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Rob Morley
wrote:
In article , "Carolyn"
says...
Since I had a Combi fitted in the loft, I have noticed that
a) my electric shower now runs fine,with no need to turn it on for
approx 5 minutes,
to give it time to stop blasting freezing then hot water,
alternately and
b) my washing machine now does its final rinse in very hot water..
If I am around when a cycle finishes,
the clothes are steaming hot.. On a 40deg wash, I could end up with
shrinkage, etc...

Any idea why this happens, and is it possibly due to mis-plumbing??
All the household taps are fine
and run correctly, as does the CH,so I can`t fathom it out..

Logic would suggest that the hot and cold feeds are reversed on the
washing machine - disconnect it and run each tap in turn into a bucket
(or the hoses into the sink if they'll reach) to see which one runs
hot. Don't know about electric showers.

Pretty much what I thought, except that I haven`t altered the way the pipes
feed to the washing machine & it was ok before the combi was fitted.. Perhaps
the plumber disconnected/reconnected for some reason..? I will certainly have a look
when I`m able to access the back of the machine(not an easy job!)
Thanks for all your replies

cheers

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Carolyn