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Loss of water pressure after new washing machine installed
WitNick
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We rent our property and the washing machine broke down.
Our landlord made the decision to replace it completely but ever since the new machine has been in the hot water pressure has dropped considerably, sometimes to a trickle throughout the house.
Showers completely stop if the cold water tap in the bathroom is turned on at the same time or if a toilet is flushed
The water pressure throughout the house was very good with the old machine.
The landlord has put it down to the old machine having a hot water valve and the new machine only having a cold water valve and there's nothing that can be done about it
My questions are
1) How would a washing machine only having a cold water valve affect pressure throughout the house
2) Is there really nothing that can be done about this?!
Thank you for your time
Our landlord made the decision to replace it completely but ever since the new machine has been in the hot water pressure has dropped considerably, sometimes to a trickle throughout the house.
Showers completely stop if the cold water tap in the bathroom is turned on at the same time or if a toilet is flushed
The water pressure throughout the house was very good with the old machine.
The landlord has put it down to the old machine having a hot water valve and the new machine only having a cold water valve and there's nothing that can be done about it
My questions are
1) How would a washing machine only having a cold water valve affect pressure throughout the house
2) Is there really nothing that can be done about this?!
Thank you for your time
Debt: £5,428 of £30,000 Debt Free Date: 1st July 2010
Emergency Fund: £0 of £20,000 Emergency Fund Target Date: 1st August 2011
Savings & Investments: £0 of £200,000 Savings Target Date: 1st January 2030
Emergency Fund: £0 of £20,000 Emergency Fund Target Date: 1st August 2011
Savings & Investments: £0 of £200,000 Savings Target Date: 1st January 2030
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Welcome to the forum.
Having a cold fill washing machine instead of a hot and cold fill machine cannot affect the hot water pressure in the rest of the house.
Who fitted the machine?
What have they done with the old hot water feed to the washing machine?0 -
I didnt realise that my wife has already started a thread on our issue
It wont let me post a link to it because I'm a new member, her username is tanmu and the thread is in home & play > in my home
She has put more details on as she was in when it was installed
Sorry!Debt: £5,428 of £30,000 Debt Free Date: 1st July 2010
Emergency Fund: £0 of £20,000 Emergency Fund Target Date: 1st August 2011
Savings & Investments: £0 of £200,000 Savings Target Date: 1st January 20300 -
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2087191&highlight=I didnt realise that my wife has already started a thread on our issue
It wont let me post a link to it because I'm a new member, her username is tanmu and the thread is in home & play > in my home
She has put more details on as she was in when it was installed
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