Slightly ticky washing machine plumbing

Fanny Cradock

Hi Folks, I'm trying to hook up the plumbing for a washing machine and I need a little advice as it's not as straight forward as I would have though.

The issue is that the water intake pipe supplied with the machine isn't long enough to reach the cold water supply. I think have to loop the cold water supply back around toward the washing machine by using a couple of right angle fittings and some pipe. I hope the attached image makes things clearer. Would this be the correct way of going about it?



Right now I have:

1 half inch elbow 315 fitting
2 inserts
pipe
water valve (not sure of the name but it's in the picture)

I think I might need:

2 half inch elbow 315 fittings
4 inserts
pipe
valve

Also, I'm a little confused by how the fitting secures the pipe. When I fit them together (as in the photo) they are not secure. The slide apart with ease. Do I need something else to secure them together? Or perhaps the brass ring gets buckled when tightened and presses into the insert?

One other thing - this time about the spigot trap. There is a little indent about 1 millimetre from the end of the outlet that is less than a millimetre deep and runs the circumference of the spigot. I assume this is the point at which I saw off and then further up I attach a jubilee clip?

I'm a total noob at this so please be gentle.

Joey the lips

It's a little unclear from the picture and explanation.

First for the machine inlet. A washing machine hose connects to a bsp thread which is the thread with the blue tap. If this needs to be put on the water pipe it compresses straight on. If the pipe is too short you will need a length of copper or pex, a 310 and inserts if using the pex

You cut the spigot at the point where the washing machine hose will sit over the spigot , this is usually around half a centimetre up the spigot , I then would jubilee clip the hose to the pipe so any future movement does not free it accidentally.

scudo2

You can join two WM hoses together for more length.
All you need is an extra hose and a 3/4" brass nipple (it matches the treads on the hose connections)
Saves unnecessary plumbing.

Rainwaterman

You could just drop into Mastercare and get a longer premade Washing M hose for a few quid that will do the job perfectly.1 hose and no faffing about with connecting this to that to the other and bodging it together.Just tell or show Mastercare what your dilema is and they will sell you the correct hose that you need in the right length for you.

Fanny Cradock

Cheers guys. I had looked for hoses longer that 1.5m but couldn't find anywhere that stocked anything other than this length. I just assumed that I'd need to go a more complicated route.

I'll try Mastercare or someone similar.

Rainwaterman

Fanny Cradock wrote: »

Cheers guys. I had looked for hoses longer that 1.5m but couldn't find anywhere that stocked anything other than this length. I just assumed that I'd need to go a more complicated route.

I'll try Mastercare or someone similar.

Theres also an appliance parts shop up past the garden of rememberence.Its on Frederick Street.I went there last year and got some extra long hoses for a problem that I had similar to yours.