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washing machine hose and mini-stop valves
grumpyboy
Posts: 4 Newbie
When I try to fit a washing machine hose onto a mini stop valve, why does the blue or red plastic handle always get impeded by the cap of the hose so you can't turn it fully on? Is it a common problem? Is there a better valve to use or a particular hose brand? Or is it just another bad british design?
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I've never had a problem with them. Maybe the red/blue tap was fitted incorrectly in the first place ? A picture may help ?0
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Try removing the coloured plastic lever and rotating it 180 degrees.0
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Norman_Castle wrote: »Try removing the coloured plastic lever and rotating it 180 degrees.
This. Every appliance valve I've ever seen has had the valve handle over the compression joint when open.
Like this
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Your handle has clearance with the blue nut. I would put an image in but the insert picture icon wants a URL rather than a pc location!!! How do you get a picture in?0
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Your handle has clearance with the blue nut. I would put an image in but the insert picture icon wants a URL rather than a pc location!!! How do you get a picture in?
You need to upload to an image hosting site first, then copy the link here, but as you're new user you'll have to remove the https://www bit
See here
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What a nightmare! Thanks anyway. In the meanwhile my blue handle binds on the blue nut and is mounted so the nut to unscrew it is awkwardly located. Guess some brands of hose/valve are better then.0
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^ Many valves are supplied with a blue and red lever to be fitted by the user. Presumably yours was fitted incorrectly.0
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No its like yours but either the blue nut extends much further towards the handle or the handle is longer and binds on it. Personally I haven't seen one that doesn't until I saw yours. Not that I've a lot of experience ...0
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It happens because many of the valves are cheap rubbish made down to a price.
Two options:
1. Use an additional rubber washer in the screw cap.
2. Replace with a decent valve like a Pegler.0 -
I have found that some hoses do have very deep nuts0
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