Hit it with a spanner, that's what most men seem to do.

I have got a plumber just having his lunch outside and when he gets back in I'll ask him but I suspect it's a case of brute force and ignorance

 Aww Ducky, sorry I can't help (not being a manly type myself ). Maybe you should show a bit of leg to attract them over.

I always do the washing machine plumbing in this house...I had the same problem once...the 'men' who had been paid to take out the old one and out the new one in just shook their head at it and left...I ended up doing what you had done and then putting the new cold feed pipe on the new machine and splicing the two pipes together and holding them fast with a couple of jubilee clips,...which worked and never leaked!

Have you no WD40 and a big wrench to try and get the old connection moving?

When I changed my cooked I had to borrow a huge wrench of the neighbour so I was able to get a bit more leverage and get the gas pipe off!

It was a slow job but it moved eventually!

6 inches is average, I believe.

I'm assuming that you are talking about copper pipes?
Maybe this link will help - http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/plum...ession-fittings.html

Did you just want to cap the end of your useless 6 inches, or are you using it to connect the new machine?

I would LOVE to do that! Unfortunately the plumbing from the sink stops you getting a decent run up.

 It also stops you from getting a good twisting angle to try and undo it

Reference: Thanks Croc.

I've tried the WD40 thing .... although I only had a tiny bit left. I may have to run out and get some more. I'll invest in a big wrench while I'm there.

Ducky.. I am assuming that you have a bit of the flexible 'tubing' still attached to the cold feed with the big blue nut thing... if so can you take the hacksaw carefully to the to the plastic 'nut' twice at opposite sides and break if off?


Z.

am in awe of the Lady D.I.Y ers

A big wrench is a must to every good tool box though - vaseline and WD40 helps too

on odd occassions I have found this place helpful if I have had to find info for MrH to solve http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/community/forum.php?c=forum&op=index

Reference: I knew mentioning 6 inches would entice you in Blizzie!

That's exactly the position I'm in Zaph! ANd that's a fab idea! I'm off to try it, wish me luck.

i get my OH to do all the manly stuff-she's very clever at stuff like that

Z.

I've hacksawed into both sides.... no luck so far, but I'm a bit wary of cutting any further.

I'll take those off your hands though Zaph ta,  they'll do nicely for the blisters on my hands from trying to undo the damn thing.

Back to the hacksaw......

Jam a flat blade screwdriver into one of the cuts and twist


Z.

I'm loving your solutions Zaph. They satisfy my destructive side.

No luck. I only have those rubbish screwdrivers which have changable heads. When I jam and twist, it just flings the head across the room.

Ok..... I'm going to try and borrow a big spanner from someone to save me a trip to B&Q.

I'm starting to eye up the bath as an alternative place for washing clothes though.

This is a very scary thread, written in a language I am not familiar with!  

I'd just be offering spag bol to the first man to plumb me in!

Croc was pretty impressive wasn't she? Splicing and jubliee clips?

This thread needs more men stripped to the waist.

I've resorted to ringing me mum (oh the shame!).... and asking to borrow a big spanner off her OH. I'm worried he's going to come with the spanner as a job lot....and discover the sawed off 6 inch pipe and a plastic nut with numerous bits chopped out of it.

Just what I was thinking!

My mums OH is popping in about 5 to see what he can do. I can get him to strip down to his waist if you want? He's 65 though.

You're scared he's going to tut and then go back and tell your mum aren't you?

I like an older man

yeuww!  that sounds like my next door neighbour.   He loves to strip down to his waist... and then stand out on his drive, patting his bouncy chest hair!   (he has even been spotted twirling the hair around the nipple area as he gossips with other locals)

My DH has bouncy chest hair *drools uncontrollably*

So does mine.... but he doesn't stand out on the drive patting at it!

Neither does mine, mores the pity.  I have never seen him take his top off in public unless he's going swimming and then only when he gets to the water...

It's a shame as i love his hairy chest and he has the most amazing shoulders, so broad and muscly.... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Nice image you gave me there Ditty

Do you want the good news or the bad news?

My son managed to remove the six inch pipe.   So no tutting OH needs to visit! (apparently earlier when I asked him to try he only used his fingers because it hurt his hand )

I attached the new pipe to the water outlet no probs, but when the machine is switched on no water reaches the drum. I've checked the pipe, the water is getting to the machine fine..... I've read, re-read and re-read the instructions and I don't think it's me. I'm going to have to ring the help line.

PMSL @ Ditty and LL comparing chest hair patting stories.

Awwww! Bless! I am in awe of you Ducky! I would be going  and that's just opening the box!!!!!

Oh Ducky.... its just not funny anymore....

I'd have kicked the cr*p out of it by now!

*cuddles the flustered duck*

      Poor Ducky.   I can't help at all but I have great visions of you at the moment.

LOL Ditty! I'm no longer a flustered duck. I spoke to a true genius (of the female kind funnily enough) on the help line....... she said it was a problem with the machine and I had to reset it by following a long winded button sequence. She then said press start...........and TA DA! WATER!!!!!!!!!!


Praise the lord! I can now wash me tea towels.

Aww Figtree .... I'm right with you there! You should have seen me trying to remove the polystyrene from under the machine

Ducky, that proves how patient we females are, could you imagine a man phoning a help line or even looking at the instructions!!

I go out when we have anything new to install, because I just know it will end in a row!!

Thank you to everyone who offered advice or sympathy or just talked about their experiences of 6 inches. You're all amazing!

I've wasted a whole afternoon on this...... collected some truely wonderous bruises along the way...... now I'm off to watch it spin  (and have some tea).


See you later.

Some of us would.........