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Has anyone had this problem A customer has purchase a new integrated washing machine and has asked to to connect the machine which i did. But when pushing the machine back under the counter it would not fit, and left a two inch gap at the top. when i added a 2 inch board at the bottom the machine seem to get jammed when it was only halfway in. I tried many different ways but it just would not fit
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Construct a square frame of 4 by 2 inch timber to match exactly the footprint of the appliance. Put it in place and levelled then lift appliance onto it and slide it in place….easy!
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I tried that with the timber but it kept on jamming halfway so ended you removing the timber and leaving a 2 inch gap
I think the only way its going to fit is by removing the side cabinet fitting the machine in then replacing back the side cabinet.Re: integrated appliance
all intergrated appliances are designed to be floor mounted, most washer and washer dryers have a gap at the top for ventalaion, what doe the installation instructions say ?.
Bob.
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Their is a template with the instructions which is the same size as the front of the machine. The template has markings to show the positioning of the hinges.
it tells you to measure the gap above the machine so if it is 2 inches too lower the template on the door my two inchs then drill holes for the hinges. but if you do this the bottom of the cabinets will not line up because the door will be higher.
The sides of the machine are in full contact with the side cabinets not 1 millimeter spare i tried even greasing the sides of machine to help it side in.Re: integrated appliance
Fit the appliance into the hole make sure the appliance is vertical, measure the gap from the top of the decor door next to the appliance to the top of the appliance, then take the template and mount it the same distance as the gap down from the top of the decor door, mark and drill the hinge holes.
Bob.
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BobHope wrote:Fit the appliance into the hole make sure the appliance is vertical, measure the gap from the top of the decor door next to the appliance to the top of the appliance, then take the template and mount it the same distance as the gap down from the top of the decor door, mark and drill the hinge holes.
Bob.
If i did this the tops of the doors would line up. But the bottom of the doors will not. The template is designed so if their is a gap above the machine just to higher the door but if this is done the bottoms of the door will not align.
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paulwma wrote:
If i did this the tops of the doors would line up. But the bottom of the doors will not.
That comment doesn’t really make sense, if the tops of the doors line up then the bottoms of the doors should also line up, unless the doors are different sizes. 😕
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Not been very clear I was unable to higher the door to the right height because the door has already been drilled for the previous machine and the new holes which needed drilling would have over lapped the previous holes.
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paulwma wrote: and the new holes which needed drilling would have over lapped the previous holes.
A common problem when re-using old decor panels onto new and different machines. Solid wood doors can have holes and routed recesses plugged with wooden dowels easily enough. But with MDF composite doors, unless the panel can be rotated through 180 degrees, they almost always have to be compromised into fitting best alternative way.
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