Stopcock behind dishwasher

[hendrix88]

Hey, so please excuse the naive question but I need some advice.

I'm replanning the kitchen, and being my first time I'm unsure if it's asking for trouble by putting a dishwasher directly in front of the stopcock. Would this cause any unforeseen issues? (regs/common sense etc).

Also, as the stop cock sticks out from the wall a good 140mm, will this cause any other issues such as clearance? - I know a tricky one to answer, given no dimensions for a dishwasher... I'll have a Google on that one.

Cheers!

 

[StephenW]

Would you put a wardrobe full of clothes in front of your fuse box?
You will want to turn off your water from time to time, whether it is to fix a tap or ball valve or whatever or to stop a major flood if you get a burst pipe or even just to stop the stopcock from seizing up. Having to move a potentially heavy dishwasher out of the way first doesn't seem to me to be a good idea.
However, there may be other solutions such as a remotely controlled stopcock, or moving the existing one or adding a second one just a bit further along the pipe where it becomes easily accessible.

 

[dave18]

Most dish washers that I have installed do not have any clearance behind
so unless you want the D/W sticking out then its a no no

Can the stopcock be turned so it does not stick out so far.
or swap positions with the washing machine they normally have lots of room behind.

David.

 

[gas_man_gaz]

shouldnt be a issue imo, if ya worried buy a surestop

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Surestop-...arden_Hearing_Cooling_Air&hash=item3f0d1cd304

 

[hendrix88]

Thanks everybody for all your replies.

I wanted to keep the dishwasher near the sink, and have gone and already had the electrician sort a point for it so will have to be near by. I may switch the sink and dishwasher around - just means the misses won't be happy (she planned to have the sink right in front of the window).

The Surestop remote looks interesting, do you need any supply to power this? and anyone have any experience using it?

Cheers!

 

[JohnD]

do a bit of plumbing and have the stop-cock under the sink or where you can get at it. If the incoming main is where your dishwasher is going, you might be able to leave that one open (take it half a turn down from the stop to avoid future seizure) then extend to the position of the new valve., and pipe on from there.

dishwashers usually just have a small cutout at skirting level so you can't even put a plug and socket behind them, it's better to have the services slightly to one side so you can reach them through the adjacent cabinet.

 

[Charnwood]

The Surestop remote looks interesting, do you need any supply to power this?

No, it works on water pressure. The 'wire' is actually pipes.
If you can find anyone selling the new Surestop Remote Stopcock, go for it instead of the water switch. WRAS approved, whereas the water switch isn't. Gotta count for something, and it shouldn't be too much more expensive.