Am having a new kitchen fitted and my fitter put the new Miele fully integrated dishwasher on a thick wooden board. He said "that way I dont have to adjust the legs"
Is that acceptable that a machine rests on a wooden board instead of the legs which were supplied with the machine. What could go wrong ? etc etc
Should I have him refix it with the machine standing on legs ?
On 18 Sep 2005 07:39:52 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com scrawled:
I would doubt very much that it would just happen to fit perfectly level and square at the right height after just sticking 'a bit of board' under it. More likely he meant 'adjust as much', not 'not at al'l, hopefully.
I have often put appliances on boards as they can get a bit unstable once they have the legs fully extended so using a board under means the legs are still firm.
He just left the legs inside the machine - the dishwasher rests on a piece of thick wood. apparently many kitchen fitter do it this way. however, should there be a problem with the machine or a leakage, it will not be easy to slide out the machine - surely if the machine were on legs this would be easier ? +++
thank you + I will ask him to extend the legs - if they are not long enough he can put a thinner piece of wood on the kitchen floor - if necessary nail that into the kitchen floor or fix it so that it does not slide. If the machine is on legs it would be easier to pull out if this is required. many thanks for your help
Actually when I fitted my integrated fridge recently I got good results using a combination of the two methods.
Especially if it's a snug fit between the adjacent units, it can be very hard to push the appliance in without bending or breaking the extending legs; likewise removing the appliance. Either that, or the feet on the legs get snagged in your vinyl floor and rip it (and get stuck).
I stood the fridge on a sheet of plywood and slid the plywood into the slot with the fridge standing on it; then once fully home, adjusted the legs precisely to the right height; the plywood stays put. Removing is easy, you just slide the thing out again on the plywood sheet - *much* easier than pulling it out on 4 extended legs.
But as somebody else said, I'd be surprised if the wood was adequate to level up the machine properly on it's own - it needs exact levelling too.
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