Comments on: Is your washing machine or dishwasher connected to the plumbing properly? Are you sure? http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-or-dishwasher-connected-to-the-plumbing-properly-are-you-sure/ White goods appliances help, advice & news - plus special offers & voucher codes from the author of Washerhelp.co.uk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:58:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Washerhelp http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-or-dishwasher-connected-to-the-plumbing-properly-are-you-sure/#comment-13320 Washerhelp Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:54:15 +0000 http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-or-dishwasher-connected-to-the-plumbing-properly-are-you-sure/#comment-13320 Rob: Read this <a href="http://www.washerhelp.co.uk/diy-repair-help_7.html#cl_q3">Washing machine fills with water overnight or when switched off</a> Rob: Read this Washing machine fills with water overnight or when switched off

]]> By: Rob Herran http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-or-dishwasher-connected-to-the-plumbing-properly-are-you-sure/#comment-13316 Rob Herran Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:12:39 +0000 http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-or-dishwasher-connected-to-the-plumbing-properly-are-you-sure/#comment-13316 Hi My daughter has recently purchased a washing machine on moving to a flat. The store where she purchased it from arranged for the delivery person to connect it to existing pipework as past of the deal. However, although is seems to be correctly fitted to this pipework, when she empties her kitchen sink, some of the waste water is running into her washing machine. Is it possible to fit some sort of one way valve to the washing machine waste pipe to stop this? Hi
My daughter has recently purchased a washing machine on moving to a flat. The store where she purchased it from arranged for the delivery person to connect it to existing pipework as past of the deal. However, although is seems to be correctly fitted to this pipework, when she empties her kitchen sink, some of the waste water is running into her washing machine. Is it possible to fit some sort of one way valve to the washing machine waste pipe to stop this?

]]> By: Washerhelp http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-or-dishwasher-connected-to-the-plumbing-properly-are-you-sure/#comment-9403 Washerhelp Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:10:13 +0000 http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-or-dishwasher-connected-to-the-plumbing-properly-are-you-sure/#comment-9403 Hello Chris: It isn't as bad as connecting the output of a sink or washing machine/dishwasher to the storm drain but it is still a misconnection. This is because the extra water running into the soil pipe system during heavy rain can overload the waste water network and can result in the flooding of land and/or properties. Whether this actually happens in any particular area would presumably depend on how many people have connected pipes meant for the storm drains to the soil pipe. I can't help thinking if it was just the water from one gutter it might not be too bad, after all the water is clean, but of course if enough people do it there will be a lot of extra water running into the soil pipe network during heavy rain which could potentially overload it. Hello Chris: It isn’t as bad as connecting the output of a sink or washing machine/dishwasher to the storm drain but it is still a misconnection. This is because the extra water running into the soil pipe system during heavy rain can overload the waste water network and can result in the flooding of land and/or properties.

Whether this actually happens in any particular area would presumably depend on how many people have connected pipes meant for the storm drains to the soil pipe. I can’t help thinking if it was just the water from one gutter it might not be too bad, after all the water is clean, but of course if enough people do it there will be a lot of extra water running into the soil pipe network during heavy rain which could potentially overload it.

]]> By: chris wood http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-or-dishwasher-connected-to-the-plumbing-properly-are-you-sure/#comment-9397 chris wood Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:30:52 +0000 http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-or-dishwasher-connected-to-the-plumbing-properly-are-you-sure/#comment-9397 i live in a 100 year old terraced house and i want to connect a rain water pipe from the gutter into to my soil pipe is this ok as i think all the waste water runs in to the main sewage system. many thanks i live in a 100 year old terraced house and i want to connect a rain water pipe from the gutter into to my soil pipe is this ok as i think all the waste water runs in to the main sewage system.

many thanks

]]> By: John http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-or-dishwasher-connected-to-the-plumbing-properly-are-you-sure/#comment-8577 John Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:11:42 +0000 http://www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-or-dishwasher-connected-to-the-plumbing-properly-are-you-sure/#comment-8577 There are separate washing machine tanks that pump the water to a foul water drain. Do any have small pipes like 22mm, as some SaniLavs have? Then a small pipe can run under the floorboards or whatever to the nearest foul drain in the house. There are separate washing machine tanks that pump the water to a foul water drain. Do any have small pipes like 22mm, as some SaniLavs have? Then a small pipe can run under the floorboards or whatever to the nearest foul drain in the house.

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