Thread Number: 79952
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
setting up 3rd Miele washer, help needed |
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Post# 1038716 , Reply# 1   7/19/2019 at 13:58 (1,714 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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1 and 2.....YES....several of us use a 4 gang valve....and on some setups, we connect a hose, then a "Y", and a hose off of that, and then another "Y"....sort of in series, and that also kind of fills your need for extending the fill hoses across....
you will also need a 3/4male to 3/4male to connect a washers female to the "Y" connector 3.....either tap into your existing drain line, and add another pipe or two.....and as a lot of people do, have them all drain into a laundry tub....sort of beneficial at times, especially when using top loaders, if your drain can't handle all draining at the same time, the tub will allow for the drain to handle water at its own pace... but your setting up FLers, not a huge draw on water supply, or large draining volumes... HarborFreight is usually a great place to find this stuff inexpensively.....but can be found at most HomeDepot/Lowes |
Post# 1038717 , Reply# 2   7/19/2019 at 14:00 (1,714 days old) by Revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Thomas Ortega is M U C H better equipped to asnwer this question and share photos, but he is VERY occupied with family visiting from out of the country. As I have been in his laundry room many times, I can say that he has AT LEAST 10 different washers (probably more) all connected to ONE hot & cold supply valve (with many, many, many “Y” connectors and hoses)! For drains, he uses the one standpipe drain for 2 I think, but the majority drain into a very small utility sink. Some machines are as far as 10 feet away from the connection / drain points. Kevin |
Post# 1038842 , Reply# 4   7/20/2019 at 14:07 (1,713 days old) by Revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Personally I have 4 washers (usually FL’s) lined up along one wall in the garage, all connected and used each week. I ran copper supply lines and connected them under a near by utility sink, same for the drain line. A side note: I also have 3 Miele W&D sets too (W1926, W1213 & W1215 and matching vented dryers) and I’m considering a 4th set (a W3033). I quite like them, but won’t give up my larger “American size” washers. Kevin |
Post# 1038850 , Reply# 5   7/20/2019 at 15:36 (1,713 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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I have a 4-port distributor like shown above on a bathtub faucet with 2-way valves on three of the ports to support up to three machines in my master bathroom (they drain into the tub), although I rarely run more than one at a time. Fourth port is open to allow purging the line, and rinsing/cleaning or using the tub. I never leave the faucet turned on when not running a machine. Had an incident after 5+ years ... I moved the distributor slightly when cleaning the area or disconnecting a machine, don't recall ... and it broke off at the swivel, an internal sleeve had corroded. So, peeps who connect machines with those, be advised to keep watch on the condition to avoid a disaster. |
Post# 1039127 , Reply# 6   7/23/2019 at 02:05 (1,711 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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