How to integrate a washing machine into the kitchen: installation instructions, connection to communications

It is fashionable to hide even the most presentable and ultramodern household appliances. Furniture-mounted appliances are extremely popular, especially a washing machine. They harmoniously fit into the kitchen interior, are extremely convenient and significantly save space. Also, the advantage of such installation is that the engineering communications are hidden, without spoiling the interior.

What you need to consider before installing the washing machine in the kitchen?

Before installing the washing machine inside the kitchen furniture, all design dimensions must be calculated. Typically, the washer is mounted under the desktop in its niche, and the facade is covered with doors. The dimensions of the niche should be such that technological gaps remain after the installation of equipment.

The next stage is the preparation of communications. It is necessary:

1. Be sure to ground the outlet;
2. Perform water supply;
3. Prepare a connection point for sewer drain.

Regarding the washing machine itself, it should be noted that easy access to any of its connections is required. This will allow, if necessary, to immediately turn off the washer and shut off the water supply. Water is drained through a hose that forms a half-meter bend above the floor.

If you purchased not a built-in, but a conventional washing machine, you can mount it in furniture in several ways. The easiest is to place it inside the box. In this case, the product is covered by the front door of the cabinet. Using doors is the best option for built-in appliances, since they can store laundry detergent in the compartment. This is especially convenient when the upper part of the washing machine becomes part of the countertop.

You can also install the unit in any convenient place with a spacious kitchen. This is permissible if the color of the product is in harmony with the kitchen furniture.

Embedded Machine Dimensions

Built-in units are distinguished by the fact that their main purpose is to operate inside kitchen furniture. The main advantage of such units is that with the same parameters, they fit as accurately as possible into kitchen cabinets. The built-in sizes are in the instructions, there they are accurate. It is undesirable to use the dimensions published on the price tags or written in the publication on the site as guidelines, since they are usually rounded there.

Among the built-in washers there are no narrow ones, which is understandable. Traditionally, the depth of the kitchen set is not less than 60 cm, therefore, in order to effectively fill the free space, the depth of the built-in models is within 53-60 cm.

To maximize the volume of the kitchen cabinet, manufacturers design the remaining dimensions of the equipment. The height of the machines is 82-84 cm, and for standard headsets this figure is 85 cm, their width also takes into account furniture parameters - 58-60 cm.

What do you need for installation?

For installation under the countertop in the kitchen of the washing machine, you will need the following tools and materials:

• Fasteners;
• Yardstick;
• Pliers;
• Adjustable wrench;
• Screwdriver indicator;
• Building level;
• Shutoff valve;
• Sealing tape;
• Water hose;
• Knife;
• Water filter.

Installation Instructions

The transportation hardware must be removed immediately from the new washing machine. It looks like staples, bolts and wooden blocks:

• Bolts attach the tank - they are easy to see on the back of the machine. Having unscrewed them, it is necessary to close the remaining hollow holes with the plastic plugs available in the configuration;
• An electric cable and a drain hose secure the brackets;
• Sometimes in the washers there are wooden blocks between the body and the tank. To remove them, the machine must be tilted forward.

Installation of the built-in washing machine, performed under the countertop, is carried out in various ways:

1. The unit is placed between separate sections of the headset, and then cover it with a countertop. The front of the machine remains visible.
2. The technical device is mounted between separate sections of the headset, but the furniture facades of furniture are screwed outside the side parts of the cabinets.
3. When the built-in model on its pediment has fastening places for furniture elements, it is installed between the headset boxes, fixing the furniture facade to the unit body.
4. The machine is inserted inside a separate cabinet with doors.

Built-in models are traditionally closed from below with a special false panel, made similarly to the basement of the kitchen set.

The automatic unit is successfully mounted under the countertop, if you are guided by certain recommendations:

• It is necessary to remove the back wall of the cabinet, inside which it is supposed to place a technical device. This ensures free circulation of air flows around the washing machine, so it can fully function.
• It is categorically not recommended to mount the washing machine on the basement belonging to the kitchen set - the unit must be located on the kitchen floor.
• If, for certain reasons, the machine should stand inside the basement of the cabinet, this furniture element must have sufficient strength and be as stable as possible.

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• Washing machine Atlant: malfunctions, error codes, repair.

Connecting the washer to home utilities

The procedure for connecting the washer under the tabletop to utilities is a solvable problem for self-installation. It is done quite quickly and simply. All installation work is performed in the following sequence:

1. Sewage system. First, the washing machine needs to provide a reliable drain. Since the drain hose does not always reach the existing drain pipe, an additional siphon must be mounted for connection. After that, the drain hose is inserted into a special rubber siphon, does not allow unpleasant odors and moisture to enter the room.
2. Connection to the water supply system. The washer is connected to the water supply via a special flexible hose supplied with the machine. In emergency situations with water supply or failure of the washing machine, it will be necessary to shut off the water. In order not to remain in the room without fresh water, it is required to mount an additional valve on the supply pipe. Tap water is far from always able to ideally fit modern technical devices, in which scale is gradually formed from it. These deposits can spoil the heating ten. To prevent this problem, it is recommended that you install a water filter between the inlet valve and the washing machine.
3. Connect to an electrical home network. Following strictly the safety rules for the operation of washing machines, such equipment is required connect directly from the home switchboard, ensuring the presence of both grounding and zero wires.

Video installation of the front washing machine

This video describes in detail and shows how to properly integrate a washing machine into a finished kitchen set. It should be emphasized that the action is performed in the small-sized space of a typical "Khrushchev". The video also gives valuable recommendations to avoid common mistakes when installing a washing machine built into the kitchen cabinet.

Kitchens equipped with a built-in washing machine in furniture are absolutely not a new phenomenon. They are practically indistinguishable by the connection method and their own design features from standard models that have long become familiar. Thanks to this installation, you can significantly save space in the kitchen.