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How To Install A Washing Machine

How To Install A Washing Machine

Instructions

Washing machines - what a great invention! You put dirty clothes in, and they come out clean! Genius! It's relatively easy to install your own washing machine, and cheap as you don't have to fork out for a plumber. "But I don't know the first thing about plumbing!" we hear you cry. Well, that's why we're here. Homeserve will show you how to install your new washer like an old pro.

Step 1:
Before you start you need to get rid of all the packaging and brackets the machine came with to keep it safe during delivery. Instructions for this should come with the machine, either on a leaflet or inside the instruction book. Gear-wise all you really need is an adjustable spanner.

Step 2:
Washing machines are supplied with PVC hoses to link the water inlets at the back of the appliance to special miniature valves connected to the household plumbing. The hoses are colour coded, red for hot or blue for cold.

Make sure the valve is turned off, then connect the hose by screwing it onto the valve. Make sure everything's nice and tight before you turn the valves on.

Step 3:
The outlet hose from a washing machine must be connected to a waste system that will get rid of the dirty water. The Standpipe and Trap is the standard method. The machine hose fits loosely into the open-ended pipe, so that dirty water won't be siphoned back into the machine. Always ensure the open end is at least 2 ft above the floor.

Done