Plumbing In

Your new washing machine has been designed to be permanently plumbed in to your home’s water supply and drainage system. However, if this is not possible, it may be connected to a suitable existing tap with the drain hose discharging into a sink.

The appliance has an inlet hose, with female 3/4” BSP thread connector. If this connection is not compatible with the plumbing of the existing installation, a variety of connectors are available from good hardware stores and plumbers merchants to suit most domestic plumbing. Any alteration to your existing plumbing must be carried out by a competent person, or qualified plumber.

Installation should comply with local water authority and building regulations’ requirements.

The appliance must be connected to a cold water supply.

A minimum water pressure of 0.5 bar is required for safe operation of the appliance.

If you cannot make the cold water connection direct from the rising mains, you may be able to operate the appliance from your cold water storage system.

There should be a minimum verticale distance of 5.02m (16.5 ft) between the appliance’s inlet and the bottom of the water storage tank.

Water inlet

An inlet hose is supplied and can been found inside the machine drum.

Do not use the hose from your previous machine to connect to the water supply.

1.Open the porthole and extract the inlet hose .

2.Connect the hose with the angled connection to the machine.

Important!

Do not place the inlet hose downwards. Angle the hose to the left or right depending on the position of your water tap.

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3.Set the hose correctly by loosening the ring nut. After positioning the inlet hose, be sure to tighten the ring nut again to prevent leaks.

4.Connect the hose to a tap with a 3/4” thread. Always use the hose supplied with the appliance.

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Water drainage

This appliance is designed to be permanently plumbed into your home's drainage system using one of the following methods.

1. Into a drainage standpipe.

Firstly form a hook in the end of the drain hose using the “U” piece” supplied.

U” piece supplied

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Place the drain hose into your standpipe, which should have an internal diameter of approximately 38mm thus ensuring there is an air break between the drain hose and standpipe.

38 mm (11.2”)

standpipe diameter

30 (12")cm

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When discharging into a standpipe ensure that the top of the standpipe is no more than 90cm (35.4'') and no less than 60cm (23.6'') above floor level.

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