Installing a washing machine with your own hands: in the bathroom, in the kitchen, on a wooden floor
When a long-awaited laundry helper appears in your home, then problems immediately arise: where to place it, how to install a washing machine correctly, so that it works properly and fits into the interior.
The nuances of installation in different rooms
There are not so many suitable places in a modern city apartment, to properly install and connect the washing machine. Quite often there are unforeseen difficulties.
- The length of the filling hose is not enough to properly connect to the plumbing system of the apartment. This is solved in two ways: buy a hose of the required length or lay a plastic pipe, what experts consider the best option.
- To ensure safety from unwanted leaks, all connections to the sewer and water supply must be made tight, using silicone sealant and special coils on the threaded connection.
- For modern machines you need to install separate sockets with a large power reserve and grounding.
All these nuances must be taken into account, when a place is chosen, where the installation of a new washing machine will be carried out.
Accommodation in the bathroom
Installing a washing machine in the bathroomand is considered acceptable for both city apartments, but also country cottages. Especially, if there is no special room, where the laundry is located separately. We will tell in detail, how to properly install a washing machine in the bathroom with connection to all communications.
It is necessary to choose the appropriate place, based on such considerations.
- The machine must stand in this place, that measures of its safe operation were provided as much as possible.
- Mechanical damage to the unit must be completely eliminated: heavy objects can be placed on the top cover, after all, it is under it that all the electronic stuffing is located, which a slight deflection of thin metal can disable.
- Within easy reach (the length of the water gulf hose) all communications must be located: plumbing, sewerage, special socket for connection.
- Home appliances should fit organically into the interior, instead of looking like a white crow.
How to properly install a washing machine with your own hands, you can learn from this video:
We connect to the sewer
To effectively and safely drain waste water from the washing machine, it is necessary to replace the old siphon under the sink for washing with a new one, which has a special tap, where the hermetic drain hose is connected.
We provide the machine with water
This operation can be easily done by any homemaker on their own:
- remove the flexible metallized water supply hose;
- with observance of all safety measures against possible leaks we wind a tee fitting with the departing shut-off valve;
- we make installation of the left system on a place of installation;
- connect the hose to the fitting valve, tighten the locknuts, to ensure a secure connection.
Now your assistant is provided with water supply from your own tap, which overlaps in emergencies.
Importantly! When connecting to communications, all connections are made with maximum reliability - access to eliminate leaks is extremely difficult.
Many homeowners when installing a washing machine for significant space savings, shove it under the sink in the bathroom. This is an original idea, but at such arrangement you need to pick up the car on height in advance, so that it fits in the right place.
Accommodation in the kitchen
Installing a washing machine in the kitchen is performed, as in any other place, but certain rules must be followed.
- This room is designed for cooking, all household members gather here, therefore the use of various washing powders, additives and flavors should be performed with extreme caution. It is better to store them in the bathroom, equipping for them a separate corner, together with bathroom detergents.
- Usually, this appliance should not be placed close to the oven or gas stove - electronics do not like high temperatures, which should not be avoided during cooking. The front panel of the unit covered with drops of fat will not become a decoration of the room.
- Installing the machine, should be taken into account, that in the spin mode it creates even a small one on prestigious models, but vibration, therefore, minimal gaps must be left on the sides.
- It is necessary to provide convenient for the built-in equipment, and most importantly, secure connection to all communications and separate connection to the apartment mains via a secure outlet.
- Regardless of the type and model of washing machine, the laundry hatch must be fully open, to accommodate bulky items. After the washing process, the door should be open for some time, so that the drum dries from the inside.
- It is absolutely unacceptable to use the top cover of the machine as a work surface, even for easy slicing of salads. Firstly, unhygienic, secondly, threatens negative consequences for electronic equipment.
At the end of all work, a test run of the washing machine is performed, to visually make sure, the unit installed in a kitchen set functions properly.
Advantages and disadvantages of kitchen installation
Models of machines for installation in the kitchen set may be smaller than their counterparts, this is their positive qualities:
- a similar set of modes and functionalities for small dimensions;
- it is possible to save a lot of space;
- various color decisions of the case to order;
- built-in panels of adjacent modules partially reduce noise and vibration during washing;
- there is a real possibility of installing household appliances in the immediate vicinity of communications.
The disadvantages include:
- higher cost;
- small volume of the drum, in comparison with the analogue;
- mini-washing machine has weaker technical characteristics;
- closing the door sometimes interferes with adequate ventilation;
- only front-loading units are suitable for this arrangement;
- a separate module is purchased for this type of household appliances.
If the kitchen area is small enough, then it is not possible to install a washing machine in it - it is difficult to make normal repairs and lubrication / bearing replacement.
In this case, install a machine in the bathroom with a vertical load: it is much more economical in terms of space.
Mounting on a wooden floor
In that case, when to install a washing machine on a wooden floor, it is necessary to think about careful preparation of the chosen place. When you have high-strength wood flooring everywhere, then there will be no problems with the placement of the unit, only adjust the level of the horizontal position with the legs. If the floor is old enough, there are two ways to solve this problem:
- Concreting part of the floor at the installation site of the machine, provided, that there will never be a permutation.
- We make low, quite strong podium, we install the unit on it.
The second option is considered budget: it does not require much time and financial investment, and the reliability is not inferior to the first. To implement this option requires certain materials and fairly simple work:
- Determine the place, and drill holes at the corners of the perimeter, where we insert a piece of old metal pipe of small size. Immediately concreting for the strength of this base.
- From above we stack a sheet of multilayered strong plywood, we fix on corners, check the horizontality of the level.
- We lay out a rubber rug on plywood, we put the typewriter, check the horizon. If necessary, then align the legs, then fix them with special nuts.
Here's how, can be made inexpensive, but a sturdy enough pallet to accommodate your assistant.
Dryer plus washing machine
Dryer installation is carried out according to a certain method, after all, it must be placed on the washing machine, rather, over it. There are several types of fasteners:
- by means of specific fastening, included with the machine;
- with a corner or a wooden solid beam;
- by type of shelf in a specially equipped niche of any durable material;
It is necessary to calculate the load on the wall, that all safety precautions and fastening rules have been complied with 100%. Units must not be started at the same time - they must be operated separately for safety reasons.
in addition, if the dryer is purchased later than the washing machine, then it must be selected according to size, considering, that it should not be more.
Each user may have their own placement option, which is relevant for his apartment, but one thing is certain: it is better to install the dryer together with specialists from the service center. Then the guarantee of safe operation of household appliances, located one above the other, will be fully provided.
