mattt19
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I'm trying to figure out how to install a washer and dryer in a cabinet. I'm redoing my kitchen - the washer dryer will be side by side under a countertop. I'd like to install doors on the front of the cabinet to hide the appliances. In terms of depth I have a maximum of 32" to work with. Subtracting 1" for the countertop overhang and 3/4" for the cabinets (face frame, inset ) I'm left with 30 1/4" for the washer dryer and hook ups. The washer is 27.75" deep and the dryer is 28.5" deep. The architect I'm working with claims that I need 5" clearance behind the appliances for hookups. The appliance manuals show 0" clearance needed.
Has anyone here placed these appliances in a cabinet behind doors? Is rear clearance an issue? Is access a problem? If the washing machine outlet box is installed flush with the wall how much clearance is needed to hook the hoses up?
There's a cabinet adjacent to the washing machine - could the plumbing be installed in this cabinet and the hoses and drain run through the side of the cabinet to the washing machine?
Thanks
Has anyone here placed these appliances in a cabinet behind doors? Is rear clearance an issue? Is access a problem? If the washing machine outlet box is installed flush with the wall how much clearance is needed to hook the hoses up?
There's a cabinet adjacent to the washing machine - could the plumbing be installed in this cabinet and the hoses and drain run through the side of the cabinet to the washing machine?
Thanks