is there any point in having a hot water pipe to the washing machine
any more? I gather they dont use that much water nowadays anyway (and
can heat the water if necessary), so by the time the water has got
from the combi to the washing machine it might already have enough
water in it anyway. I remember the machine coming with a y-piece but
I just connected the two pipes as we had them already plumbed in.
Would I be better off sticking in the Y-piece to connect cold water
to both inlets? (I guess this will also have a positive effect on
someone using the shower while the washing machine is on?)


.... and most don't draw hot water unless on the boil wash.

my wife , bless her , starts the m/c on boil wash to draw the hot water
from the combi for the 1st fill, aborts the program and switches to
a lower temp quicker wash !

Chris