Washing machine hose waste connection?
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oOTomOo said:
Hold the pipe over the sink, then turn the washing machine on, feel the kick back on the pipe when the water starts spurting out.
Let me know if you're still considering not putting a clip on it.
T
Ours just hangs into the sink until the house is replumbed. It doesn't so much as flinch when the waste water exits. Let me know if you're still considering not putting a clip on it.
T
RedLeicester said:
oOTomOo said:
Hold the pipe over the sink, then turn the washing machine on, feel the kick back on the pipe when the water starts spurting out.
Let me know if you're still considering not putting a clip on it.
T
Ours just hangs into the sink until the house is replumbed. It doesn't so much as flinch when the waste water exits. Let me know if you're still considering not putting a clip on it.
T
Engineer1 said:
Put a clip on if it does leak you will only find out when it has flooded your room and ruined the cabinet.
Unless you've got half a brain and test all plumbing connections you've made before thinking you've finished.For the record, I use the little spring clip that comes with the waste, nothing more.
freecar said:
Engineer1 said:
Put a clip on if it does leak you will only find out when it has flooded your room and ruined the cabinet.
Unless you've got half a brain and test all plumbing connections you've made before thinking you've finished.For the record, I use the little spring clip that comes with the waste, nothing more.
The only thing that stops water running out of your machine is that hose held up above a certain height. There is no stop valve on the outlet, just a level switch inside the machine that tells the machine to stop filling when it reaches a certain height. If your drain hose falls down, the water will never reach that certain height, hence it keeps flowing and the floor/wall/door collapsing.
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