On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:21:00 GMT, Ken Weitzel
wrote:
Steve 2E0NSP wrote:
Hi All,
Firstly I realise this group isn't perhaps the best place to ask - but
I couldn't think where else to ask (and have had great advice from here
before!).
Quick question: We have just bought an Ariston AWD12S washing machine.
This doesn't seem to be drawing hot water from the supply (but
instantly goes for the cold - without even trying to use the hot
supply).
The place we bought this from are being useless, and the manufacturer
has told us that this machine doesn't draw water from the hot supply
unless it really needs to - apparently it has an integral heating
element.
Well, we've put it on a hot wash - but the thing is so well insulated
we can't tell if the drum is getting hot or not.
Question is - is this normal nowadays? Do machine tend to have
internal heating elements? If so - why have a hot supply?
Or - are they just trying to avoid the fact it's broken?
Any comments would be appreciated 
Hi Steve...
Don't know the brand at all, but I suspect you're being
conned...
Would a quick test be to toss in an old towel or two,
select hot, then turn off the cold supply? See if you
get any water at all?
I doubt that it tries to heat cold internally. I do know
that you UK chaps use 220 ac, but don't know the
wiring there... if it's 14/2 then suspect there's
not more than 7 or 8 amps available per outlet (breaker)
If that's the case, then the heating element if in fact
there is one couldn't be very large; would take
virtually forever to heat ground temperature water
to even lukewarm...
Take care.
Ken
I suspect the advice already given is correct, filling with HOT water
on a Cold or Cool wash would be a bit daft, as stated it can not cool
water....but some machines do mix both on inital fill.
For Ken,
LOTS if not ALL UK automatic washers heat water, no idea about wire
size but UK domestic sockets can and will supply up to approx 13Amps
and most washers haveheaters rated at about 2 KW, normal cycle time is
fairly quick as well.