I think this is the right place for this post as it's about piping components. If not, please forgive me. Most washing machines only have a cold water inlet supply pipe but you might have a hot water supply pipe also, both will need to be disconnected. 3. Disconnect the Drain Hose

This pipe connection can sometimes be very stiff and you might need to use some water pump pliers to loosen it. I can't see how the hot water will be too hot to affect the glue.If it's blanked off there won't be any hot water at valve, it only gets hot when there's flow through the valve.This hose is permanently connected to the washing machine, and the other end is either poked into a washing machine standpipe trap or connected to a waste pipe connector under the kitchen sink. The washing machine drain hose is used to get rid of the dirty waste water after washing laundry. Washing machine drain hose The most important thing is to isolate the water supply fully as once this is done there’s not much that can go wrong. Do you need to turn off the water to move the washing machine? I have wondered whether the hot water would be too hot for the hot-melt glue but I think the glue melting-point is sufficiently high.

I can't see how the hot water will be too hot to affect the glue. If it's blanked off there won't be any hot water at valve, it only gets hot when there's flow through the valve.> I looked in various Plumbers' Merchants but didn't find anything suitable so I thought I'd have to set to work on the lathe and turn a couple up from a suitable grade of brass or maybe nylon, using the fittings salvaged from an old pair of washing machine hoses as a model. If the drain hose is in a standpipe, this is usually behind the washing machine and can be pulled out easily. If your washing is right next to the kitchen sink there is a good chance you can disconnect everything from under the sink.

Here I’ll show you how to disconnect a washing machine based on my experiences over the years when carrying out washing machine installations. If you are only moving it a little bit and the water supply pipe is long enough to stay connected then no you do not need to turn the water off to move it. What do you need to remove from a washing machine before use? You need to make sure the water supply is turned off and completely isolated then there’s not much that can go wrong. You might struggle to disconnect the pipes but with a little bit of force and some decent water pump pliers, you'll get there.