Turning hot water off when connecting cold water washer

[Lockhart]

I am connecting just a cold water washing machine and they say to turn the hot water off but surely i need the hot water for washing dishes etc. What do i do?

 

[kirkgas]

you must be misinterpreting what is being implied rather than written , go back to basics, arew you fitting machine for the first time or is there one already connected, if one is already connecteddoes it have hot & cold, if it has both you need to switch off both valves, remove then follow instructions to fit new one, (you might want to consider getting a 3/4" blank cap for the unused hot valve,
if you are fitting for the first time iss there a cold valve to connect to, if so again follow instructions to connect machine

 

[Lockhart]

Thanks but surely if i turn the hot water off no hot water will come out of the taps supplying my sink

 

[rocks1]

just turn the red valve off under the sink that leads to the pipe of wm.

 

[Lockhart]

THANKS