Washing machine plumbing in London
It looks like a small job, but plumbing in a washing machine can go wrong in surprisingly expensive ways: a waste hose forced into a pipe with no trap behind it, a valve that was already dripping before anyone noticed, a machine sitting on a floor that is not quite level. Ninja Plumbers does this properly rather than quickly, and we can also relocate a machine to another room wherever the pipework can realistically reach it.
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What's included
- New washing machine plumbed in and tested
- Hot and cold valves fitted where there are none
- Standpipe and trap installation for the waste
- Moving a machine to a utility room, garage or another wall
- Leaks from the machine, the valves or the waste
- Cold feeds for American-style fridge freezers and ice makers
Worth knowing first
A bit of this might save you from needing a callout at all — we'd rather you knew it upfront.
Most leaks are the hose, not the machine
Fill hoses perish where they bend and the rubber washer inside hardens. If there is water under the machine and the machine itself is not old, look at the hose ends and the valve before you look at the appliance.
A washing machine needs a proper standpipe
The waste hose belongs in a standpipe fitted with a trap, sitting with a gap of air above the water line inside it. Push it straight into a sink waste or a bare length of pipe instead, and you risk drain smells drifting back into the kitchen, or the drum siphoning itself empty partway through a cycle.
Moving it to the garage is not always simple
The pipework has to be got there and it has to be protected from freezing. In a lot of London terraces that is a longer run than people expect. Ask before you buy the machine, not after.
Turn the valve off if you go away
The valves behind the machine are the one thing between mains pressure and your kitchen floor for the fortnight you are not there. Turning them off costs nothing.
Common questions
Can you plumb one in where there is no existing point?
Usually yes. It means running a supply and a waste to the spot, which is straightforward in most kitchens and more involved in a flat with concrete floors. We will look and tell you which one you have.
Can you connect the water line for an American-style fridge freezer?
Yes. It needs a cold feed and an isolation valve, and it is usually done at the same visit as anything else in the kitchen.
Why does my machine leak only on a spin cycle?
That points to the waste side rather than the water supply feeding it — most often a hose pushed too far down the standpipe, or a partial blockage that only overflows once the drain is under full flow. Either way it is a quick fault to track down.
Do you take the old machine away?
We can disconnect and move it out for you. Disposal is normally arranged with the retailer delivering the new one, since they usually offer it as part of the delivery.
Part of our kitchen & laundry work
If it turns out to be a repair job rather than a new install, this is where that's covered.
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General Plumbing
Taps, toilets, radiators and pipework. The jobs that never quite get done.
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Drain Unblocking
Sinks, toilets and outside drains cleared with proper equipment, not a bottle of chemicals.
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Other appliance work
Need washing machine plumbing in London?
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