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Recently moved house, so all new furnishings in. I got the washing machine in the kitchen and it's sitting by the hole in the wall where the last people in the house had it. Do I need a plumber to install it or can I just wing it by watching YouTube videos etc? The kitchen has plumbing for it already
Cheers
Attach the hoses to the taps, do up tight. Pop the drain down the drain hose with the bend clip to hold it up and then power into the plug
Very easy providing none of the connectors are broken. A quick Google or you tube im sure will turn up better instructions than I would write.
It's pretty easy. I would locate the stop cock first just in case.
It really is very easy.
Possible issues:
1, An older installation may have hot and cold water inputs - most newer machines just use the cold one. The ends of the water pipes should have taps (coloured red or blue) - just leave the hot switched off.
2, The exit pipe may be to short
That's about it - don't forget to tighten up the inputs reasonably tight as a slow leak might cause problems with the floor/ cabinets
3, and level it using the adjustable legs.
4, Reward your efforts with a ride. It's nice out 😀
It is a piece of piss to do, but, and I learnt this the hard way, if you can leave it out for a couple of cycles and check that everything behind is dry - paper on the floor or something. About two months after moving here we discovered water had been seeping out because there was a tiny gouge on the rim of the water connector on the end of the copper pipe. It was only dripping two drips a minute but resulted in a new kitchen floor and units. Still no reason not to do it yourself though.
Tie some rolled up kitchen roll around the connectors so it's obvious if there's a leak, however slow...
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What they've all said. A new machine is likely cold water feed only. Check the machine instructions.
Leave the machine out from the wall so you can check for drips/leaks.
Connect one end of the hose to the back of machine. Use any washer or filter supplied.
Connect the hose from the machine to the supply pipe with the blue tap. Use the rubber washer which should be supplied and hand tight is sufficient. You don't need a wrench.
Switch the cold feed on. This should only need about one eighth turn. You will hear the water flowing into the machine.
Wrap some bog roll or kitchen towel around the supply pipe/hose connection and machine connection. This will show up any leaks.
Run a short cold water cycle. Keep an eye on it, checking for leaks.
If it's all okay, move the machine into position, being careful not to snag or pull the hose.
If it does leak, switch off the water and run a spin/drain program to get rid of the water.
Disconnect the hose and try again.
If people aren't able to install a washing machine when all the plumbing is already in place, then I really do fear for mankind these days.
If it a new washing machine remember to remove the transportation bolts from the drum instructions will tell you how
Second what beinbhan said. Easy to forget.
You can do it .
Strongly advise getting new washer for the water feed , they go hard over time so a new one will do a proper job.
I'd use PTFE tape to
dont let your house rabbit escape behind the kickboards, it will chew through the waste pipe.
#nichewashingmachineadvice
Make sure that they haven't put a stopper in the spur that the drain hose pushes onto.
I spent a joyous Sunday afternoon trying to work out why my daughter's washing machine wouldn't empty.
The lad (idiot) who'd installed it hadn't removed the bung and therefore the machine wouldn't empty.
To be fair it was a new house, but really! 🙄
I remember dad fitting his new kitchen and not realising he needed to remove the stopper from the dishwasher waste. Son 1, Dad 0 on the DIY front that evening 😀
For the hoses do not be tempted to use some kind of wrench to tighten them and if you do use PTFE tape don't use loads as it will just make it harder to screw on by hand meaning you either don't compress the washer enough or resort to some grips.
Inspect the fitting for any signs of damage/stress (cracks, whitening etc) that may have been caused by tools and check the washer is nice and soft still.
The hose only needs to be put on my hand (firmly) as overdoing it will distort it and can cause it to leak or split. Use toiler paper or kitchen roll around any join and check after your first couple of runs.
If people aren't able to install a washing machine when all the plumbing is already in place, then I really do fear for mankind these days.
Is not a particularly helpful comment.
I wager the OP can do something you can't do.
If it a new washing machine remember to remove the transportation bolts from the drum instructions will tell you how
This cannot be stressed enough...
I wager the OP can do something you can't do.
I don't doubt he can, but I'd be hoping it was something that required specialist knowledge and/or experience and not something as simple as screwing two pipes together and pushing the waste inside the drain pipe.
There just seems to be a culture these days of not even attempting stuff. How did our fathers and grand fathers get by? People just need to crack on and have a go; most stuff isn't that difficult or scary...especially now we have a million YouTube videos showing us how to do stuff!
But you see it as simple and that anyone should do it, but it doesn't means someone else will be able to (or is willing to risk it).
There just seems to be a culture these days of not even attempting stuff.
The OP was asking for advice specifically because he wants to do it himself, so your point is completely irrelevant.
^Is a very good point 🙂
I'd also recommend you push the waste water feed hose as far as you can down the waste water pie, using the U bend clip supplied with it.
Don just shove it down the hole like I did at a friends house, then discover a few days later that they'd done some washing and flooded their downstairs neighbour. The water pressure had forced the hose up and out of the waste water pipe. 😳
@doosuk, so you came out of the womb knowing how to install and connect up a washing machine. Or perhaps your dad did it once and you watched. Perhaps the OP's dad died before he was born and the OP never had his dad show him how to install a washing machine, or ride a bike, or take him for beer, or have "that" talk about sex when he was a teenager, or teach him how to drive a car, or all the other things dad do for their sons.
Why dont you just cut the OP some slack, he's had a tough time without his dad.
Or perhaps they just used a launderette.
@bigyinn 🙂
You forgot teaching him to read, so that he could peruse the simple instructions that came with the washer 🙂
@bigyinn my dad never taught me how to plumb in a washing machine, he showed me numerous demonstrations of domestic violence, I thankfully ignored those lessons, and have succesfully plumbed in numerous washing machines over the years for my Mum and Sister.
If you can fix a puncture on your bike or connect up a tv to PS3, etc then a washing machine is easy. For some reason there is a long run perception that a plumber is needed for a washing machine like they are some complicated thing. My mum is moving house and adamant she needs a plumber. As long as the pipe work is in place then takes 15 minutes including having a cup of tea.
I'd also recommend you push the waste water feed hose as far as you can down the waste water pie, using the U bend clip supplied with it.
Don just shove it down the hole like I did at a friends house, then discover a few days later that they'd done some washing and flooded their downstairs neighbour. The water pressure had forced the hose up and out of the waste water pipe.
can be worth tying the outlet pipe to something so that it cant be pulled (or fired) out of the waste pipe if you have one of the vertical drop in types.