Hi,
I have a small space that I want to use for a stacked washer/dryer. It will be in a small closet. My question is can I install the supply shut off valves in an adjacent closet where the water heater is?(this is where I’ll tap into for the supply) I’m thinking if I install them in the washer box at the rear of the washer they won’t be easily accessible because of the space restrictions and it being a stacked unit.
Thanks,
Mike
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Is there
space for one of the recessed boxes housing both supply valves and drain in a stud bay? On one of the side walls maybe?
If the shut-offs are in an adjacent room, how does the water get to the machine -- hoses poked through a hole in the wall?
How / where will the machine drain?
How will the dryer vent? -- probably a bigger issue since you are now dealing with a 4" pipe.......
Maybe need a little more info.
Jim
Thanks,
W/D will back up to outside wall..
Mike
I don't see why not...the typical hoses are about 4' long and should reach through the wall. The code says you need shutoffs, but I don't think it states that they must be in the wall directly behind the machine.
Yeah, I think it makes more sense than putting them where you can't reach them.
Of course, the inspector might see things differently, so if the work wil be inspected then check first.
wash machine hook-up
Since most wash machine manufactors recommend turning off the water when the machine is not in use I think you need shut-offs near the machine, I enclosed a picture of a valve that makes it easy, one lever turns off both lines.