Many people today live in small apartments, therefore, creating conditions suitable for themselves, they come up with a variety of moves. The question arises: where and how to place the washing machine, if space is limited? There are enough ideas, you just need to translate them into reality.
The washing machine above the toilet in the toilet (see our article for examples) is original, convenient, and does not take up space. But before deciding on such a project, it is worth understanding this issue as a whole. It will take not only to prepare the equipment itself, but also a place where everything will work fully.
How to prepare everything?
A washing machine over the toilet is a forced decision. Therefore, if in fact there is no place, then it will turn out this way. If there is free space, you should not experiment for various reasons:
- Installation is not as simple as it seems at first glance, due to limited space.
- Before installation, you will need to mount a reliable design, since the device is weighty.
- During washing, it is not always convenient to use the toilet for its intended purpose.
- The machine may break, so even a slight malfunction in the work leads to the fact that you need to remove and carry out diagnostics. Well, then you have to put it back. This is not an easy procedure.
But these are only minor points. When the decision is made, the installation process begins. The first is the choice of location. You need to find out what size the machine is. The back wall of the toilet is also measured, while it is worth considering the passage of all pipes and hoses. When installing a washing machine over the toilet, it is worth giving preference to narrow models, otherwise the device will simply stick out and interfere. Although sometimes they take out the toilet just ahead. But this is an additional cost of time and money.
How to create a reliable design?
Once the basic measurements have been completed (width, depth and height), it is time to build a reliable shelf. To ensure maximum reliability, the craftsmen recommend taking a metal angle of 40 as the basis. During the spinning process, vibration will go, and not every design can withstand it. And there are several nuances:
- It is necessary to cut several pieces depending on the size of the washing machine.
- The first segment is mounted to the wall just above the toilet bowl. The second is also against the wall, but already parallel to the first and slightly lower.
- Next you need to create a frame. To do this, two small corners are welded to the first in a perpendicular position. After which they are connected by another piece, this will be the frame.
- To increase endurance, the same props are welded below.
As a result, due to minor manipulations, a shelf is obtained that is able to withstand maximum loads. Everyone understands that in the process you will have to purchase iron corners. Fasteners should be no less reliable. If there is no welding machine or experience with it, then the help of a master is a prerequisite. Creating any other shelf is simply not worth it. If the machine falls, a lot will break.
After the shelf is created, it is allowed to put the washing machine over the toilet. This procedure is not easy - it will be difficult or impossible for one person to do it. Already at the planning stage, it is better to find an assistant so as not to waste time.
Communications
Installing and creating a shelf is just the first step. When the first step is done, you need to think through the whole process of water intake and discharge. In addition, power supply is not in last place. To prevent a short circuit, the toilet should have a moisture-proof outlet. Few people have it, so you have to do it. Installing a washing machine over the toilet is a multi-step process, and you should not miss anything.
A high-quality wire protected from moisture is laid from the shield. The socket itself is mounted in the right place, the wires go into the cable channel. Already through the machine, current is supplied to the outlet. Be sure to check the functionality of the outlet. To check, you can use special equipment or just turn on something. Not everyone has the skills of an electrician, even minimal, when experience is not enough, it is better to call a master. The cost of this kind of service is small, but the quality will be good.
Water connection
The main thing is to bring water correctly. The article has a photo of the washing machine above the toilet - they more clearly show how the main works look. Water is supplied as follows:
- The water supply in the apartment is turned off. There is a special crane for this. In his absence, you will have to dehydrate the whole house.
- The pipe is cut. It is convenient if it is metal-plastic. When metal, it is necessary to perform welding work. A tee crane must be mounted in the cut.
- After it is fixed in the hose with the launch of water to the machine. While nothing is being done, it is left as is.
Next, you need to create a drain of dirty water into the sewer. It is important here that the siphon effect does not occur. To do this, the pipe must be at the right height. What it is? If this situation occurs, then all the dirty water from the sewer will begin to flow into the machine. Therefore, you need to do everything with special care.
Once this is done, the machine is raised to the shelf. So that during the spinning process it does not move forward, an iron bar is fixed in front of it. Many believe that the external data of such a structure is unattractive, but everyone has the right to make it more suitable, sheathe it with accessible material or paint it. Do not be afraid that in the process any fasteners may fall away. When everything is done according to the recommendations, the design is solid and tough.
What next?
When a washing machine is installed above the toilet, you need to make a full connection of all communications. It is not so simple - to raise to eighty kilograms to one is unrealistic, and to reject, including, including. So you can’t do without an assistant. Although you should not forget that there will be little space in the toilet.
Hoses
Now the water supply hose is supplied and strengthened, the drain hose is lowered and the plug is installed in the outlet. Only then can a test wash be started. The whole process is not so simple. In the absence of work experience, it takes up to several days. It is for this reason that it is worth planning and preparing everything in advance.
Opinions of people
A washing machine is often placed over the toilet. Reviews are both positive and negative. The advantages are:
- Save space.
- You can not hear the work, as there is a wash in the toilet.
But this, unfortunately, does not end there. Therefore, such work should be performed only in extreme cases. Because there are more negative sides:
- The complexity of the installation process.
- Probability of a fall.
- It is inconvenient to combine washing and visiting the restroom, etc.
And people implement such projects only in the most sad cases, when there is no place at all. Today there are many old apartments with poor layout and limited space, so skillful craftsmen take on such ideas.
There are breakdowns
The worst thing is that any equipment fails. When this happens with the machine located above the toilet, it is first turned off, the bar is removed from the front and only then removed. It is not so easy. To simplify the process, you need to do such procedures, placing the equipment itself sideways. Shelving it is not so difficult. Have to deploy in the right direction.
Each one has to decide for himself whether to make such an installation or not.