Washing machine in garden shed

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Mike-M

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Is it feasible to run a washing machine in a garden shed?

Once the water and drainage are in place, of course. I would like to move the machine out of the kitchen to make more space.

I wonder if the machine would be damaged by the cold or the damp. I have a standard wooden shed now, I may upgrade it if necessary just for machine.

Is anynoe running a washine machine in an outbuilding?
 
We have a dryer and freezer in a wooden shed - no problem. So if you have the shed plumbed for it I can't see any difficulty. Think about the waste water though. Have you plumbed for that?
 
My parents have ran a washing machine and dryer in a shed outside for 20+ years with no problems other that routine break downs and machine replacements due to age
 
Hi Mike,

Welcome to AAM.

Have small freezer and tumble dryer in outside shed for many years. Provided you have the water situation sorted you should not have any problems other than the possibility of dampness affecting the casing in the long term.

We made the mistake of not initially fitting the venting kit to the dryer and the fluff nearly clogged the central heating boiler. Yearly service soon sorted the problem.
 
Neighbours of ours at our last address had their washing machine and tumble drier in a shed (wooden). One of the machines went on fire, burning down the whole shed. The heat caused the windows at the back of their house to shatter and a lot of damage was done to their garden, and a tree in ours. It would have been even more serious if they hadn't been there at the time to call the fire brigade.

Not sure what the situation was with regards to insurance. You might want to check that out.
 
I doubt that the fact that the appliances were in a shed had anything to do with them going on fire unless there was other flammable material stored near them or something - i.e. this could just as easily have happened in the house!
 
I didn't mean to imply that putting an appliance in a shed makes it more likely to go on fire, but that the fact that the shed was made of wood meant that it went up in flames very quickly and caused a lot of damage. I believe that these neighbours then had trouble claiming on their house insurance as the items destroyed were not in the house.
 
The only problem would be inusrance, I think ...and how will the huuby get any sleep when he's in the doghouse with all that washing and drying going on! :D
 
Sar said:
I believe that these neighbours then had trouble claiming on their house insurance as the items destroyed were not in the house.
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That's a problem with their house insurance so - i.e. they never checked that they were covered for sheds and contents in the sort of situation described if they needed such cover. Personally I would probably not claim for relatively low valued items such as a washing machine since it's probably more cost effective to self insure (especially given the excess involved in most cases) rather than taking a hit on higher future or renewal premiums.
 
Clubman, can you explain more? What is self-insure? Do people who regularly claim on insurance really get hit with extra extra premiums?
 
Welfarite said:
Clubman, can you explain more? What is self-insure?
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Sorry - I simply mean that if my washing machine got destroyed and was covered by home insurance then I probably wouldn't claim since a new one would probably only cost a few hundred € - and especially since I opt for a c. €1K excess to avail of lower premiums and...
Do people who regularly claim on insurance really get hit with extra extra premiums?
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... as far as I know they do. If not with the existing insurer then probably with a new insurer if/when they switch within 5 years or so (at least the application forms always asks for info about past claims).

Ultimately I consider home and other insurance as necessary to cover very costly and serious eventualities and not just minor things which I will cover for myself.
 
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