I've just got a new AEG dishwasher. The instructions say that I should turn the water supply on and off with each use. Simple questions....how many people actually do this? Is it really necessary as the isolation tap is not easy to reach?
Do you turn off water to dishwasher after use?
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Not many
It is UK practice to put the pipes, connector and appliance tap right at the back of the kitchen cabinet, to ensure they are never used.
It is German practice to run the pipe to the front of the cabinet, so the tap and connector are readily to hand and can be easily and quickly used.
A tiny detail.
Making all the difference.
It is UK practice to put the pipes, connector and appliance tap right at the back of the kitchen cabinet, to ensure they are never used.
It is German practice to run the pipe to the front of the cabinet, so the tap and connector are readily to hand and can be easily and quickly used.
A tiny detail.
Making all the difference.
Yes, that's my problem - the tap requires me to sit on the floor in front of the unit if I want to access it. My plumber advised me that it was OK to leave the washing machine one on except during longish periods away from home. He said that the isolaters leak eventually if used too much. Does non-isolation of the supply invalidate home insurance I wonder.
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I get it may be an inconvenience but how are the instructions actually wrong? Most, if not all, manufacturers advise this.
Dishwasher and clothes washers, apart from to service, have not had their water supplies isolated here in 40 years. Isolating would involve heaving the machines out first, to get to the isolators.
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Then they are installed incorrectly.
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You can't blame the manufacturers for someone forgetting to turn the water on.
I don't turn mine off but I still don't see how it's "wrong" advice.
Whether you consider it incorrect or not it is the standard method of installation.
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No it absolutely is not, unless you don't know what you are doing. Why would you put the isolating valves behind the machine?
Because that is where they are fitted by the builder or plumber in readiness for the machine.
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Wow, you argue that MI's are wrong for what could be sensible advice but then argue that isolating valves behind machines (inaccessible) are ok because that is the way it is always done. You are arguing for the sake of argument.
I fitted them there, there was no choice. There was just enough width between wall and unit, to fit dishwasher and washer, in my utility room. They are only used for service or machine swap, so fine where they are. Before I installed the dishwasher, its valve was accessible and used a few times, but it soon began to leak.
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