Washing Machine in a Bathroom?

[98elise]

Simpo Two said:

technodup said:

I don't think he ever got a definitive reason for the fire starting. I only saw the aftermath and it wasn't pretty. Plus I don't see how it's practical either.

Mine will be staying in the kitchen.

You want to wash dirty laundry in a food preparation area?! When you think about it that's just as bad!

Our washing machine was under a worktop and the socket was behind it. You couldn't have got water on the socket if you'd tried.

Agreed, in an ideal world a kitchen is a pretty poor place to put a washing machine.

I remember going to see a big show house once, and it had a double cupboard in the upstairs hall with a washer and dryer. Above that was airing space for drying and storing ironing. That seemed ideal to me.

[33q]

One of my rentals has a washer dryer in the bathroom. My electrician does not have a problem with it. Neither did the electrician that installed it. The power comes from a fused spur in an adjacent room. Tenants think it is a great idea

[Sheepshanks]

Mandat said:

In the UK it's against regulations for health & safety reasons.

Regulations say it's fine if the bathroom is big enough.

[Simpo Two]

One might suggest that anything that's banned for 'H&S reasons' is in all probability perfectly fine...! Indeed it gives me great encouragement to proceed.

[Beati Dogu]

98elise said:

Agreed, in an ideal world a kitchen is a pretty poor place to put a washing machine.

That's pretty much the German attitude to it too. Which is why, if space permits, they'll generally have theirs in a basement or utility room. As a result, since they're not on show, German designed washing machine like Miele tend to be rather plain looking.

[h0b0]

When looking for our last house we had laundry on the bedroom level as a must have. The idea of having washing in the kitchen just makes me have a cold shiver. My last place had a cupboard the size of a stacking washer and dryer in between the bedrooms. It's no space to lose but so much easier