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  • May 22, 2015, 04:42 PM
    denise marie
    How can I turn off hot water using a Single Handle Washing Machine Shutoff Valve
    I always use cold water only for laundry, but is there a way to turn off the hot water when there's a single valve shut-off on there? Even when washer is set to cold water only, there's still water coming thru the hot hose :(
  • May 22, 2015, 05:27 PM
    ballengerb1
    Your hot supply line attaches to a spigot near the wall, just close that spigot or faucet.
  • May 22, 2015, 06:20 PM
    Milo Dolezal
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    They sell plug for hose connection thread. Install the plug on the hot water side and all you get is cold water only.

    Hope that helps

    Milo
  • May 23, 2015, 06:14 AM
    massplumber2008
    Yup, called a boiler drain cap or female hose cap... exactly as posted above by Milo. I suggest purchasing a brass cap... let's you tighten it on to the valve without worrying about the plastic splitting!

    Good luck!

    Mark
  • May 23, 2015, 10:11 AM
    ballengerb1
    You still have to close the hot spigot first to install that cap. Actually, once you close the spigot the cap is unnecessary.
  • May 23, 2015, 11:26 AM
    Milo Dolezal
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    It is a single handle faucet. One handle operates both hot and cold.
  • May 23, 2015, 12:23 PM
    ballengerb1
    Yep, right there, if it was a snake I'd be gone

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