When purchasing a dishwasher, you need to determine in advance where exactly the useful unit will be located. When installing it, it is usually taken into account how convenient it will be for the housewife to use the dishwashing device.
However, it is equally important to find a place for the machine that will ensure its safe operation and also guarantee the necessary working conditions.
Let's figure out whether such conditions will be created if the dishwasher is adjacent to the stove.
What does the manufacturer say?
What does the dishwasher manufacturer tell us? Is it possible to place such equipment close to ovens? There are a number of rules regarding the installation of dishwashers, violation of which may result in loss of warranty.
- It is unacceptable to place the dishwasher under the sink or close to the sink.
- Do not place the dishwasher under the hob.
This means any hob, even one that has a heat-insulating substrate underneath.
- The dishwasher cannot be installed in the outermost drawer of a furniture set.
- It is unacceptable to place the dishwasher in close proximity to the oven.
The last rule answers our question very clearly. It means that the oven should not be placed above the dishwasher, under it, or on the edges of it. The required technological gap that will separate these household appliances must be at least 40 cm. Not all manufacturers indicate that the distance between the dishwasher and the oven should be exactly 40 cm, but for example, the pedantic Germans prescribed exactly this distance. So if you were careless to place a Bosch dishwasher next to the stove, then say goodbye to the warranty. The service center masters, if something happens, will not allow you such freedom.
Conditions for the proximity of household appliances
Rules are rules and you can’t argue with them. But you also need to take into account the fact that these rules can only be observed if you have a room of normal size. If your kitchen resembles “Papa Carlo’s closet” in size, then you can forget about following such rules, since there is nowhere to get these 40 cm. What to do? There are two options here: follow the rules and refuse to install a dishwasher, or break these rules and install an oven and machine together.
Choosing a suitable compartment in the built-in kitchen
When choosing an installation location, you must not forget the manufacturers’ requirement that the dishwasher be rigidly attached to each of its side walls. According to this requirement, only one of the internal compartments can be a suitable location. The end drawer will not fit in the dishwasher! In such a place, the machine will be firmly fixed on only one side. The absence of a rigid fastening on the other side will disrupt the stability of the unit during operation.
A dishwasher installed taking into account these recommendations will become a reliable assistant, make housekeeping easier, and provide comfort and coziness in the family kitchen.
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Choosing the right compartment in a built-in kitchen
When choosing a suitable place for the dishwasher, do not forget about the warning from the manufacturer about the rigid fastening of the equipment on all sides. Based on this requirement, only one of the internal departments is most suitable. You should not consider the outermost drawer for these purposes, because in this case the device will not be fully secured, but only on one side. Insufficient fastening on the other hand will affect the stability of the dishwasher during operation.
Adhering to the rules and recommendations described above, the dishwasher will become a real and reliable assistant for the owner, and will also make housekeeping easier and more comfortable.
When planning space in a small kitchen, the owners try to ensure that every centimeter of the room is beneficial. Sometimes it is incredibly difficult, but many succeed. In pursuit of the need to fit more useful equipment into a small kitchen, people forget that some household appliances cannot coexist painlessly with each other. That is why the question arose that we want to answer today, namely: is it possible to place a dishwasher next to an oven and how can this affect these two appliances? We'll figure out.
Is it possible to place the PMM close to a gas or electric oven?
When installing the dishwasher, you should follow the manufacturer's instructions. For different models, the requirements may differ slightly, but there are some common ones:
- It is not recommended to place the PMM in the outermost drawer of a furniture set; it is better to firmly secure the machine between two adjacent cabinets.
- The dishwasher must not be installed under the hob.
- It is prohibited to install the PMM close to the oven. Different manufacturers indicate different figures for the minimum distance between two types of equipment, as a rule it is 15-40 cm. It is best to place a cabinet or cabinet, at least a narrow pencil case, between the devices.
The manufacturers' requirements are clear: the heat from a working oven negatively affects the electronics and PMM gaskets, the service life of which can be significantly reduced. Moreover, you may be denied warranty repairs if you ignore the recommendations and place the stove and PMM next to each other.
But what should owners of small kitchens do, in which every centimeter of space counts? If there is no room for maneuver and installing a PMM next to the oven cannot be avoided, use simple tips to minimize the dangers of an unwanted neighborhood:
- Choose equipment from well-known manufacturers. Thus, all Fornelli ovens are equipped with high-quality thermal insulation and a tangential cooling system; neither furniture nor appliances near them will be damaged.
- Leave at least a small gap between the appliances and place foil polyethylene foam in the gap - this will protect the dishwasher from external heat.
- Do not turn on the machine and oven at the same time - this will reduce the risk of failure of the dishwasher electronics.
Use these recommendations and your kitchen will have delicious pies and always clean dishes.
Rules for combining a dishwasher with household appliances in the kitchen
Let's take a closer look at which place can be considered the most suitable for a dishwasher.
Is it possible to place a dishwasher next to a stove, hob or oven?
The main question that worries dishwasher owners is whether it is permissible to place household cooking appliances (oven, hob, gas or electric stove) and a dishwasher nearby.
Recommendations for installing a stove, oven, hob and dishwasher:
- It is necessary to ensure that a technological gap of 40 cm is maintained between the side walls of the dishwasher and the stove or oven.
- It is unacceptable to place the hob directly above the dishwasher.
Violation of the rules will lead to the fact that, under the influence of high temperatures, the sealing machine of the device will dry out and cease to provide a tight seal.
Successful and Unlucky Neighborhoods
The modern kitchen consists of many compartments and built-in drawers that hide other household appliances. When installing the unit, it is important to consider what the proximity to what is acceptable and what is undesirable for the dishwasher.
Recommended combinations:
With dish drawers. The result of the dishwasher's work is clean dishes that need to be placed in their places. Therefore, it is better to place the dishwasher under the drying cabinet. It is advisable to have pull-out dish drawers nearby.
With a drawer in which detergents are stored. A machine intended for washing dishes should not be placed at significant distances from the sink container.
Reference! For the convenience of the housewife and other family members, the distance from the container under the sink where detergents are stored to the dishwasher should not exceed 0.8 - 1.0 m.
With a refrigerator.
Experts do not see any contraindications to the proximity of a dishwasher and a refrigerator. Both devices perform their functions without interfering with each other.
Undesirable combinations:
Under the sink. Some housewives think that the best solution is to install a dishwashing device under the sink. This opinion is wrong! The dimensions of the dishwasher in most cases exceed the space under the sink. This creates difficulties with the placement of communication elements of the device.
It should be borne in mind that due to the persistence of some housewives who did not want to find another place for their “assistant”, they had to cut a niche in the wall in order to increase the volume needed by the machine. Whether it is necessary to create such problems for oneself, each dishwasher owner will be able to decide on his own.
With washing machine.
The undesirability of such a neighborhood is caused by the strong vibration that the washing machine produces when drying. Such shaking has a negative effect on the dishwasher and has a destructive effect on it.
With a microwave. Being too close to a microwave may be unsafe for the electronics that power the dishwasher. For safe operation of devices, it is necessary to create a distance of 0.5 m between them.
We take into account the requirements of manufacturers
Each manufacturer indicates in its instructions specific rules for placing this model of dishwasher in the kitchen. The main requirement of manufacturers is that it is inadmissible to install a dishwashing machine next to other objects. It is important for the owner of household appliances to organize the creation of an air gap around the dishwasher.
Advice! The technological gap space (at least 40 cm) can be used to create an additional compartment inside the built-in kitchen (for example, for a bottle holder or storage box).
Another recommendation from manufacturers is to fix the machine evenly on both sides. This can be ensured by adjacent drawers in the built-in kitchen, which have a rigid fastening.
Is it possible or not?
Modern kitchens consist of many built-in drawers, in which not only dishes are hidden, but also various electrical appliances. In the instructions for each dishwasher model (DMM), manufacturers indicate the conditions for placing this appliance in the kitchen. The main rules are:
- Do not place the dishwasher next to the stove or under the oven;
- it is better to create an air gap around the dishwasher of about 40 cm, which can be used as an additional compartment for storing dishes;
- The dishwasher must not be placed under or next to the sink.
- It is not recommended to place the PMM under the hob, even if it has a heat-insulating backing;
- you should fix the dishwasher on both sides, securing it between the drawers of the built-in kitchen, which have rigid fastenings
- The dishwasher must not be placed in the outermost compartment of the kitchen furniture set.
The dishwasher is not placed with the oven, preferring to install the electric stove at a distance of at least 15 cm from other household appliances. This is necessary so that the air between the devices can circulate normally, since after heating from the operating device it must be cooled.
If you place the dishwasher next to the oven, the hot air coming from the electrical appliance will hit the side surface of the PMM and heat it, as well as the microcircuits inside the device. The rubber seals that will heat up first will prevent water from leaking out of the dishwasher. With constant heating and subsequent cooling, other components of the unit will stop working.
The same effect will be observed when placing the dishwasher under the oven. Some manufacturers believe that you can install the dishwasher next to the stove in a pencil case, which will protect it from overheating.
