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dan no1 | 21:15 Tue 30th Dec 2008 | How it Works
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got a new washing machine on Boxing day and just used it for the first time today but my clothes came out really hot. i washed them on a 30 degree cycle. are they supposed to come out hot?

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sounds like the installer mixed up the hot and cold pipes to me!
21:16 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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^ agree
21:19 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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...or is it a washer / dryer?
21:22 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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I would say so - even on a hot wash the final rinse is usually cold
21:22 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh just remembered, there's only one pipe now, and there used to be two (red and blue - hot and cold). is that not right? thats all that came with the machine
21:23 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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most new machines are cold fill only, it must be plumbed to the wrong hot in error
21:24 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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Just thought - it is unusual to find a wm with a hot and cold fill these days - usually they are cold fill only.

Has it connected it to the hot tap?
21:33 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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Ooops - didn't refresh before posting.

Sorry.
21:34 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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Is it a washer / dryer Dan?
21:34 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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he might have...but it its meant to be connected to the cold tap, where does the hot water come from?!
21:36 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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it's heated inside the machine.

It's a far more efficient way as you only heat the water you need for the wash.
21:36 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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oh i get it now, thanks everyone!! i will get the plumber to have a look at it again.

will it still be ok to use in the mean time? got a ton of washing to do!
21:39 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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The machine heats it to the required temperature automatically.

It must be connected to the cold
21:41 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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Can't you pull it out yourself and see if it is connected to the hot pipe?

Or perhaps it is a washer / dryer, and tumbled the clothes in hot air.
21:41 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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No, don't use it, unless you are boiling your towels
21:41 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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or boiling spuds!
21:43 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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i haven't got a clue where to look to be honest! its my bro in law who did it so i'll get him to do it tomorrow
21:43 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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Hello Dan. Can you hear me?

Is it a washer / dryer??????
21:44 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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sorry sorry sorry!! its just a washer
21:46 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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maybe the thermostats broken?
21:47 Tue 30th Dec 2008

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