Great tips and advice, thanks!

Originally Posted By: LittleBlueThing
Oh, FWIW I understand that washing machines are better served by a cold water feed.

The logic goes that they use so little water in real terms that by the time the pipe run has been flushed and some hot water trickles in then the tub is full and you just have a hot pipe run.

That would apply around the world, except for USA/Canada where most of us use inferior water hog top-loaders. With those, the hot water has plenty of time to arrive and give a good hot/warm cycle.

Cheers