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good hardware store, to accept the
couplings on the machine's inlet hoses.
The inlets in the back of the machine are
colour coded: red for hot, blue for cold.
Before operating the machine, be sure to
connect the hose to the hot inlet to the
hot tap, and the hose to the cold inlet to
the cold tap.
Plumbing in
Several firms now offer kits enabling you
to plumb-in a washing machine yourself.
Provided your home's plumbing is
relatively modem, and you are reasonably
handy and careful to follow the
instructions supplied with the kit to the
letter, you should be able to do a
satisfactory job. However, if you are at
all unsure about your ability to carry out
the work correctly, don't take risks with
your new machine — get a qualified
plumber to do the job for you.
Plumbing technicalities
In addition to complying with the wishes
of the Water Authority and Building
Control Officer, there are a few other
technicalities you must bear in mind if
your new machine is to work properly.
1
The machine must be given a separate
hot and cold water supply. You should
not connect it to a mixer tap, or to a
single outlet water heater. If only cold
water supply is available connect the two
hoses to a cold water outlet by means of
«Y» connection piece.
2
A certain amount of water pressure is
needed for the machine to fill with
reasonable speed. If you cannot make the
cold water connection direct to the rising
main — and many water authorities will
object if you do — check that the height
between the machine's inlet and the
bottom of the cold water storage cistern
is at least 4.25m (14ft). As for the hot
water storage cylinder, you will have
sufficient pressure if the height between
the machine's inlet and the bottom of the
cold water storage cistern — (not
between machine and hot water cylinder,
as many people think) is at least 2.4m
(8ft). If there is insufficient cold water or
hot water pressure, you may still be able
to operate the machine successfully by
removing the small restrictor contained
in the hot or cold water inlets to the
machine. To get at this, simply
disconnect the water supply hose from
the inlet, pull out the inlet's mesh filter
to gain access to the restrictor which can
be removed with the aid of a pair of thin
nosed pliers.
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