Hi
I'm planning a new kitchen and have recently bought a new freestanding washing machine as the old one failed. I had hoped to enclose this behind a door in an empty carcass in the new kitchen. Is this recommended?
I am buying the kitchen from IKEA and they wouldn't recommend this (I can understand that as they wasnt to sell me an integrated appliance which is more expensive).
I enquired about doing the same thing with a fridge freezer and was told this wasn't safe as integrated fridge freezers vent differently to allow for being enclosed. Fair enough - I enclose my freestanding fridge freezer and it will prbably overheat and fail (if not worse). But is this also the case with washing machines?
Thanks in advance
I'm planning a new kitchen and have recently bought a new freestanding washing machine as the old one failed. I had hoped to enclose this behind a door in an empty carcass in the new kitchen. Is this recommended?
I am buying the kitchen from IKEA and they wouldn't recommend this (I can understand that as they wasnt to sell me an integrated appliance which is more expensive).
I enquired about doing the same thing with a fridge freezer and was told this wasn't safe as integrated fridge freezers vent differently to allow for being enclosed. Fair enough - I enclose my freestanding fridge freezer and it will prbably overheat and fail (if not worse). But is this also the case with washing machines?
Thanks in advance