No housewife will refuse such a home helper as a dishwasher. After all, it significantly saves time by assuming the responsibility of daily washing and drying plates and cutlery. But what about when there is no free space for a large-sized household device in a small kitchenette? Should I refuse to purchase or is it better to find an installation location outside this room? Savvy owners who need such an assistant desperately will always find a solution. You can install the overall equipment in the bathroom, especially if there is enough space there. How to place the dishwasher in the bathroom and what nuances you need to consider before installation, we will describe below.
Is it worth it to install?
Many will agree that placing PMM in the bathroom is a non-standard solution. When taking it, you need to know about all the difficulties and risks that may arise already during active operation. Which ones? Let's get it right.
- Find out if there is enough space for installation. Just finding the right corner is not enough. The equipment must be placed so that the dishes are conveniently loaded and unloaded from the camera.And most importantly, during operation, it does not block access to other devices, a wash basin, a shower, and so on.
- Think about how convenient it will be for you to deliver dirty dishes to the dishwasher. If you have a kitchen-studio and the bathroom is located on the other side, then you will have to drag the dishes through half the apartment. This creates certain inconveniences, but you can come to terms with them.
- Consider organizing your exhaust system in advance. The constant presence of moisture in the room will negatively affect the operation of the dishwasher, and it will quickly fail. Therefore, providing exhaust ventilation is the first thing to do before installation.
If you consider these points, then installing the PMM in the bathroom, you will receive additional benefits, such as:
- lack of need to find a place to place it in the kitchen;
- rational use of the free space of the bathroom;
- reducing the load on the electrical network in the kitchen.
What else needs to be considered before the installation of the PMM, we will describe below.
Choosing an installation location
To make the dishwasher organically fit into the interior of the room, it is better to choose a suitable model and find a corner for it in advance. You need to pay attention to such moments:
- Placement of the PMM (built-in under the sink, placed separately, put on the washer). There are many options, but make a choice based on the characteristics of the room.
- Design technique. To make everything look organic, choose a device for the color that prevails in the room. Especially if you want to place it on the AGR or near the washer, as in the photo below.
- "Sewing" communications. Sticking out hoses leading to the sewerage and water supply look, to put it mildly, ugly.Therefore, it is better to hide them in a box or a specially equipped wardrobe.
If the room allows, choose a model among the full-size units. They are more reliable, more capacious and more functional than their smaller “colleagues”.
Installation Nuances
Connecting a dishwasher in the bathroom is no different from installing it in the kitchen. To install it correctly, you will need:
- to provide free access to water supply, power supply, sewerage;
- carefully read the instruction manual, as the connection of communications in some models may have its own characteristics.
Attention! The dishwasher should be connected to the mains directly, without using an extension cord or tee. So the risk of fire and short circuit will be minimized.
Water is supplied via an inlet hose through a splitter integrated in the water supply pipe. Water drain is connected in the same way. The same tee is cut into the sewer and the drain hose is connected.
There will be no problem connecting to the power supply if the outlet is located close to the device.
If the power cord is not long enough, the power supply will need to be moved.
The dishwasher is easy to place in any room. The main thing is not to neglect the operating rules and take into account possible risks and nuances when connecting. Then the equipment will function properly and provide daily high-quality dishwashing.