the hot and cold water supply pipes. So it is a really good idea to be plumbing your washer in near your sink as all sinks have outlet pipes. Your washing machine and dishwasher need power so make sure you are plumbing them in near a 13 amp power source. Most modern utility rooms have the machine plumbing, power and outlet sources all placed together but please check before starting work.
let us get to work and get plumbing in your washing machine. First thing to do is turn of the water supply to the machine, do not turn of the water to the whole house, there is no need to do that. On the water pipes you will see a red and blue T piece or cut of valve, red is for hot water, blue is for cold water. There will be a hose or on off water valve handle that turns the cold water on and off.
Make sure you turn this off before unplugging the your old machine. To insert the valve for water cut a section of the copper pipe at 18mm in length a simple cheap pipe splice cutting tool can be used for this job using the cutting tool is easy, just put in on the pipe where you want to cut and turn it the blade is sprung loaded inside so the tool cuts itself, no skills or pressure needed during use, the cutting tool works itself.
Make sure you clean and the pipe where you cut it and Insert the valve onto the copper pipe, this will take a little bit of strength, you want the connection to be tight and true when you tighten the valve the olives are compressed into the valve you then screw the washing machine hose onto the outlet valve.
There will also be a black water seal or washer inside the hose, make sure it is there as it stops water leaking in. Try to get your washing machine as close as possible to the fittings, if it is more than a 18 inches away you may need extra hose and a T piece.
There is usually pipe clips that come with the pipe and washer, you simply hammer these on to the wall and then add your valve which will be enclosed with the washer or Dishwasher.
Tighten the end piece on the pipe using the nut on the olive and speed fit connection which pushes on to the pipe. The lock washer inside it makes the pipe very secure and waterproof and also helps stop the vibration which happens during use of the machine loosening the pipe.
The waste pipe simply pushes in to the waste outlet and takes seconds, it literally sits inside the outlet hose use a simple jubilee clip to secure the pipe is watertight, this again takes seconds to do with a simple slotted head screwdriver
So to summarise so far you have taken the existing washing machine out, turned of the water at the blue cold valve tap. Connect the waste pipe by pushing it down the waste outlet. If you have followed along so far step by step you are nearly there, just one more very simple step.
Plug the 13 amp plug into the wall socket and your washing machine will be ready to go to work. Any fittings I have mentioned during this article such as olives, jubilee clips etc can be purchased at your local do it yourself superstore if they are missing when you get your machine. Alternatively of course if you believe that plumbing a new washing machine in will be a problem for you just call in a professional. Get a couple of quotes for the job for your comparison.
By Gary Brian Stewart
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