Comments on: Low water pressure and washing machines

By: Abdul

Abdul — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:24:07 +0000

Thanks for putting up this article….. Our sanyo washing machine automatically halts the process when water level isnt filled after sometime…… luckily we can fix the problem by pressing start again :)

anyway i’ve planned to try pressure pump method or even moving the washing machine downstairs to main water supply :)

By: andy murray

andy murray — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:11:31 +0000

We bought a Zanussi ZWF 16581W a year ago.

Gravity filled from cold tank in loft in bungalow. Head thus barely 3 metres.

Works fine! And it’s a great machine, so I recommend Zanussi.

By: Denise

Denise — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:55:42 +0000

Thank you so much for this article, was about to phone a plumber about my machine, turns out, my next-door neighbours had a new fence built last week and the workers cracked the water pipes leaving me with really low water pressure. The washing machine was filling up slowly til it gushed out of the machine door. Workmen are due tomorrow to fix water pressure so have turned off water to the machine. Many thanks, looking here saved me more than a few quid!

By: Washerhelp

Washerhelp — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:23:38 +0000

As far as I know Stephen, the air gap you refer to is only to prevent dirty water flowing back into the water supply system and not to do with water pressure. I’ve never heard of a domestic washing machine with an internal pump to boost the water pressure.

By: Stephen Kelly

Stephen Kelly — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:18:08 +0000

Is pressure so critical if a Washing Machine has a Class A airgap on supply?

Am I correct in saying a Washing Machine that has a Class A airgap, will have an internal pump to boost the pressure?