aaargh - washing machine input hose come out of fitment

[Steve Walker]

Yep - called a checkvalve, now standard for a lot of fittings.

[andrew.taylor]

Just for completeness, there's a (rather blurry) photo of my "valve"

at

I said, it's about 2"" long, and 1.2" wide at widest point. The blue bit is what screws on to the water supply. The text on it is

SL EPP-WS

90(degrees)C-MAX 0,2-10 bar

Thanks to all who gave advice yesterday. I've calmed down a bit now.. ;)

Andrew