
Where is your washing machine located?
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My washer and dryer are in my laundry room, which is on the third floor of my house.
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In the laundry where it's meant to be.
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I have a laundry room in my house. It’s like a mini bedroom, with a folding table and a shit ton of baskets.
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I hope this explains well enough why bathroom would be a bad idea
I was asked by people who probably don't even live in Europe how I am not having it installed into my bathroom and whn I said it is common to have it in the kitchen they asked me and I'm not joking if I could switch rooms so I had more space for food or dishes in my kitchen or to get a dishwasher since my kitchen is tiny. I sometimes try to explain to people why it isn't possible to do so (first of all I can't plug the mashine into any water or electricity in the bathroom, second where on the photo do you see space for a freaking washing mashine?)
And yeah my kitchen is really the only space where it fits in
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In the kitchen
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In the cellar. There's a laundry room down there that all tenants share.
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In a little laundry room
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a laundry room
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basement
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I hope this explains well enough why bathroom would be a bad idea
I was asked by people who probably don't even live in Europe how I am not having it installed into my bathroom and whn I said it is common to have it in the kitchen they asked me and I'm not joking if I could switch rooms so I had more space for food or dishes in my kitchen or to get a dishwasher since my kitchen is tiny. I sometimes try to explain to people why it isn't possible to do so (first of all I can't plug the mashine into any water or electricity in the bathroom, second where on the photo do you see space for a freaking washing mashine?)
And yeah my kitchen is really the only space where it fits in
there is something called "safety volume" in bathrooms, this is how it looks like (vol 2, in green)
and it is measured this way: if it has a tube then the safety volume is a 60cm deep rectangular around the outer limit of the tube. if we're speaking of a shower then the volume is a semi-circle with a 180cm radius from the center of the shower, unless it is a glass enclosed shower cabine and in that case it is measured the same way as a tube. you can't install any electric appliances or plugs within that volume, even light fixtures are not supposed to go there unless you have no other choice, in that case you have to use a special kind of fixtures that's waterproof and immune to humidity (unless the rooftop of your bathroom is more than 2.55m high, in that case you can put a normal light fixture in that area since the roof would be outside of the security volume)
anyway, if you have a spacious bathroom, it is perfectly safe to install a washing machine inside your bathroom as long as it is outside the safety volume. But judging from the photo you added, it is obvious that putting a washing machine in your bathroom would be a safety hazard.
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The basement
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The laundromat.
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i live in a flat and it's in my bathroom and i don't have a dryer
my aunt who lives in germany (if i'm not mistaken you live in germany too?) has the exact same bathroom! but she has space to put washing machine here
i don't understand what is that?
That's not safe. It should be at least 60cm away from the outer limit of the tube. Ideally you won't even find plugs that close to a tube in a bathroom to install a washing machine to begin with.
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european bathrooms are small (mine is 4 m2), i only know one person who doesn't have a washing machine in the bathroom because his batroom is really small. they are all placed either close to a tub, sink, or toilet. mine is placed between a sink and a toilet. i'd show you but currently it's a mess
there has never been any problem, never ever. we know how to pull it off because there's no other choice
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european bathrooms are small (mine is 4 m2), i only know one person who doesn't have a washing machine in the bathroom because his batroom is really small. they are all placed either close to a tub, sink, or toilet. mine is placed between a sink and a toilet. i'd show you but currently it's a mess
there has never been any problem, never ever. we know how to pull it off because there's no other choice
I am speaking about French norms and regulations since most my work projects are in France.
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I am speaking about French norms and regulations since most my work projects are in France.
if you have bigger apartments or bigger bathrooms it's possible, if not, well, then it's not.
here's a random bathroom i found on the intrnet
many look like this and everything is well, nothing bad has ever happened
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bathroom
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Forget the washing machine. What is that giant thing above the tub?
boiler. here to see it better
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in a small laundry room
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I have a little laundry room u can access from the hallway. I have a washing machine with a dryer stacked on top.
I'm in Europe, In my country it's rather common to have either a seperate laundry room or have it in the bathroom. As where in other European countries like the UK, it's more common to have a washing machine in the kitchen.
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Kitchen
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bathroom on the "ground floor?"
I don't know if it's correct term
most of people who live in houses in Poland have them like that, sometimes it's kind of in storage room behind bathroom or near bathroom, but I've never seen that one family would have washing machine on 1st floor and not downstairs, because if something bad will happen and water will go out then whole house would be a mess
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Capture d’écran 2022-02-01 213036.pngCapture d’écran 2022-02-01 213036.pngif you have bigger apartments or bigger bathrooms it's possible, if not, well, then it's not.
here's a random bathroom i found on the intrnet
many look like this and everything is well, nothing bad has ever happened
i guess that's how it is done the clandestine way. Otherwise, there is literally an official code/guide (called NF C 15100) that sets the rules of electric protection and safety and our work would be denied if it doesn't meet these kinda regulations.
we even have to manually draw the safety volumes in bathrooms to clearly show that our placement of electric appliances, plugs and fixtures meet the requirements of electric safety
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anyway, all of these are technical details and i bet many don't really respect them in their private homes, but we usually work on big residential complexes that have to meet all the safety regulations and requirements there are so, yeah, i'll stop being a snob now
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in a place that used to be a toilet lol, at the small yard
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have washing machine on 1st floor and not downstairs, because if something bad will happen and water will go out then whole house would be a mess
I see this in newer condos and town houses in Southern California and I just think WHY? I think someone in this thread already mentioned their laundry room is on the third floor. People trust technology (washing machines included) too much. I've experienced too many plumbing issues to be able to trust.
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I see this in newer condos and town houses in Southern California and I just think WHY? I think someone in this thread already mentioned their laundry room is on the third floor. People trust technology (washing machines included) too much. I've experienced too many plumbing issues to be able to trust.
well in normal neighbourhoods, apartment buildings in Poland everyone have them inside
for example my aunt and uncle live in 10th floor and they have washing machine there inside bathroom
I also have aunt in Germany and she said that they can't have them like that, and everyone have those in basement
but overall I would prefer if this will be a norm, either in basement or just put laundromat on each street
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