The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but is
it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some sort of
vapour barrier?

The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but is
it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some sort of
vapour barrier?

I personally can't see why it is any worse than installing it under a
food preparation counter-top, which is what most of us do.
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On 30/01/2018 18:05, GB wrote:
The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but is
it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some sort of
vapour barrier?

I'd be surprised if there'd be enough clearance with all hobs and all
w/ms to leave the manufacturer's minimum clearance. So might constrain
your choice of replacements.

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On 30/01/2018 18:43, Robin wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:05, GB wrote:
The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but
is it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some
sort of vapour barrier?

I'd be surprised if there'd be enough clearance with all hobs and all
w/ms to leave the manufacturer's minimum clearance.Â* So might constrain
your choice of replacements.


I didn't even know the manufacturers specified a minimum clearance!

On 30/01/2018 19:30, GB wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:43, Robin wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:05, GB wrote:
The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but
is it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some
sort of vapour barrier?

I'd be surprised if there'd be enough clearance with all hobs and all
w/ms to leave the manufacturer's minimum clearance.Â* So might
constrain your choice of replacements.


I didn't even know the manufacturers specified a minimum clearance!

They have installation manuals!

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Adam

ARW wrote:

On 30/01/2018 19:30, GB wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:43, Robin wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:05, GB wrote:
The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but
is it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some
sort of vapour barrier?

I'd be surprised if there'd be enough clearance with all hobs and all
w/ms to leave the manufacturer's minimum clearance. So might
constrain your choice of replacements.


I didn't even know the manufacturers specified a minimum clearance!

They have installation manuals!

And for bouncy things like washing machines it is probably quite a good
idea.

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Roger Hayter

On 30/01/2018 20:24, Roger Hayter wrote:
ARW wrote:

On 30/01/2018 19:30, GB wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:43, Robin wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:05, GB wrote:
The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but
is it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some
sort of vapour barrier?

I'd be surprised if there'd be enough clearance with all hobs and all
w/ms to leave the manufacturer's minimum clearance. So might
constrain your choice of replacements.


I didn't even know the manufacturers specified a minimum clearance!

They have installation manuals!

And for bouncy things like washing machines it is probably quite a good
idea.

These days washing machines don't bounce much. The only downside I can
see is that your worktop might have to be half an inch higher than
normal. (And IMHO there is a reasonable case for slightly higher worktops).

In article ,
ARW wrote:
On 30/01/2018 19:30, GB wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:43, Robin wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:05, GB wrote:
The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but
is it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some
sort of vapour barrier?

I'd be surprised if there'd be enough clearance with all hobs and all
w/ms to leave the manufacturer's minimum clearance. So might
constrain your choice of replacements.


I didn't even know the manufacturers specified a minimum clearance!

They have installation manuals!

looking for something else last week, I came across an installation manual
with large letters on the front "DO NOT LEAVE WITH CUSTOMER"

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from KT24 in Surrey, England

On 2018-01-30, charles wrote:

In article ,
ARW wrote:
On 30/01/2018 19:30, GB wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:43, Robin wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:05, GB wrote:
The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but
is it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some
sort of vapour barrier?

I'd be surprised if there'd be enough clearance with all hobs and all
w/ms to leave the manufacturer's minimum clearance. So might
constrain your choice of replacements.


I didn't even know the manufacturers specified a minimum clearance!

They have installation manuals!

looking for something else last week, I came across an installation manual
with large letters on the front "DO NOT LEAVE WITH CUSTOMER"

What outrageous secrets did you get from it?

In article ,
ARW wrote:
On 30/01/2018 19:30, GB wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:43, Robin wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:05, GB wrote:
The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but
is it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some
sort of vapour barrier?

I'd be surprised if there'd be enough clearance with all hobs and all
w/ms to leave the manufacturer's minimum clearance. So might
constrain your choice of replacements.


I didn't even know the manufacturers specified a minimum clearance!

They have installation manuals!

looking for something else last week, I came across an installation manual
with large letters on the front "DO NOT LEAVE WITH CUSTOMER"

That was printed on the installation instructions for my Gloworm
boiler.

Something like "Not to be read by the patient" used to adorn medical
notes hanging from the foot of hospital beds.

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Graham.
%Profound_observation%

On 30/01/2018 18:43, Robin wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:05, GB wrote:
The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but
is it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some
sort of vapour barrier?

I'd be surprised if there'd be enough clearance with all hobs and all
w/ms to leave the manufacturer's minimum clearance.Â* So might constrain
your choice of replacements.



Thanks for the advice. I have had a look at a few hobs now - I hadn't
got to the detail of the installation manuals previously - and you're
clearly right that there's a potential problem.

It looks like it might be a good idea to extend the legs on the base
units a bit when installing them. And choose chunky worktop.

If all else fails, you can get height reduction kits for washing
machines - a flat metal plate to replace the normal lid. I actually have
the T shirt for that one already.

On Tuesday, 30 January 2018 21:17:53 UTC, GB wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:43, Robin wrote:
On 30/01/2018 18:05, GB wrote:
The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but
is it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some
sort of vapour barrier?

I'd be surprised if there'd be enough clearance with all hobs and all
w/ms to leave the manufacturer's minimum clearance.Â* So might constrain
your choice of replacements.



Thanks for the advice. I have had a look at a few hobs now - I hadn't
got to the detail of the installation manuals previously - and you're
clearly right that there's a potential problem.

It looks like it might be a good idea to extend the legs on the base
units a bit when installing them. And choose chunky worktop.

If all else fails, you can get height reduction kits for washing
machines - a flat metal plate to replace the normal lid. I actually have
the T shirt for that one already.

I don't see a problem with a hob above a WM. If you don't like the resulting height you can get reduced size WMs if necessary. If you mount the hob on the machine it can stir while you cook.


NT

What is the floor made of? In my kitchen I have a microwave above the
washing machine, but due to wooden floors the worktop the Microwave is on
is in fact supported on the wall by brackets and not touching the machine or
the floor. I guess it could be good for meals that require agitation but its
timing the spin cycle just right for that to work of course!

Brian

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The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but is
it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some sort of
vapour barrier?

On 30/01/18 18:05, GB wrote:
The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but is
it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some sort of
vapour barrier?

1) Are you expecting steam off the washing machine? If it's a condenser
dryer or plain old washing machine, there's generally none IME.

2) The worktop mounted induction hobs have fans and expect a certain
amount of clearance underneath - it's quite small (a cm or three - check
the manuals online)

3) Induction hobs are very thin - the one's I know of more or less sit
within the thickness of a 40mm worktop.

4) They usually expect the bottom not to be exposed.

So you could build a box container under the worktop like this with the
front and back open - say a 2cm air slot or something like that


=====INDUCTION HOB HERE=======
||slot to the front and back||
------------------------------

WASHING MACHINE




Does that make sense?

On 30/01/18 18:05, GB wrote:
The only way I can get the kitchen layout to work is to install the
electric hob above the washing machine. I can see it's not ideal, but is
it allowed? Any extra precautions I could take, eg install some sort of
vapour barrier?

1) Are you expecting steam off the washing machine? If it's a condenser
dryer or plain old washing machine, there's generally none IME.

2) The worktop mounted induction hobs have fans and expect a certain
amount of clearance underneath - it's quite small (a cm or three - check
the manuals online)

3) Induction hobs are very thin - the one's I know of more or less sit
within the thickness of a 40mm worktop.

4) They usually expect the bottom not to be exposed.

So you could build a box container under the worktop like this with the
front and back open - say a 2cm air slot or something like that


=====INDUCTION HOB HERE=======
||slot to the front and back||
------------------------------

WASHING MACHINE




Does that make sense?

The bottom wouldn't be exposed, the top of the WM would protect it.
Also I wouldn't want to limit the airflow under an induction hob any
more than necessary.

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