Installing a washing machine in the kitchen under the countertop

Installing a washing machine in the kitchenunder the table top will be a great option for those who do not want to run between the bathroom and the kitchen, doing household chores. In addition, it is - an ideal opportunity to perform the most dense layout of your entire home appliances and furniture, which is very important for owners of small dwellings. In this article we will talk about how to install a washing machine in the kitchen, discuss the minuses and pluses of this approach, and also talk about the connection.

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Pros and cons of placing a washing machine in the kitchen

Do you need a washing machine in the kitchen? This question can not be answered unequivocally. Some people perceive this perfectly perfectly, but someone can interfere with this device. Also much depends on the size of the kitchen. Therefore, consider all the positive and negative points.

Pluses:

• Save valuable place in the bathroom. As a rule, the kitchen is not a small room, unlike a bathroom, so placing a stylalka in the kitchen will be justified.
• You can do cooking and washing at the same time - indeed, installing a built-in washing machine will help to avoid unnecessary running around the house. Threw towels, linens and aprons in the appliance, dishes in the dishwasher, and components for pilaf in the multivark, and we can consider half the household chores already finished.
• In the kitchen, even the deepest and largest washing machine can be installed - in some bathrooms it is simply impossible to place a large-sized appliance.

Looking at all these advantages, it may seem that there are no shortcomings in such mounting. However, this is only at first glance, and here are just a few of the minuses.

Disadvantages:

• In the kitchen there is nowhere to store linen for washing - in the same bathroom for these purposes you can adapt a special tank. The presence of a linen tank in the kitchen will, at least, look ridiculous.
• Washing powders are also not in the kitchen - they will need to look for a separate place, for example, in the same bathroom. And this, again, unnecessary trips around the apartment.
• After washing, it is difficult to ventilate the tank - there is a chance of accidentally knocking the door of the loading hatch leg. Similar difficulties arise in embedded technology.
• Installed washing machine in the kitchen under the countertop can quickly get dirty, because in the kitchen, as a rule, everything has the property quickly enough to become contaminated by accidental food remnants. Therefore, the appearance of streaks or oily stains should not be surprising.
• There are difficulties with installing the machine with a vertical load of laundry. A kitchen set, in which such a styalka will be built, should have a folding countertop, which is also not very convenient.

As a result, we see that there were even more minuses than pluses. But even all these shortcomings can not all frighten. For example, washing powders and a tank with laundry can be placed in a separate section of kitchen furniture. The same is true for too fast smearing - if the niche headset is closed with a door, then the machine itself will not get dirty.

With regard to drying the tank, ventilation can be carried out at night, when the kitchen is empty. The main thing is that you can not take down the open door with your feet when you go to the fridge for a midnight visit in search of something tasty.

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Choosing a washing machine for the kitchen

The washing machine in the kitchen can have almost any dimensions, because kitchen furniture has quite impressive dimensions. What kind of stylalka can we choose for the kitchen? Here are a few options:

• Stand-alone.
• With the option of embedding.
• Embedded.

The first two options are almost identical, because as a machine with the possibility of embedding - this is a detached device with removable walls of the case.

Stand-alone or embedded?

If you choose a built-in device, then everything is extremely simple - we place it under the countertop, then we attach the kitchen doors to it. Coming to the kitchen, it will be quite difficult to say that somewhere there is hidden stiralka. It is for this quality that built-in equipment is valued.

Important! The disadvantage of embedded models is that they are quite small. Therefore, choosing an embedded device with the required characteristics is not easy. It is much easier to choose something among the variants of stand-alone machines, the choice of which - on the contrary - is very large. After that, we will only have to install the chosen model in a niche or locker.

Stand-alone machines are good because they can be built-in. There will be no fasteners on the doors, but all the interfering lids can be very easily removed.

Choice of dimensions

In order to properly install the washing machine in the kitchen under the countertop, it must first be competently chosen. Since our device will be located under the countertop, we need to provide a margin for height - it will be enough 4-5 cm. The side walls of the case are the same - they should not touch the side walls.

And you need this for this:

• For easier installation of the machine - it will be quite difficult to set it to the level, if the upper edge of the body of the device will rest on the countertop.
• To prevent vibration - when washing the machine should not fight about furniture and make the whole kitchen set shake at once.

Based on this, the first thing we need to do before we go outside the washing machine is to measure the cabinet or niche. Only after this, you can safely go to the hardware store.

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We choose a place for installing the machine

To choose a cabinet for the installation of a washing machine in the kitchen is quite simple - often this technique is installed in niches and cabinets that are located in the immediate vicinity of the sink. This is due to the fact that it is here that all necessary communications pass - sewage and water supply:

• The outlet is installed in advance, its height should be about 30 cm from the floor level.
• If you want to install a stylalki not next to a sink, but in another niche or locker, then here you will encounter additional difficulties - with the laying of pipes. That's why the best place to install a washing machine in the kitchen under the countertop is a locker near the kitchen sink.

As the place to install a washing machine we have already chosen, it remains to understand the question, how can it be properly installed?

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Installation to the floor

When selecting and installing the kitchen unit, it should be possible to install the washing machine on the floor. In the documents for technology, they write that the installation should be carried out exclusively on stable surfaces.

Important! If you install the unit on the base of the kitchen set, you will encounter a vibration that will spread across all furniture elements.

If the styralka will stand on the floor, you will receive:

• Transfer of vibration to the floor - furniture with kitchen utensils will not tremble when pressed.
• A reliable balanced technique is extremely important for the operation of the unbalance control system.

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Installation to the base

If it is not possible to install the washing machine on the floor, then:

• Take measures to strengthen the base part so that it does not move and is stable.
• It will also require precise alignment of the stylus at the installation site - this is done using a building level and adjustable feet.

Important! It is very easy to hide the washing machine in the kitchen - it is necessary to install it in such a way that the front part of the device is hidden behind the doors of the headset. If the colors of furniture and technology successfully harmonize or even coincide, the façade part can not be hidden anywhere at all, and you can remove unnecessary doors. The positive aspect of the second option is that you can always see what happens to the washing machine.

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Preparatory stage, equipment and tools

In order to install a washing machine in the kitchen under the countertop, you will need the following tools:

• Combination pliers.
• Fasteners.
• Adjustable wrench.
• Measuring tape measure.
• Teflon sealing tape.
• Construction level.
• Screwdriver - voltage detector.
• Water filter with mesh.
• Water supply hose.
• Stationery knife.
• Shut-off valve.

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How to install

If the washing machine is completely new( in the package), first of all, remove the transport fasteners from it. It is necessary for the safety of the apparatus during its transportation. Typically, the transport elements look like bars, staples and bolts:

• The power cord and the drain hose are fixed with brackets.
• With the help of bolts during transportation, the tank is fixed - they can be seen on the back of the machine. After their dismantling, hollow holes are closed with plastic plugs included in the package.
• In some models for transporting sticks between the car body and the tank. In order to remove them, you should tilt the machine slightly forward and pull them out.

Important! It is advisable not to dispose of all transportation elements, in case of transportation of the device in the future( moving, repairing, etc.).

Mounting methods

Installation of the built-in washing machine can be performed in the following ways:

• The machine is placed in a separate locker with a basement, side walls, body plates and facade doors.
• If the built-in model of the device on the front part has places for fixing the elements of the kitchen set, then it is installed between the adjacent headphones and the furniture facade is fastened to the body of the machine.
• The technical device is installed between two sections of the elements of the kitchen set, and the furniture facades are attached to the outside of the side parts of the boxes.
• Stiralka is placed between two sections of the headset and is covered with a top on top, while its front part remains visible.

Important! Embedded or hidden models are closed from the bottom by a false panel, which is made in the manner of the base of the headset.

Connection to utilities

The washing machine is connected to the utility networks in three stages:

• Sewage system - first of all, the unit should provide a drain. It does not always turn out that the drain hose reaches the desired place, therefore, for the stationary connection of the washing machine to the sewage system, an additional siphon should be put. As a result - the drain hose is connected to the sewerage system through a rubber siphon that does not let out unpleasant smells and moisture.

Important! The maximum length of the drain hose specified in the machine instructions is based on the capacity of the pump installed in the machine, therefore it is not recommended to increase the hose independently.

• Connection to the water supply - to the plumbing system, the device is connected using a special flexible hose that is included in the package. If there is a breakdown of the washing machine or a malfunction of the water supply, the water must be shut off. In order not to deprive the entire house of fresh water, you should install an additional valve on the pipe, which leads to the washing machine.

Important! Water from the water pipe is not ideal for washing machines - over time, scale can form, which can disable heating heating element. In order to prevent such a problem, it is recommended to install a water filter.

• Connection to the mains - following the safety rules when working with electrical appliances, in particular - with a washing machine, the equipment should be connected to the mains from a distribution board with a neutral or grounding wire.

Installing a washing machine in the kitchen under the countertop, in fact, is not so complicated, especially if in place of its installation in advance, all systems were provided to ensure the correct operation of the appliance. For the device to work, you need a perfectly flat surface on which it stands. If there are small irregularities on the floor of the kitchen, the adjustable legs of the device can correct the situation. With the help of a building level to set the machine in the optimal position for work is not difficult.