Connecting a washing machine without a water pipe in the country

These lucky people can be called urban residents who have the opportunity to go out of town every year in the summer season and relax on their cozy and comfortable cottage. But all this happiness can overshadow the need for washing, provided there is no centralized water supply. If you know a few secrets, you can independently connect the washing machine without running water in the country. How to do it correctly, in order not to face even more serious problems in the future, we learn from this article.

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The principles of operation of any washing machine

Modern washing machines are fully automated, that is, in this mode there is a flood of water, and its heating, and the addition of powder, and spinning and rinsing, and even draining the already dirty water.

Models equipped with the same programs tend to work on the same principles:

• First, water is supplied to the detergent hatch, and then flows through the rubber tube into the tank where the metal drum rotates.
• After the washing is completed, the water is drained into the sewer by means of a drain pump.
• Helps the water get into the device solenoid valve, activated by supplying electricity. The liquid is then supplied under high pressure, and if it is not enough, programs will constantly be knocked down and the unit itself will break down.

In an apartment to solve this problem is not difficult, you need to connect the machine to the water pipe, but with the dacha will be more difficult.

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Advantages of installing machines without connection to the water supply

Every owner of a cottage wants to equip it with all the necessary equipment, in particular a washing machine. And the advantages of this solution is enough:

• No need to pay for water supply.
• If you build your own well, you can use water for washing absolutely free.
• The amount of water consumed in this case does not exceed three cubes per month.
• You can use rainwater, which is very soft from well and water.
• An old but still working machine can be installed in a small house in the garden.

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How to properly organize water intake?

Before deciding how to install a washing machine without a water pipe, you should familiarize yourself with possible options for water intake. And you can do it like this:

1. Manually fill the water. She gets into the machine through the detergent compartment. Use for this purpose is recommended units with a lower fixation of the degree of filling the device with liquid. The matter is that models with the top fixing will permanently fail because of unauthorized disconnection of programs.

Important! Remember that in this case you will have to constantly stop the machine and fill the buckets with water, and it will take a lot of time and energy to do this.

1. Connect a water tank to the device, which will be located slightly higher than it. But if your machine is not equipped with a filling control function, then it will have to be constantly filled with water. In such a tank, the necessary pressure can be created, but to provide it, you need to raise the tank to a height of not less than 10 meters. More often for this use the second floor or the roof of the house. First, the capacity is set to the desired location and manually or automatically filled with water.

Important! Typically, from 100 to 200 liters of water is consumed per wash. The only problem is the difficulty of raising such a tank to the top floor, because it weighs a lot.

1. Drill a well in its area. But here it is necessary to attract drillers to help them to extend the pipes and install a pump with a special capacity, where water will accumulate. The connection will be similar to the installation of a typewriter in a normal apartment with a central water supply. But the well can serve not only the machine, but also a toilet, a bathroom, a sink and a shower booth.

Important! The disadvantage of this option is the inability to drill a well in winter. Yes, and this system is not cheap.

1. Well. Pipes are pulled from it, then the pump is installed, as a result - the washing machine without connection to the water pipe begins to function. But it is necessary to install a mechanical or magnetic filter at the inlet of the running water so that it cleans it of sticks and sand. If this is not done, the machine will quickly break down.
2. Installation of a miniature pump between the machine and the tank. In any store of accessories for sanitary ware, you can buy all the necessary parts for mounting a drain pump. This pump works from the network.

Important! Better - if both the pump and the device will be released by one manufacturer.

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How to install the machine without connecting it to the water pipe?

So, we figured out how to replace the water pipe centralized, and each gives preference to the option that is most acceptable for themselves. But it is much more important to properly install the unit.

The most popular method is to connect the device to a tank with water, so we will consider the installation process in this example:

1. First, we install a water reservoir with a volume of at least 50 liters near the machine. To make it more convenient to fill it with water, the top of the tank should be left open. It is recommended to install it on legs not less than 50 centimeters high from the floor.
2. Make a hole in the bottom of the tank, so that it is slightly wider than the hose to draw water. We mount into it a special adapter, which will connect the hole with the hose.
3. Then we take an electric pump of medium power, which will perform the function of a pressure supercharger. We connect the pump with the hose and hide it under the tank.
4. We improve the throughput of the valves of the device, and for this we remove from them the sealing rubber gaskets.
5. We bring the hose from the pump to the washing machine, fill the tank with water and connect the pump to the mains.

Important! As it turned out, this type of installation involves the passage of water intake hoses from the tank with water to the pump and back from it to the unit, which can be called a fairly reliable and simple solution. Thanks to such recommendations, you will no longer have a question how to wash on the machine, if there is no running water. This scheme of installation, of course, has its drawbacks, namely, the need to purchase a pump and fill the reservoir with water manually. But still this decision is considered the cheapest.

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How to check the operation of the device in the absence of water?

Even if there is no water in the machine, you can make sure it is working. And how - we will consider further:

1. We connect the machine to the network and press the start button.
2. It is necessary to twist a little bit the toggle switch, which is responsible for program switching, and see how it will react to changing modes.
3. Set the spin mode.
4. The drum starts to rotate in reverse mode - due to this we can check how the drive and the engine work.

Important! During this check, do not fill the device with water, do not set specific modes, because because of this, overheating and breakage of heating elements may occur.

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Providing sufficient pressure of water for washing

To maintain the desired water pressure for the washing machine, it is possible to install a pumping station. It is she who will ensure uninterrupted good water pressure. Naturally, such a universal system can not cost cheap. Also, its use provides for a constant supply of only clean water.

Important! More often it is used in suburban capital houses.

But there is another more affordable and rational option to provide water head - imitation of the pumping station.

Important! It must be remembered that in this case rainwater is used for washing.

To simulate such a station:

• Any pump, pressure switch and simple hose must be purchased.
• Is going to all according to the following scheme: by means of a tee we attach the machine to the relay and a hose, that is one wire will go to the pump, and the second will go to the power grid.
• Before you start using it, make sure that the relay is set to the minimum pressure level.

Important! In the absence of pressure in the water intake hose, the relay starts to close, and at this time the pump starts to produce pressure. As soon as the valves of the device open, the pressure drops sharply, the relay starts to work, and the pump pumps water, which is why the machine is being filled.

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Which washing machine to buy at the dacha?

There are such models of washing machines that do not need to connect a water pipe, because their design provides for manual water pouring:

Basically, of course, they include devices of the Soviet model such as "Siberia" or "Baby".

Also on sale you can find automatic machines with tanks of European and American production, which are intended, to a greater extent, for installation in houses on wheels and trailers.

Important! The most popular modern brand, producing automatic machines, equipped with a reservoir for water, is Gorenje. Models of this manufacturer are equipped with a tank for 80 liters, and this water is enough for two washing cycles. You can fill the tank again at any time.

Devices of this brand are equipped with the same programs as conventional automatic machines.

It can be said with certainty that a washing machine without connection to a water pipe can work quite fully, the main thing is to connect it correctly. And for this you already know all that is necessary, and have a choice of several options.