Moving a washing mashine and fridge freezer

ahfh1

Hi,

I'm moving my washing machine and fridge freezer from my old house to the new house, which is about 15 minutes drive away.

Will they be OK if I get a man in a van to transport them? I'm worried that, say, the drum in the washing machine may give way, or the mechanisms inthe fridge freezer may give way during transportation.

Any precautions I should take?

Cheers

phill99

They are fairly robust so should be ok. Manufacturs expect them to be moved so allow for this in the manafacturing process. With the fridge, if you lay it down in the back of the van, leave it 5 or 6 hours once you have stood it back up before you switch it back on. This is to allow the gas to settle. With the WM, if you still have the transit bolts (which would have been removed when it was delivered, it wouldn't do you any harm once to put them back in for the journey. But don't worry too much if you don't have them. Remember that a short trip in a van is nothing compared to the 1300 spin cycle that the machine regularly goes through.

keystone

T'would be a much better plan to keep the FF upright. But I agree about the WM. A short journey like this without transit bolts will be fine.

Cheers

ormus

usual advice is to leave the fridge/freezer upright for 24 hrs before switching it back on.
re the washing machine. if you have to lay it down on its side, take care, some machines drum can damage the PCB inside.
safer better to lay it on its back.

zet_2

Obvious and stupid thing to say but remember to check it is empty it before you move and everyone else in the household knows when it is moving.

I checked my tumble dryer (condenser rather than vented) and then the next day moved it, only to find in the meantime, 'she who must be obeyed' had left clothes and a collection tank full of water inside.

diable

Make sure you drain the WM fully before moving it.

ahfh1

diable wrote: »

Make sure you drain the WM fully before moving it.

How do you drain it properly? Is it a case of just disconnecting the pipe from the drainage supply and making sure there's no excess water left in the pipes?

Cheers

ormus

take it ouside and lay the drain pipe down, lower than the machine.
that will drain 99% of the water out.