To ask for help , can’t use my sink

[MyDcAreMarvel]

Can anyone help I am a bit clueless. Had to disconnect our washing machine because it’s been take away for a repair.
So now the nozzle that connects it to the kitchen sink waste pipe is open. So when I use the sink, water flows out of it the washing machine nozzle. Is there some kind of cap I can buy to stop this happening?

@PigletJohn

Under your sink there should be some pipes which are connecting the machine to your water supply. They're the hot and cold pipes...you should see by the direction in which they're going that they feed the machine....they go towards where it is.

On the pipes should be a valve to turn...that turns off their supply. Can you see that?

The valves...should have little levers. Often made of plastic and coloured red or blue.

Yes I can see those but it’s the waste pipe not regular hot cold /pipes.

Buttocks this isn't Facebook or Twitter...you can't tag people.

Yes you can @AjasLipstick

Does the hole have a thread (or, did the wm waste screw into sink waste? If it did, you should be able to purchase a screw on cap fitting to seal it at any plumbers merchant. You'll need to check the diameter of the pipe it needs to fit.

I just stuffed a wodge of blu tak on the end and put a jar underneath to catch the drips, it was only for a week though so if you need a more long term solution I wouldn't advise this.

John is it a phone thing? I've never heard of that! I use a laptop or desktop...

More about the tagging thing...I hover over the @PigletJohn and it's not "live" for me...is that because I'm not Piglet or is it due to the device I'm using?

You can push a piece of plastic (carrier bag material?) into the spout to 'bung' it up. Another piece across the end and wrap around with adhesive tape for a temporary solution. Also, if it's adjustable, make sure the spout is pointing up.

Just stick a tea towel or something up the pipe for now? X

When you use the @AjasLipstick the person you've tagged gets an email to let them know they've been mentioned in a thread

Anne thanks! Could you please mention me to see if I get one? I

Thanks , I will stick something up it for now. Then see if I can get some kind of cap.
Apparently it will take a week to replace the drum

Here is the Pigcave, the Pigphone has been jangling, when the Pigsignal was projected onto the clouds.

By chance, this same question cropped up a few days ago,

See www.mumsnet.com/SearchArch?mustmatch=bacon+fat&dontmatch=&nickname=PigletJohn&src_displ_option=s_m_d_m&fromDate=1%2F04%2F18&toDate=11%2F04%2F18&topicmode=All&availtops=-1 here

She just did AjasLipstick!

Insomnia God I'm a bloody ditz!

Wahayy, so pigs CAN fly.Right through the ethernet and the clouds and, hey presto! he's here.
it's magic i tell you, just magic..

flying pig

Thanks @PigletJohn

I've just come back @AjasLipstick, that was quite funny!

MyDc PigletJohn's the man for any plumbing problems!

I seem to remember that when MNHQ introduced tagging someone said that PigletJohn would immediately turn his off!

And use some sticky pipe to fasten the pipe as high as possible - if you can get the end of the pipe higher than the level of the water in the sink, it won't run out anyway.

Good grief, I've learned two really useful things on this thread, the pipe thingy and that you can tag people on mumsnet!