A mouse has chewed through my washing machine waste pipe. I have cut the pipe to remove the part with hole and bought an extension kit, however i do not know how to connect the plastic pipe to the connector, you would usually have a piece at the end . Does anyone know what this piece is called so i can buy it?

Jane J, February 2016

I think you'll find the plastic bit at the end is moulded on.

You may be able to cobble something up with a short length pf pipe that fits tightly inside the hose, plus a couple of Jubilee clips. If the hose is corrugated and the corriugations are in a spiral, you may need a goodly dollop of silicon rubber inside the joint as you make it.

Alternatively, it will probably be as well to try and get a new waste hose.

Here's a starter for 10. Check it is suitable for your macjine make and model:

http://www.espares.co.uk/search?SearchTerm=washing%20machine%20hose

XXX, February 2016