On 8 Apr 2009, at 09:15, Roger Millin wrote:
>
> The Bosch machine on our French boat was cold fill only so, in that
> case, there is a mandatory requirement for the heater to operate if
> you want a warm/hot wash. I must admit that I haven't needed to buy
> a washing machine in the last three years (since that machine, in
> fact)but aren't most machines going over to cold fill only these days?
It's almost universal now, AFAICS. We had a cunning plan to plumb
both supplies through a thermostatic valve, so that you could set it
to fill with water at 40, 60 or whatever, then turn the valve down to
10 or 15 for the rinses. As I say, the problem is that the fancy
electronic controllers don't like hot water through the cold fill port.
I found a thread about it on one of the green living forums - it's an
issue for them because of course it stops folk using solar heated
water in the same way.
All the best
Bruce
"The superior man knows what is right, the inferior man knows what
will sell" Analects of Confucius, circa 500 BCE
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