flexible loop water supply

[thijm]

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

[Andrew Gabriel]

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.

[thijm]

Thanks Andrew

David

[John Stumbles]

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

[Ed Sirett]

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.

[Lurch]

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

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?

[Andrew Gabriel]

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

[thijm]

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

[Ed Sirett]

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.