Washing Machine in Bathroom

[oldtimer]

So lets get this right you have managed to fit the washing machine on wall brackets above the bath and you are bathing the kids and its going through its final spin then one of the brackets give way .

Like I said in a 4 x4 bathroom ok but in the standard 2.5 x 2.5 semi detached bathroom forget it

 

[Adam W]

If I lived in a flat with an open plan kitchen/lounge I wouldn't want the washing machine running when I was trying to watch telly; I'd want it somewhere else, behind a closed door, like in the bathroom.

 

[Dubbo]

That is the whole point and why my original reply was a categorical no...the only homes that have bathrooms big enough for the kit to not be in zone 1 are likely to have kitchens or utility rooms big enough for the stuff in the first place, so it becomes a moot point.

If the washing machine is IPX4 rated, would love to see the details as I have never heard of one and an internet search throws up nothing, The socket outlet or fused spur should be 3m from the bath and to be rated to IP54 minimum.

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Now you would be some kind of mug to put a washing machine within 600mm of a bath and so your not exactly left a lot of room here...by the way, if you think a washing machine chassis will not rot in the damp environs of a bath/shower room..good luck with that.

Most washers are IPX4, to save you the bother of looking I will upload picture of the label off mine, you need to look at your regs book the zones you are looking at don't come from BS7671 2011
to go back to your first quote you talk about zone1, you can not fit a washer in if you wanted to so why where you looking in the regs at zone1 your quote of the regs. But if you want to be a mug and put it within 600mm of a bath you can in the regs, so it would not be a serious deviation from the regs as you stated because they say you can. would I no but that was not the question

 

[oldtimer]

Its all about risk what is the risk with the washing machine in the bathroom or no risk at all

 

[Guest55]

FFS , i'm away from the forum for just 5 minutes and you all end with your heads up your arses over a simple thing like a wash machine in bathroom lol ;-)
i'd hate to see you deal with a real crisis
its very feasable for it to be in there regardless if you think its a lousy idea , just needs some creative thinking lol.

 

[Engineer54]

Regardless of what any of us think, if a homeowner or tenant wants a washing machine in a bathroom, that's where it's going to go!! Far better to have a 10mA protected socket in bathrooms, than the usual extension lead brought in from the nearest socket to the bathroom. It's done in just about every western country, and absolutely no reason why it can't be the same in the UK!!

 

[Geordie Spark]

FFS , i'm away from the forum for just 5 minutes and you all end with your heads up your arses over a simple thing like a wash machine in bathroom lol ;-)
i'd hate to see you deal with a real crisis
its very feasable for it to be in there regardless if you think its a lousy idea , just needs some creative thinking lol.

I find that hurts my head, so I use an extension lead instead.

 

[richardg]

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[specs]

Barry wonders

 

[Dan]

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