Moncton Forum

Anyone have any idea at all as to the cost of installing laundry hook ups in a kitchen? Can it be connected to existing pipework from the sink?

 

How about in an attic where there is no water supply or electrics other than a light?

HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU HAVE TO SPEND? IT MAY COST YOU ALOT.

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Especially if your washer leaks up in the attic.

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The problem with North America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

Duke wrote:

HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU HAVE TO SPEND? IT MAY COST YOU ALOT.

What is "a lot"?

I imagine it would cost a lot more for the attic...but then that could be better than big machines occupying space in a kitchen.

What is 'a lot' to some may be less to others. Not because of how wealthy one is - and we're not - but because of what one is used to.

For example, I can't believe how cheap some services are compared to England. Call a plumber or electrician in England and you're probably talking $150 minimum. That's 2 or 3 times what I've paid here.

20 years ago, back in Bristol, I had to pay $150 to have a blocked external drain, on my property, cleared. It took the guy about 15 minutes and involved lifting the cover and using connecting rods along the pipe to reach and clear the blockage.

My brother laughed when I told him. He had his own rods and could have done it for nothing.

There are 2 things to consider. Plumbing and electrical. The plumbing you will have to tee off of your hot and cold water pipes to supply the washer and you would have to run a drain somewhere. It probably would be easier in the kitchen. It would be hard to get the pipes to the attic in a house that is already finished. A washer is supposed to be on it own electrical circuit. You should run a new line to the main panel. On an older house this could be difficult because the panel is already full. On a newer house you usualy have a few extra circuits.

I have no idea the cost involved.

sparky wrote:

A washer is supposed to be on it own electrical circuit.

 

One of the differences between here and the UK.

In England the stove needs a special connection, but a washer simply plugs into a standard wall socket.