Put fridge on top of dish washer??

Bloke

Hi all,

I hope this is the right forum.

I'm currently in the process of buying a new build house which in their infinate wisdom has a small kitchen with no room for a dishwasher. Being the lazy person that I am, I NEED a dishwasher and the only solution I can think of is to put the dishwasher where there is room for a fridge/freezer and put a freestanding fridge on top of it, I don't really have a need for a freezer - or one could go in the garage (Not an option for dishwasher as no plumbing and no access to garage from inside the house).

I would image the dishwasher can hold the weight (I could put a wooden board on top to distribute the weight of the fridge), and also a dishwasher won't really vibrate as a washing machine would.

Has anyone done this or got any comments/ideas? Or am I just being insane and it's a stupid idea?

Thanks.

Paul.

jennifernil

Sounds like a plan to me. We have separate fridge and freezer, the freezer is on the floor and the fridge above it. We have put a piece of worktop suspended between the wall one side and the adjacent unit the other side to hold the fridge, this also allows us to slide out the freezer if required without having to move the fridge, which is handy. They both go to the same double socket so we put the fridge up first and connected it, then connected the freezer and slid it into place.

undercover_elephant_2

Only problem is that dishwashers get quite hot, and so would heat the fridge above it, which might not be able to keep your food cool enough.

jennifernil

For the short time the dishwasher would be in use I don't think this would be a big problem. Didn't want to spend ages on details before, but we did ensure adequate air circulation space both sides of the appliances (not having them hard against the wall/unit) and cut a large ventilation slot at the rear of the worktop we installed.

Paul, is there no possibility of sacrificing a base unit to install the dishwasher?
You can get slimline ones too that need less width.

Bloke

Thanks for your replies, unfortunately sacrificing a unit isn't an option due to there being a built in cooker and a space for the washing machine, the rest are corner units and the sink.

Anyone else have any input? I hadn't thought of the heat which is a valid point. The dishwasher/fridge combo would be open on one side which I would hope allow enough of the heat to escape. If we had a block of wood inbetween the two I would think this would insulate sufficiently?

Paul.

Lord_Gardener

Give it a go! As long as there is plenty of air circulation it should be ok. If the fridge complains during this hot summer weather just run the dish washer without using the drying programme , let dishes dry by opening the dishwasher door. Most heat from the dishwasher will go down the drain ~ 80% and not usiing drying cycle will save you money!

jobbingmusician

Don't know if this helps, but I have a small Zanussi dishwasher (4 place settings) which fits into an under worktop 60cm cupboard. Of course, they don't make them any more, but there's a relevant thread here which discusses other similar.......

Might be another way of making space for a d/w AND a fridge freezer

calleyw

Things that are meant to be stack either come with or can be bought with special kits to stop the top appliance being pulled over.

I once viewed a flat and they had the fridge freezer in the corner of the living room. As no room in the kitchen

I had a friend that use to keep small freezer in the bathroom

Personally from a safety aspect I would not do it.

If you are only one person how much washing up do you create anyway. What about a table top dishwasher that could fit on top of the fridge.

I have a dishwasher it is called my husband :rotfl:


Yours


Calley

chinagirl

Are you sure you cannot get a slimline dishwasher in under where your draining board of your sink is? Even if it meant hacking away at the cupboard. I have just done that, as was offered one for £50 and was determined to squeeze it in somewhere. Slimline one is only 45cm wide, so have another measure and see!