Fitting Washing Mach.

smithsyard · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:44 am Post Subject: Fitting Washing Mach.

Am fixing up a new washing machine. I have switched off the mains - no cold water which is good and switched hot water taps on to drain the residual hot water in the pipes - the flow does not stop though (was on for hours). Any ideas???

It is a combi boiler.

nstreet · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:47 am Post Subject:

Where did you turn off the mains. You may have more than one stop cock. Each of our cold pipes has it own stopcock!. Try turning it off outside at the meter, if you have one or the main property stop cock.

kevplumb · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:49 am Post Subject:

there should be an isolater under the boiler on the cold feed in

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smithsyard · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:52 am Post Subject:

It's only a small 1 bed flat....if i turn off water outside will that not effect the other 7 flats?

nstreet · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:58 am Post Subject:

smithsyard wrote:

It's only a small 1 bed flat....if i turn off water outside will that not effect the other 7 flats?

Look for the isolator as KevPlumb suggests then.

smithsyard · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:59 am Post Subject:

Thanks - clearly not up on this plumbing game - what does an isolator look like?

kevplumb · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:07 am Post Subject:

silver valve on the cold water pipe inti the boiler

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