How To Cap Off A Washing Machine Tap

Isolation valves are normally fitted to taps on basins baths and sinks toilets showers washing machines dishwashers outside taps cisterns and water tanks and a variety of other fixed or movable appliances.

How to cap off a washing machine tap. This is NOT the item you need to blank cap a valve on the washing machine water supply thats a 34 inch BSP cap also in our store. Put an insert firmly into the pipe. You may need pliers to loosen them.

BUt 34 washing machine tap caps are about 25p and a ballvalve washer to go in them about 10p. WATCH soldering videos below. If you want a strong tap which wont get knocked use an outside tap 34 bib tap in a backplate elbow - much better.

15 or 2mm allen key required. Washing with Dishwasher or Washing Machine. This valve is usually at the spigot and can be used to prevent water from passing into the lines.

If you need to block off a washing machine tap because your bought a newer washing machine that needs only the cold water inlet so you now have a spare hot water tap that needs to be made safe from little prying hands search Amazon for 34 inch BSP cap. Along with that if your cap has cardboard brim or if its made of wood then you can ruin your baseball cap. You can of course bin the nut and olive from a normal craap wm tap and screw the 12 thread straight into a backplate elbow.

Push the fitting onto the pipe. How To Install Washing Machine Tap easy steps - YouTube. Turn off the hot and cold water valves on the house side of the water supply hoses.

The most common type of isolation valve is called a Ballofix valve which is often abbreviated to Ballfix by plumbers. Turn off the shut off main. Yes that is the cap that you need to cap off a washing machine tap 34 female thread.