Disconnecting washing machine?

[owen01]

Hi,

Am in the process of moving home. Is it possible for a householder to disconnect a washing machine or is this definitely a job for a plumber please?

I know where the stop cock is under the kitchen sink, but that's about it.

Many thanks,

Owen

 

[cajar]

dead easy diy job. Modern washing machines only have a cold water inlet and waste outlet. There will normally be a tap on the cold inlet that you turn 90 degrees, then unscrew the hose. Waste will be similar or might have a jubilee clip. Have a small bucket handy to catch the water left standing in the hose once you disconnect it and you're good to go.

 

[owen01]

dead easy diy job. Modern washing machines only have a cold water inlet and waste outlet. There will normally be a tap on the cold inlet that you turn 90 degrees, then unscrew the hose. Waste will be similar or might have a jubilee clip. Have a small bucket handy to catch the water left standing in the hose once you disconnect it and you're good to go.

Thanks Sounds good. What i'm going to do is pull the washing machine slightly away from the wall and photo all the connections, then get back to the forum - before i get down to the spanner stage - will update.

 

[rjm2k]

Shouldn't need a spanner, just turn the tap you find and unscrew the hose by hand.

 

[owen01]

Shouldn't need a spanner, just turn the tap you find and unscrew the hose by hand.

Thanks, will be cheering if i find that tap, i can tell you

 

[owen01]

Hi,

Here's what's round the back - are these also taps please?

What also worries me are these other connections lower down behind the machine, any ideas - Hopefully, these are drainers & not plumbed into the mains supply?

Thanks

 

[rjm2k]

The first ones can stay on the machine, you will need them at the other end. Whatever is on the other end of these 2 will be the taps, which can be turned off and the pipes unscrewed by hand.

Can't quite make the second photo out, is that not just the other end of one of the pipes in the first photo?

The ridged pipe will be the drain and should just pull out of wherever it's been dropped into.

what make/model machine is it?

 

[jtonline]

Looks like the 2nd picture is the hot & cold hoses coming down from the back of the washing machine and joining together into a Y shaped adapter which will be connected to the cold water supply pipe.

Need to see the other end of the Y adapter to check if there's a shut off tap on the pipe before you unscrew the hoses.

 

[jtonline]

You also need to follow the mains power lead from the machine to see where it goes.

It might just be plugged into a standard wall socket in which case you can just unplug it, or it might be hardwired into a connection unit. There may not be much length on the lead, so be careful when you start pulling the machine fowards.

 

[owen01]

it's a Candy Aquaviva 1000.

here's a better picture of the 'Y' arrangement

for the life of me i cannot see where the actual mains supply is coming in from. That Y feature seems to be clamped onto a pipe (behind it) as opposed to being joined to it?

or is that clamp concealing a water point on that pipe???

There's definitely a single tap fitting, underneath the 'Y'. The electrics are okay, they go to a standard 3 pin socket.

 

[jtonline]

Ah, that's a self cutting tap. It's clamped around the length of copper cold water pipe and cuts a hole in the pipe to make a connection.

You can turn off that tap by carefully turning the white knob underneath, then you can unscrew the Y piece with the hoses from the top of the tap.

There will be a small amount of water that comes out from what's in the hoses.

If, for some reason you don't shut the tap off fully before you remove the Y piece, there will obviously be a constant leak of cold water so it might be a good idea to be ready to shut off the water at the stop cock.

 

[Burnerman]

This hideous device is a self cutting tap - which, as it says, pierces the copper supply pipe when it is installed. It looks like its upside down, too.
A complete example is Toolstation 48347.
John

 

[owen01]

OK thanks, I know where I am now. At least I can get it unplumbed, getting it to the lift is going to be a challenge, I've got a porter's trolley so that will give me a head start. I doubt if the charities would be interested in this item because it is well used and there is some minor rust under the soap compartment ... plus the plastic bumper concealing the bottom section came away & has now been lost sight of

 

[rjm2k]

do you have your transit bolts?

 

[owen01]

do you have your transit bolts?

Thanks. I was given nothing to go with the Aquaviva, it was just delivered & installed all in one go, & that was that. What am I missing please?