flexible loop water supply
 

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if it is ok to use the flexible loop water supply in
a combi-boiler for a washing machine.

many thanks

Dave

In article .com,
writes:
Hi,

Can anyone tell me if it is ok to use the flexible loop water supply in
a combi-boiler for a washing machine.

If you mean the filling loop supply, then that should be OK
but not if the filling loop is inside the boiler casing.
You shouldn't need to actually use the flexible filling loop
itself though. Obviously, it will be a pain if you need to
frequently top up the combi, but hopefully you don't.

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Andrew Gabriel

Thanks Andrew

David

wrote:

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if it is ok to use the flexible loop water supply in
a combi-boiler for a washing machine.

You'll find it's a different size: 1/2" BSP rather than 3/4"

On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 16:33:57 +0000, Andrew Gabriel wrote:

In article .com,
writes:
Hi,

Can anyone tell me if it is ok to use the flexible loop water supply in
a combi-boiler for a washing machine.

If you mean the filling loop supply, then that should be OK
but not if the filling loop is inside the boiler casing.
You shouldn't need to actually use the flexible filling loop
itself though. Obviously, it will be a pain if you need to
frequently top up the combi, but hopefully you don't.

You would also need to adapt the filling loop exit to fit the w/m hose
The hose is 3/4 male and the filling loop end is likely 1/2 female.


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On Sun, 05 Jun 2005 12:24:59 +0100, Ed Sirett
strung together this:

You would also need to adapt the filling loop exit to fit the w/m hose
The hose is 3/4 male and the filling loop end is likely 1/2 female.

And if you were to do that wouldn't that make the filling loop supply
a washing machine supply valve thus meaning the boiler would fail it's
next service for not having an accesiblee filling loop?
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In article ,
Lurch writes:
On Sun, 05 Jun 2005 12:24:59 +0100, Ed Sirett
strung together this:

You would also need to adapt the filling loop exit to fit the w/m hose
The hose is 3/4 male and the filling loop end is likely 1/2 female.

And if you were to do that wouldn't that make the filling loop supply
a washing machine supply valve thus meaning the boiler would fail it's
next service for not having an accesiblee filling loop?

It might at least mean the filling loop gets disconnected
sometimes, which normally never happens ;-)

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Andrew Gabriel

Thanks for all the info Gents,

I was considering putting a washing machine T on the supply side of the
loop and leaving the loop permanently connected to the T with the loops
boiler-side shut off valve closed. Or are there supposed to be 2 shut
off valves?

Dave

On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 07:38:25 -0700, thijm wrote:

Thanks for all the info Gents,

I was considering putting a washing machine T on the supply side of the
loop and leaving the loop permanently connected to the T with the loops
boiler-side shut off valve closed. Or are there supposed to be 2 shut
off valves?


Boiler filling loops (have a look at screwfix parts NO. 23455) have a
valve at the water inlet end and double check valve at the 'boiler' end.
You can of course remove (the braided part) between top up of the heating,
if fact it's what you are supposed to do. If you wanted to use the outlet
of the braided part to run the w/m you will likely need a fitting to
connect the end of the hose (likely 1/2 BSP F) to the w/m hose 3/4" F.

If you are going to that much trouble then you have to have an
overwhelming but rather bad reason - like there is no way to turn off the
mains.



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