washing machine on board

[philjw]

 

Run the nearest hot tap to the machine until you get hot water through to ensure that you miss the cold water that has been laying in the hot pipework.

[Poppin]

 I have decided to install the washing machine in the kitchen area and tap into both hot and cot supplies under the sink. Before the washing machine I will install either a thermostatic mixing valve or a simpler mixer valve. The down sides to the thermostatic valve are, as I see it:

 

1. limits temperature to around 45 degrees max (I cannot find one that goes above this)

2. They act unpredictably regarding flow rate if the calorifier happens to be too cold to reach the set temperature

3. more expensive. 

 

My preference is to use something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CM6515V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

However I would still like to know the rough temperature of the water going in. I cannot seem to find a valve with a simple thermometer that I could install on the outlet of the mixer. Any suggestions? The closest I can find is this but seems to be the wrong size;

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-UNDERFLOOR-HEATING-MANIFOLD-BALL-VALVE-WITH-THERMOMETER-RED-BLUE-HANDLE-/142571866682

 

and these seems to be unreliable:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clip-pipe-thermometer-hot-water/dp/B00GYV0L5I/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1549146929&sr=8-5&keywords=pipe+thermometer

[TheBiscuits]

@Poppin  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303030133826