Plumbing washing machine and Fridge freezer to same tap All aspects of plumbing questions and answers, help, tips and information

[Andyp1978]

Moving into new house. Bought new fridge with water supply. 1 cold water tap under the sink as normal. Can I, with the correct fittings, connect both the washing machine & the fridge water supply to this tap? Will there be any issue with drinking water sharing the same tap as the washing machine? I believe it would be fine but the Mrs is freaking out??

[stoneyboy]

Hi andyp1978,
No reason why you should not do as you suggest apart from the issue of isolating two appliances with one valve.
Probably easier to replace the valve with a T and have two separate isolating valves (one reused and one new).
Regards S