Washing machine in shed?

llh189

I am in the process of buying a house with a small kitchen, I have space for a washing machine but not for a dishwasher.

I really really want to have a dishwasher, in the garden I have a summer house with power and water supply - cold only, but my machine is cold fill.

How easy would it be to connect my washing machine in the summer house - I guess the water and power are not a problem so I suppose my question is with regard to the waste pipe that I will require - how would I go about dealing with that.

I would need probably to get some professional help - would that be a plumber? If so would it be a big job - how much (ball park) would it cost.

I have no idea about these type of things!

Thanks

markie1980

if you have water and electric all you need to worry about is the waste which completly depends on how far away the drainage system is.

Of coarse, if you wanted a very cheap alternative - you could always have a big bucket in the summer house for the machine to empty into!

It's impossible to say how much it will cost without knowing how far a new drain would need to be laid.

richardw

In winter it may freeze and cause irreparable damage.

ormus

you would certainly need to bury the cold supply and or insulate it very well for the winter.

cally1_2

We have this arrangemnt currently. Inherited from the previous owner, so no idea about costs. Our darinage water comes out of a pipe at the back and then down a hole?! Every year we have had a period of time when it is very cold that we cannot use the machine due to freezing. This year has been far the worst, with it out of action for 3 weeks. Normally a week at most. Also this year the pipes burst in two places.

Next week we start to build our extension with a utility in the house...

dwarvenassassin

Apart from the issues with water, I hope the electrics (AND the cable supplying them) are RCD protected!

cally1_2

I doubt it very much. It is not possible to have the washing machine and the tumbel dryer working at the same time as the fuse burns out! I don't think it is the right wire let alone a safety thing!