Installing a small basin in cloakroom

af2909_2

Hi

I have a cloakroom with a toilet, however no sink as yet...

Behind the wall where I want to install the sink the combi boiler is located and there are 2 pipes for the washing machine (the hot water is capped as the machine is cold water plumbed). Therefore:

Could I

(a) utilise the capped hot water pipe and run this through to the tap (as we will only want to have hot water running to wash our hands) or
(b) utilise the cold water pipe that is used by the washing machine

Thanks in advance

phill99

You can do both. It seems pointless only having one or the other. The cost differential in taping into both hot and cold pipes is not worth worrying about.

af2909_2

Oops I should have said both, would it be ok to just use the hot water supply? I am the worlds worst person at getting my point across on forums

MX5huggy

af2909 wrote: »

Oops I should have said both, would it be ok to just use the hot water supply? I am the worlds worst person at getting my point across on forums

Unlikely as your hot water should be too hot to comfortably wash your hands (but not burn).

af2909_2

MX5huggy wrote: »

Unlikely as your hot water should be too hot to comfortably wash your hands (but not burn).

There's a slight delay before it heats up (there is anyway when I fill the sink and the bath) so it should be ok... I think

Just to confirm could I run the cold water from the same pipe that supplies my washing machine?

MX5huggy

No problem using the same pipe.

penguingirl

af2909 wrote: »

There's a slight delay before it heats up (there is anyway when I fill the sink and the bath) so it should be ok... I think

Just to confirm could I run the cold water from the same pipe that supplies my washing machine?

But the problem would be if people used the bathroom consecutively. I would just do it properly so you can have both (with a nice mixer tap)