How USA washers are hooked up to water
RE "I thought you said the WH washer was connected to cold water only and your family only washed in cold water. In another post, like the one above, you mention having the WH beside the water heater to have hot water. What gives? "
Westinghouse like many US washers have TWO water inputs, ie one hose for HOT, and another for COLD water.
The washer uses just the HOT solenoid for the HOT setting and BOTH solenoids for WARM and only the COLD solenoid for the Cold settings.
ALL three washers here have had TWO water inputs, the 1947 Westy, the 1976 Westy and the 2010 LG FL washer.
The ONLY washer I have ever owned in my life that has one water input is the 5 dollar as is Haier HLP21N I got off of ebay last December for 44 with freight.
Moat of the time I use COLD water, BUT I do NOT remove the HOT water hose, it still is attached to the washer. Thus when I do wash a HOT wash; it is less hassle since all I have to do is press the washer's HOT button.
I really almost have never seen washers in the USA with only one hose, EXCEPT dinky portable ones where one placed a Y connector with valves as a blender.
My folks used the HOT setting more when us kids were in diapers, ie pre disposable diapers. Today with the 1976 machine it mostly was used with cold water; maybe only 1 in 50 is with hot. The 1947 machine probably saw more hot usage due to little kids in diapers and lessor soaps, but still the old 1947 westy was mostly used with cold and warm, and rarely hot.
Many of us in the USA have washers with two hoses, probably 99.5 percent of washers in the USA are hooked up like this. Just because the hookup is for hot and cold does not mean one uses hot all the time; or at all. It just allows one to wash HOT if one wants to, without farting around with hoses and valves. Most all US washers built after WW2 have TWO water inputs. Like a 4 burner stove,most folks do not use them all the time.
Just because one used COLD settings back in the 1960's doesnt mean one has to strive to use super cold ground water at 47F when it is 0F outside. Thus one allowed the ground water to get up to normal room temps in the 65 to 70 region via having some pipe in ones house. One can too use the WARM setting too, but that is really using more energy. It is basically FREE to pre heat ones ground water with some pipe in ones house, once the pipes cost is paid for.
