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washing machine without water feed

ssmith6287 · 2017-07-25 08:46:10

Possibly a silly question here. Does a washing machine need a feed of water to run or is there a pump in the washing machine that would allow you to use like a drum of water instead

25-07-2017 8:46am

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Possibly a silly question here. Does a washing machine need a feed of water to run or is there a pump in the washing machine that would allow you to use like a drum of water instead

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#2 25-07-2017 8:12pm

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As far as I know, washing machines require water to be pressurised and are not capable of pumping in water, they usually just have a solenoid valve that lets in water when required.
There's nothing to stop you having the drum above the machine and using gravity feed, but it may be slow to fill.

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#3 25-07-2017 9:07pm

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Some machines won't operate at all if there isn't sufficient water pressure feeding the machine.

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#4 26-07-2017 7:28am

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that's answers that so. Cheers lads

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