Mounting tumble dryer on wall?

[jkn]

Hi Chaps our compact tumble dryer may be reaching end of life. I'd like to get a condensing but it seems this implies a full size one. For space reasons I'm wondering about the feasibility of mounting this off the ground, at ~4ft height from the floor.

I was thinking of using something like Spur shelving (the proper stuff) well screwed (epoxy bolts?) to a nearby brick wall, using long brackets and a sheet of decent ply to create a mounting platform. Might also need some sort of restraining straps to stop it shaking itself off.

Anyone done anything like this? Anything to be aware/beware of?

(not quite sure how I'm going to get it up there...)

Thanks a lot J^n

[Tim Lamb]

In message , jkn writes

Shaking down the house? We once *stacked* one on the washing m/c. OK with the proper kit.

regards

[mogga]

Ours is on a shelf that's got a leg so it's not right across the wall (Otherwise it'd be really hard to get to plugs)

They all have weight listed on selling info.

[Bill Wright]

Might be an idea to stand it on a thick sheet of rubber so the noise doesn't transmit through the masonry so much.

Bill

[The Medway Handyman]

I got an agricultural engineer mate to weld up a couple of brackets out of angle iron, just screwed & plugged them onto the wall, couple of self tappers to stop it moving. It's been there 15 years.

Tumble driers aren't that heavy. Man up! :-)

[Bob Eager]

Our stacked tumble dryer is running right now. No problem.

Its two predecessors (15 years and 2 years [Hotpoint mistake]) were done the same way.

Getting it up there is easy. Tumble dryers aren't that heavy.

[fred]

Modern tumbler dryers with all the bells and whistles are a lot heavier than the older simple ones.

They are also a lot more efficient.

[sm_jamieson]

Mounting a washing machine on the wall would be more fun. I reckon an unbalanced load on spin could bring a thermalite wall down.

First day, shaking. Second day some cracks. Third day the mortar starts falling out Fourth day cavity wall ties come loose Fifth day wall collapses. Sixth day evacuated. Seventh day - a day of rest. Simon.

[docholliday93]

Never tried hanging one on the wall, but worked well when stacked. One gotc= ha to look out for is where the controls are going to be - will they be in = reach and within sight of whoever's using it.=20 On mine (which was designed for stacking) the normal marker for the timer d= ial was at the top, so invisible from below, but the dial could be pulled o= ff and rotated into an alternate position (with a second line on the casing= ) so you could still see how many minutes you were setting for.

[Bob Eager]

I was actually referring to our very new condenser dryer. Certainly a lot heavier than the old one, but only 50kg. The washing machine is about

25kg more.

[Frank Erskine]

The Miele WT2780 _washer dryer_ weighs in at 101kg - without water or washing... :-|

[jgharston]

My washing machine is in the cellar on a concrete shelf. The shelf is supported by two steel lintels that are recessed into the side walls, with a hit&miss brick wall under the centre for extra support. It's been there since about 1995.

JGH

[Bob Eager]

Sounds about right. The 75kg for the washer plus more for the condenser gubbins etc.

[Bob Eager]

In case you missed it, our 'decent condensing dryer' was 50kg.

[<me9]

Mine's sitting on the worktop in the utility room above the washing machine. There's not much vibration but I have it wedged in place just in case. It probably should have a stability kit as it is a gas one, but it (and its identical predecessor) have been there for nigh on a quarter of a century.

As long as the shelving is secure, and man enough for the expected weight and any additional stresses (someone standing on it??) it should be ok.