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I’ve just bought our first house and the previous owner took the washing machine and tumble dryer with him. They were previously integrated appliances under a counter (and behind a cupboard) in the utility room.
I can’t see much selection for integrated appliances, so I’d rather go for free standing ones with the doors removed. However, the size available is W60xH88xD58 – which would be tight but could fit some 595mm width machines in it. Would I be ok with very little room around the washing machine and condenser dryer – i.e. very little ventilation?
Another problem is that I can’t actually see where I can plumb the machine in. It looks like there’s a cold water feed (I assume!), but there’s no waste water pipe?:
The washing machine and tumble dryer are either side of a sink unit, which must have a cold water feed and waste pipe going to it – so it must work somehow. Here’s a pic of the unit next to it:
So, my questions are…
Can I fit a freestanding unit in to that tight space (without any overheating problems)?How on earth do I connect this thing up, from what you can tell from the pics?
P.S – I’m currently looking at the Miele T8402C Condenser Tumble Dryer and Miele W3204 Washing Machine.
Re: Washing Machine installation
Sorry, if those images don’t appear properly (they didn’t for me), here’s the direct links:
Washing Machine installation
The first picture shows a 13amp wall socket and what is actually a ‘drain cock’ and not a water inlet supply. The drain cock most likely to drain the central heating/ boiler should the need arise.
Your washing machine connection is clearly to be seen under the sink. The white drain outlet coupled to the sink drain. The cold water stopcock inlet ( blue lever) seen behind. Doubtless there are holes cut in the kitchen units to allow the pipes to be threaded through and coupled up?
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Hi Martin,
Thanks for the help. I feel pretty stupid now that I’ve looked at under the sink some more… you’re 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} right. In our previous rented places, we’ve always had a stand pipe for washing machine waste water – so didn’t expect it to be coupled up to the sink like that.
I’ve learnt something new ;).
Out of interest, what do you think of the choice of washing machine and dryer – are they decent choices? Miele seems to be rated well around here, so I’m aiming to go for a pair of those and hope they last a decent while.
I guess the ventilation space isn’t too much of an issue?
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