CalvinHobbes Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 Gazooks, please can you tell me what parts do I need to get this to connect with dishwasher and have another for washing machine.
Mr Punter Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 Swap the isolation valves for these: https://www.screwfix.com/p/jg-speedfit-15aptp-washing-machine-tap-15mm-x-3-4-/18908 1
joe90 Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 Or these (my preferred type) https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-compression-washing-machine-valve-without-check-valve-15mm-x-3-4-/51231. If you don’t want to drain the water then a short length of copper pipe from the existing to the new ones will work. 1
ProDave Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 I am assuming those 2 pipes, one is hot water, one is cold water? So you probably won't use the hot water and you will first need a bit of pipe out of the cold isolating valve to a tee then to two washing machine valves. And some brackets to clamp the pipes to the wall. 3
saveasteading Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 Take this photo to your local builders' merchants or plumbers' merchant. Not screwfix, toolstation, b and q. They will sell you the necessary few parts including flexi hose. 1
joe90 Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 On 21/12/2024 at 11:09, ProDave said: you will first need a bit of pipe out of the cold isolating valve to a tee then to two washing machine valves. Expand Or one of these first…. https://www.toolstation.com/made4trade-washing-machine-tap-tee/p55176 1
SteamyTea Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 On 21/12/2024 at 10:53, joe90 said: Or these (my preferred type) https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-compression-washing-machine-valve-without-check-valve-15mm-x-3-4-/51231. Expand I had one of those. After a few years I had to change my machine, twisted the lever, and it snapped off.
joe90 Posted December 21, 2024 Posted December 21, 2024 (edited) On 21/12/2024 at 21:07, SteamyTea said: I had one of those. After a few years I had to change my machine, twisted the lever, and it snapped off. Expand Usually the plastic gives way due to sizure with hard water. Best to switch them on/off now and again to keep them working. Edited December 21, 2024 by joe90
ProDave Posted December 22, 2024 Posted December 22, 2024 If the handle breaks like that, you can get a spanner on the flat of the shaft and shift it. I have several spare handles from the days when washing machines had hot feeds, and each WM tap came with 2 handles.
SteamyTea Posted December 22, 2024 Posted December 22, 2024 On 21/12/2024 at 21:17, joe90 said: hard water Expand Not down here. On 22/12/2024 at 10:14, ProDave said: get a spanner on the flat of the shaft and shift it. Expand Yes. But it is a very cheap moulding and they could probably use a different plastic and solve the problem. Not as if the handle is the expensive part. The expense is in the marketing, packaging, distribution, merchandising and mark up.
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