Waste on washing machine

Librisal

Can anyone tell me what I have to do to unplumb so to speak a washing machine? it is the waste that worries me, can I just undo waste clip and pull it out and leave it or do I have to fit an additional part to stop the water from flooding . Would appreciate any help.

weekendwarrior

This is very easy.

Isolate the water that goes to the washing machine- there is often a red pipe and a blue pipe, or sometimes only one pipe on some newer machines. If you follow these pipes you will find isolation valves that have small handles on them. Turn them 90 degrees and that should stop the water, you can now unscrew these. They could be tight and so you may need some pliers, water pump pliers are good for this!

The waste pipe can be either connected to a spigot, which will connect to the waste under the sink or may be simply pushed into a dedicated waste pipe. If it is on a spigot there may be a jubilee clip to remove, just unscrew it and remove the pipe, but have a bowl ready. When you move a waste pipe from a washing machine there is always some water left in and when it is lower then the drum of the machine it syphons out and will leave a small puddle.

If the waste is just pushed into a fixed waste pipe, just pull it out, but have the bowl ready again!

Librisal

Thankyou for your reply. Yes it is on a spigot and there is a jubilee clip. But when I have removed it can I just leave it? I am worried water will pump out from the spigot as I am not planning to install a new machine due to a move.

neilmusgrove

You should not get water coming out because it should point down. There is usually a plastic cap to cover it though. If you don't have one you could try insulating tape or similar.

Neil

weekendwarrior

Librisal wrote: »

Thankyou for your reply. Yes it is on a spigot and there is a jubilee clip. But when I have removed it can I just leave it? I am worried water will pump out from the spigot as I am not planning to install a new machine due to a move.

Ah-right, I thought you was asking if water would come from the washing machine waste pipe!

I'd cap off the spigot somehow, or remove it from the u bend and flood it with silicone and then replace it once the silicone has cured.

Librisal

Thankyou both for your replies, I think I will be able to do the job now :T

real1314

or as a temp fix, unscrew the spigot, remove the actual spigot part and screw the ring back on with some poythene in between.
the spigot should be above the level of the sink waste pipe going out, so it should be ok like this for a while, until a new machine is fitted.

neilmusgrove

neilmusgrove wrote: »

You should not get water coming out because it should point down.

Neil

That looks stupid when i read it again - it will point down in one direction and up in the other! The open end will point up of course.