Washing Machine & Dishwasher Install Specialists

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Service Overview

A new washing machine, washer-dryer or dishwasher connected to the water and the waste and set up the way its maker's instructions say. For a washing machine, Bosch's own steps are to take out the transit bolts and fit the blanks supplied, connect the fill hose to the cold supply, run the waste to a standpipe or the sink trap with no kinks in either hose, and level the machine on its feet.

Where there is no valve or waste for it yet, we add them: a valve on the cold pipe, and a waste connection under the sink or a standpipe of its own.

We charge £90 an hour for this work, with a one-hour minimum; after the first hour, time is billed in 30-minute blocks. Pick a time that suits you online: a £50 deposit secures your slot and comes off the final bill.

What we usually find

  • Transit bolts still in. They lock a washing machine's drum for delivery, and a machine run with them in shakes hard on its first spin.
  • A machine that empties while it fills. When the waste hose is pushed too far down the standpipe, or the standpipe is too low, the water siphons out as fast as it goes in. The maker's instructions give the height the waste should reach.
  • A hose kinked against the wall. Pushing an appliance back into its space can fold the fill or waste hose behind it, which slows the water or splits the hose in time.
  • A dishwasher that cannot be pulled out. Bosch's installation guide asks for the plug and hoses to reach at least 60 cm, so the dishwasher comes out of its housing for maintenance without being disconnected.

The visit, step by step

  1. We turn off the valve and disconnect the old appliance, if there is one, and check the valve and waste it used.
  2. On a new washing machine, we take out the transit bolts and fit the blanks.
  3. We connect the fill hose to the cold valve and the waste to the trap under the sink or to the standpipe, with no kinks in either.
  4. We level a freestanding machine, or fix an integrated dishwasher into its housing with the bracket supplied.
  5. We run it and watch every joint and the waste while it fills and empties.

Before we arrive

  • Have the new appliance in the kitchen, and clear the space and the cupboard under the sink.
  • Check there is a socket the plug can reach. Bosch's instructions plug a machine into an ordinary socket.
  • Send the model number. Add it to your booking, with a photo of the space and of the valves and pipes there now.

What is included

  • Connecting a washing machine, washer-dryer or dishwasher to the water and the waste
  • Taking out the transit bolts and levelling a freestanding machine
  • A new valve or waste connection where there is none
  • Fixing an integrated dishwasher into its housing
  • A test run with every joint checked

What is not

  • A new socket for the appliance: that is Minor Electrical Tasks, at the handyman rate
  • New kitchen units, or cutting a space for the appliance: that is Kitchen Fitting & Alterations, priced after a survey

Questions about washing machine & dishwasher install

Does a washing machine need a hot water connection? expand_more
Usually not, but check its instructions. Bosch's steps connect the fill hose to the cold supply only, and a machine with one inlet heats its own water.
Can a washing machine and a dishwasher share the sink waste? expand_more
Yes. A sink trap with two connections on its side takes both waste hoses, and each hose is looped up high under the worktop so water from the sink cannot run back into the appliance.

Deposits, cancelling and paying are on our FAQ page.

Worth doing in the same visit

Kitchen Plumbing from £90 Minor Electrical Tasks from £60

Areas we cover

Ashtead Banstead Cheam Chessington Cobham Dorking Epsom Esher Guildford Kingston upon Thames Leatherhead Molesey New Malden Reigate Richmond Surbiton Sutton Twickenham Walton-on-Thames & Weybridge Wimbledon Worcester Park & Ewell
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