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Comment on Washing machine is a hot and cold fill, but I only have a cold water supply by Steve Goodman

Steve Goodman — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:21:22 +0000

I have a Bosch WFB 2004 washing machine. Both hot and cold supply pipes are connected to the cold water supply via a Y connector i.e. cold water to both inlets.
However, I want to instal a dishwasher but space at the pipes is at a premium. Does the hot water supply pipe to the washing machine need to be connected at all? If not then I could utilise that side of the Y connector for the dishwasher.

Comment on About Me by Carol

Carol — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:19:54 +0000

Like Beanny, we have a serious mould problem. Thank whoever I went online and got almost straight to you before trying to clean the mess up myself. I hope machine, husband and I will be happier soon with no glime and srunge. A great site, thanks so much

Comment on I want a washing machine with a hot water valve by dave

dave — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:10:49 +0000

I think “Launderer’s” Basch might be the same as my boss’s; he has a Bosch that was new shortly before his first child was born (she is now approaching 8 years old) and he was horrified when I started looking at a new washer last year to hear how much trouble I had finding a machine that used hot and cold and also one that has enough water in the drum to launder properly.
He and his wife have vowed to keep theirs going as long as they can now they know about this, not least because they have used cloth nappies (now there is an environmentally friendly idea!) for both daughters and, as his wife said, she would feel that they were never clean at all if they hardly got wet, let alone soaked, in the washer.
In hindsight maybe I should have bought a second hand Bosch!!!!!

I completely agree with the energy rating system being a joke; apart from anything else the fact that it is so hard (as far as I have found so far impossible) to get hold of definitions of the standards being used to rate appliances gives rise to a deep mistrust of the system. Any system that is kept so “secret” makes the genuine punter wonder what is being hidden.

I’m not normally a big fan of things American (apologies to all Americans who read this) but I have to say that if my understanding is correct, the Americans still seem to understand washing and water!!! Shame it’s not so easy to get an American top loader into a small British home ……………..

Comment on I want a washing machine with a hot water valve by Launderer

Launderer — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:28:45 +0000

We have a 12yr old basic Bosch washer with has H & C fill. It gets used mostly on 40degree easycare cycle & does fill from the hot supply & only uses bursts of cold when temp rises above the preset in the drum water. I didnt realise it was such an advanced design but now I have come to replace it, it seems that washer design has gone backwards. I know that using hot water from my lagged tank is far cheaper than heating water from cold using electricity !
Well done manufacturers, & as for the energy labling its a joke, they’re all “A” rated.

Comment on Indesit Moon washing machine by Washerhelp

Washerhelp — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:41:49 +0000

Just a reminder that repair questions aren’t meant to be posted here. This article is to help inform people about the Indesit Moon as a potential purchase.