Daft question? Washing machine ...

onedayiwill

We have a washing machine that is connected and fills from both hot and cold pipes.

We currently only have cold water (in the middle of new heating being installed).

Can I run the washing machine? Or will something bad happen because there is no water in the hot pipe? (we should have hot water again tomorrow and I could wait ... but it would be really helpful if I could use the machine tonight).

Ta.

bryanb

At one time you could get a Y shaped connector, to use these machines from cold only. I'd wait till tomorrow.

totalsolutions

I'd run it tonight !!!!

What's the problem ????

onedayiwill

One vote for run it, one for not ... someone tie break please

1984ReturnsForReal_2

onedayiwill wrote: »

One vote for run it, one for not ... someone tie break please

run it...

On a cold wash..

TonyMMM

IF you have a Y connector (most machines were supplied with them), then use that and run it. Othewise , no.

onedayiwill

Blast ... two responses which even out the votes again!

Nope, we don't have any y connector ... the machine was here when we moved in a few weeks ago.

So, those that say no (without y connector) what would happen if I ran it as is?

Ta.

espresso

Run it on a hot/normal wash. The hot feed is only really used for the hottest programs.

lagi

I have both pipes and looking at the cost of running i have opted just to use the cold. Most machines now only come cold fill anyway. Maybe you might decide to keep it that way too.

Errata

My ma inadvertantly ran her machine on cold only for a few weeks, didn't seem to cause any problems although the wash wasn't as clean as it might have been.

onedayiwill

Machine on ... no bad effects so far.... Ta everyone.