Washing machine with only cold fill

loulou41

I have a hot and cold water supply, but the new washing machine I intend to buy only has a cold water valve - what do I do? I want to buy Dixon installation at £20 but am a bit concerned in case the delivery men refused to connect. I was thinking of getting a plumber to connect but not sure how much it will cost as the electric plug needs to be cut out and refixed so that it can go through a small hole and be fixed in the cupboard but I do not know whether Dixon will do that. Anybody has ever used installation service? Thanks

bryanb

All new ones these days are cold fill only. Not sure if they would do the elec plug though. Buy a new plug, you can't refit a moulded one.

Myser

Here's a tip for solving the plug issue. What I have done in the past is make a short trailing lead extension which remains in place and allows you to easily remove/replace the washing machine.

All you need is a plug, trailing lead socket and a short flex of 1.5mm cable. You feed the cable flex through the hole first before wiring the plug. It will look something like this:

Trailing lead socket

Anyone who knows how to wire a plug should be able to make one for you. The parts are readily available. Or alternatively, just buy a complete trailing lead extension with re-wireable plug and shorten the cable.

This will save you having to cut the moulded plug off the new washing machine.

welda

As said, most manufacturers seem to be producing cold fill domestic machines. Regarding "trailing lead socket" I would not allow it to sit on the floor, you don't want fried in the event of any water leakage :eek:

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keystone

Myser wrote: »

All you need is a plug, trailing lead socket and a short flex of 1.5mm cable. You feed the cable flex through the hole first before wiring the plug. It will look something like this:

That is, in my opinion, inherently dangerous as it will most likely lie on the floor where, if there is a leak, then it will get very wet.

OP should just cut the moulded plug off and replace it.

Cheers

Myser

That is, in my opinion, inherently dangerous as it will most likely lie on the floor where, if there is a leak, then it will get very wet.

Not necessarily - I securely cable-tied the socket and cable high up, well away from the floor.

It does not need to be a long cable - perhaps half a meter if the hole is above the washing machine.

keystone

Then perhaps you should have said so. Its still inherently dangerous if its left lying on the floor which was my point. Also, IMHO, cable tieing it up is a bodge. The additional socket should be securely fixed to the side of the adjacent cabinet. Cutting the moulded plug off remains the recommended solution for me.

Cheers

Myser

If the trailing socket only protrudes a few inches or so out of the hole above the washing machine, there is no need to cable tie it. This is what trailing sockets are intended for. That is why I recommended making a custom trailing lead or modifying the length of a ready made one.

I only securely cable tied it for convenience so that it was out of the way.

What is more annoying is if you have to remove the washing machine in an emergency and realise that the cable goes through the cupboard and you have to un-wire a plug. Especially these days when manufacturers are shortening the length of cable on appliances - which doesn't give you much room to maneuver.

welda

If you do go down this trailing lead route, I reckon you would be best to secure plug end on to rear of machine, easy to get at if required and, of the floor!!

Regards.

missprice

could you make the hole in the cupboard bigger.

keystone

Myser wrote: »

If the trailing socket only protrudes a few inches or so out of the hole above the washing machine, there is no need to cable tie it. This is what trailing sockets are intended for. That is why I recommended making a custom trailing lead or modifying the length of a ready made one.

I only securely cable tied it for convenience so that it was out of the way.

What is more annoying is if you have to remove the washing machine in an emergency and realise that the cable goes through the cupboard and you have to un-wire a plug. Especially these days when manufacturers are shortening the length of cable on appliances - which doesn't give you much room to maneuver.

Whilst I understand your argument a trailing lead is, however you do it, still a bodge. In my opinion, of course.

Cheers