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Thought I knew it all...

  • 26-12-2010 11:48pm
    #1
    JMSE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 906 ✭✭✭


    This is for those in the know, with modern buttons on. As far as I knew, washing machines had 3 pipes, cold in, hot in, waste out. What could be simpler!

    Got asked tonight to help with a dislocated pipe (hi Schdz!) which was leading to a washing machine. The cold feed pipe had blown itself off the blue stopvalve fitting and let go a load of water onto the floor. Okay, taped back up and retightened its fine again.

    What I couldnt figure was....
    1. What was the strange looking white box on the other side of the valve, it had 220volt markings on it :eek:
    2. Is this machine which sits under the kitchen sink, not actually mains fed, but attic tank fed? Why not if?
    3. Why was there an upstairs pump involved that needed to be activated first before we got feed back again?


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  • #2
    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    JMSE wrote: »
    1. What was the strange looking white box on the other side of the valve, it had 220volt markings on it :eek:
    No idea tbh, but it could be a motorized valve. Can you post a pic?
    JMSE wrote: »
    2. Is this machine which sits under the kitchen sink, not actually mains fed, but attic tank fed? Why not if?
    Should be, but don't bank on it
    JMSE wrote: »
    3. Why was there an upstairs pump involved that needed to be activated first before we got feed back again?

    Because there isn't enough pressure from the tank to supply the washing machine, so its there to boost it to mains level. Just a guess tho


  • #3
    gazelec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭gazelec


    1. What was the strange looking white box on the other side of the valve, it had 220volt markings on it eek.gif


    Sounds like a solenoid valve to allow water in when machine is switched on


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