Washing Machine in Garage

toocan

Hi, ive moved my washing machine outside to the garage and with the pending frost im wondering what I can do to ensure it continues to work

bagz_2

i'd interested to hear about this too....... i have my fridge freezer, tumble dryer, washing maching and combi boiler all in the garage!!!

However, my garage is joined to my house and then to my neighbours garage on the other side, hopefully adding some insulation.......

sillygoose

Fridge freezer will be fine, so will a tumble dryer. If the boiler is in a cold place like a garage it should have externally or built in a frost protection thermostat that turns the boiler on if get below 5 degrees (well mine does and its in the garage, maybe different now?)

If you can place the washing machine near to the boiler it should protect it whilst its protecting itself.

Things near the doors get coldest, I lost my pressure washer in the garage last year as it froze and ruptured it.

As to the op, if you have no heat source out there its risky! you can get small safe low wattage greenhouse tube heaters, one of those behind it may be enough, you can get something like them for airing cupboards too. Perhaps something like a car picnic blanket (usually have a foil layer) over it too to keep the heat from the heater in

Hintza

We had the washing machine in a container down to -18C in 2010-11.

The inlet valve burst and we were without a machine until the thaw, but that was exceptional.

I think your biggest problem could be simple frozen pipes thus rendering the machine useless. For 95% of winters the machine itself will be fine.