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Washing machine in bathroom

https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/31032684906426497/


Something like this, although there will not be a basin in the worktop. There will be a solid (brick) wall in between shower and w/m. No bath.

Does it comply with regs, does anyone know?
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  • ST1991
    ST1991 Posts: 515 Forumite
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    Posting as i'm intrigued by what the answer might be.
    Would there be a reason it wouldn't comply with regs? (eletrics in the bathroom, maybe?) Didn't know you'd have to consult anyone for that...
  • ST1991 wrote: »
    Posting as i'm intrigued by what the answer might be.
    Would there be a reason it wouldn't comply with regs? (eletrics in the bathroom, maybe?) Didn't know you'd have to consult anyone for that...

    I assume it would have to be installed by an electrician. Just would not want it not to be compliant with any regs there might be.

    It would solve a lot of storage problems for us, if we could put the w/m in the bathroom and use the little utility alcove for storage!!
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  • Bogof_Babe
    Bogof_Babe Posts: 10,803 Forumite
    I viewed a studio flat many years ago, and the bathroom had the washing machine fitted in it. There wouldn't have been room in the little kitchenette. It looked like it was in the design of the block of studios, with a specific space for it, so I'd say it's fine subject to proper electrical installation.
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  • prosaver
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    I think you not allowed 3 pin plugs in the bathroom.
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  • prosaver wrote: »
    I think you not allowed 3 pin plugs in the bathroom.

    Yes I think that too, which is why I think it will need to be installed by an electrician, or put the flex through the wall and have the plug outside.
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  • SailorSam
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    I've got a small porch at the back of my house, both washing machine & dryer are in there. Much better than the kitchen, so if the bathroom is big enough i think it's a good idea.
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  • molerat
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    edited 21 November 2016 at 4:15PM
    They are allowed as long as the manufacturer states suitable but must be rcd protected. The easiest way would be to have it hard wired and switched from outside the bathroom / zones. A normal socket needs to be too far away from zone 1 to be fitted in most UK bathrooms. http://electrical.theiet.org/wiring-matters/53/section-701/index.cfm
  • molerat wrote: »
    They are allowed as long as the manufacturer states suitable but must be rcd protected. The easiest way would be to have it hard wired and switched from outside the bathroom / zones. A normal socket needs to be too far away from zone 1 to be fitted in most UK bathrooms. http://electrical.theiet.org/wiring-matters/53/section-701/index.cfm

    Great, just what I needed to know. :) Thanks!!
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  • Mines in the bathroom. I just run an extension.
  • EssexExile
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    Mines in the bathroom. I just run an extension.
    Please don't do this, do what Molerat says in #8.
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