Boiler Filler Pipe - should it run hot or cold?

[BrennaBoy]

Hi,

I just wondered if someone might be able to help me before I go insane!

A little while ago I moved into a new build property and I have had many problems with the plumbing e.g. boiler plumbed in the wrong way round and the hot and cold pipes plumbed in the wrong way round to what should have been in the taps.

I have just had to repressurise my boiler by connecting the filler pipe from one pipe to another under the kitchen sink. I noticed that the water that ran through was HOT - is this right?

The reason that I ask is that normally one of the filler pipes is plumbed into my fridge to supply it with cold water!!!

So either the filler tube is supposed to be hot and the fridge needs to be replumbed or the fridge was right and the filler tube is wrong!

Can anyone set me straight? Any help very much appeciated!

Thanks,

Brenna

 

[kevplumb]

fill loop should be on the cold main

 

[BrennaBoy]

That is what I thought should be the case.

So if the filler tube was cold, presumably it would be OK to connect to the fridge to supply it with cold water and just disconnect it when the boiler needs repressurising.

Would that be correct?