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Any reason not to connect hot feed to washing machine?

  • 22-11-2018 11:41pm
    #1
    Roen
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    The washing machine I have has both a hot and cold feed. Only the cold is connected.
    Is there anything in terms of best practice that would advise against connecting the hot feed as well?
    Pretty much infinite supply of hot water, non bio gels and powders only.


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  • #2
    Bonzo Delaney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭Bonzo Delaney


    More to the point how do you manage a" pretty much infinite hot water supply" .


  • #3
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,157 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Roen wrote:
    The washing machine I have has both a hot and cold feed. Only the cold is connected. Is there anything in terms of best practice that would advise against connecting the hot feed as well? Pretty much infinite supply of hot water, non bio gels and powders only.

    That's an old machine. To get A energy ratings washing machines don't have a hot supply anymore. The machine asked for hot water & opens the hot inlet. Problem is that it had to take in 6 litres of cold water before the hot from the hot water cylinder reached the machine. It had to heat this cold water. Also it then left 6 litres of hot water in the pipe only for it to go cold.

    The washing machine is more economic to run with only a cold supply. Less wasteful


  • #4
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    That's an old machine. To get A energy ratings washing machines don't have a hot supply anymore. The machine asked for hot water & opens the hot inlet. Problem is that it had to take in 6 litres of cold water before the hot from the hot water cylinder reached the machine. It had to heat this cold water. Also it then left 6 litres of hot water in the pipe only for it to go cold.

    The washing machine is more economic to run with only a cold supply. Less wasteful

    Even with the two pipe system it just used the hot for The rarely used boil wash.

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  • #5
    jimf
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    Wearb wrote: »
    Even with the two pipe system it just used the hot for The rarely used boil wash.

    now we know who is the domesticated person in the house :D:D:D:D


  • #6
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    jimf wrote: »
    now we know who is the domesticated person in the house :D:D:D:D


    :o:o:o


    Now you know who reads the MI's :pac::pac::pac::pac:

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  • #7
    Roen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭Roen


    Cheers lads,
    Would be a wasted effort so. It's a two year old machine by the way, albeit a cheap one.


  • #8
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,157 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Roen wrote:
    Cheers lads, Would be a wasted effort so. It's a two year old machine by the way, albeit a cheap one.


    My mistake. I thought hot feed was done away with years ago.


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