chelsea Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 im in Devon...I would call it an "airer" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Is a sheila maid a clothes horse or clothes maiden? Unless I'm much mistaken this is a Sheila maid My washing machine is firmly in the conservatory and the tumble dryer in the garden shed. I wouldn't have any complaints about having them in the bathroom if only the room were big enough, but I couldn't swing a wet t-shirt in there, never mind wash and dry it Oh, and I live in a bungalow, so am well used to overnight elecctrical appliances noises......... quiet soothing really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prongs Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 All of the household appliances in our house are in the kitchen :] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I think there is a link between oddness and having washers in the bathroom - Oh, how true. I grew up with one in the bathroom & you can't get much odder than our family. I didn't think it was strange at the time, and it was a big airy room. We used to have ours upstairs too, in a cupboard on the landing. Now it's in the garage. I'd call that thing (we had one too) a clothes airer. Taking my name in vain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Im in Devon and our washer and drier are both in the garage! Ditto except I'm in Sheffield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Is your garage attached to the house???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Yes......by what Him Indoors always refers to as the "Back Passage"... I'm sure he does it on purpose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 People in Hull also have "back passages".......To their houses I know what you mean..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 We have our washer and drier in our utility room but our friends Dave & Glen bought a new 3 story house the other side of the village and have a huge en-suite on the top floor. In a cupboard they have fitted a washer and drier all plumbed in - and it makes their washing days easier As for the noise they can make, Joe has sussed out the timer function on our washing machine so a load can be finished as he gets up, which freaked me out completely the other morning as I had an early start and it suddenly burst into life A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Our last house had the tumble drier in the shed at the bottom of the garden, purely because the kitchen was a glorified cupboard, and barely had room for the essentials, never mind the luxury of a tumble dryer. I rarely used it, because 1) Tigger used to follow me into the shed, then hide, so he'd get locked in, and 2) if it was raining, by the time you had dashed from the shed to the house with the dry cloths, they'd be wet again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 We used to live in Germany, everyone had their washers and dryers in the bathroom and no-one thinks it weird, then again they think men in suede shorts and braces is quite normal too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiglet Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Ok *puts official hat on* As operator of an NICEIC registered electrical contractors I would like to point out the official line on this. Any electrical appliance used in a bathroom is not allowed if: The socket it is plugged into can be reached from the open water area (ie: shower/bath/sink) Areas in a bathroom are "zoned" and only certain items are allowed in each zone. If within the zone nearest the open water, they must be "IP rated" this is the amount of "waterproof-ness" that they have, this would include a washing machine but most commonly applies to special sockets and lighting. So a washing machine would be ok if wired directly to a spur and both the spur and machine were the correct rating. even in the outer zones, some items still need to be IP rated. Basically, your bathroom would need to be the size of a small palace to allow non- IP rated items plugged in. Of course, there is nothing stopping you doing what you want in your own home but it would not be passed if an electrical test was required and could be very unsafe. These are of course, only the regulations/ recommendations for the UK. phew - *takes official hat off* hope that has been of help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiglet Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Oh yes, forgot to add - hubby just reminded me, you would also need the wiring to be on an RCD type consumer unit (fuseboard) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 Thanks for the info, Sarah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 They have leaflets at the builders' merchants showing the different zones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happymama Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm sure it must be against all the safety regs...after all water and electricity don't mix....and you certainly never see a socket in a bathroom. (I know dishwashers and washing machines use water and electricity, bit in isolation from each other.) I wouldn't fancy it although it would save lugging baskets of washing around! For safety, you fit a spur, permanently wire it in, with a fuse, rather than a socket. You could then, like some electric showers, put the switch outside the bathroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicki9 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 I'd love our washing machine/tumble drier in the bathroom. It would keep all the laundry in one place, rather than in kitchen, at bottom of stairs and in bathroom where messy family dump it. In fact I may start planning this now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 It makes sense to me! However not an option for us. To get a washer and dryer in our bathroom I would have to put the bath and the throne in the kitchen! Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted August 4, 2007 Author Share Posted August 4, 2007 In our house our shower is attached to the taps, & I have just been on holiday and there was an electric shower over the bath. It made me think that we readily accept having an electrical item in the bathroom that we TOUCH WITH WET HANDS every day, so then it must be safe to have a washing machine in the bathroom, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
