"Alan" wrote in message
...
In message , Carolyn
wrote
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..


Have you got the hot and cold inlets to the washing machine connected
correctly? If they are swapped (red and blue hoses to the machine) then
the rinse will be from the hot water supply and not the cold.

If you can gain access to the back of your machine feel both hoses while
filling up on a 65 degree wash. The blue hose should be connected to the
mains inlet and should not be getting warm
and the red hose should not remain cold.
--
Alan


That can still be correct but if the hoses are crossed on the back of the
machine it will still be wrong, best to put machine on rinse and check it
fills cold only.

Peter