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]

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<a3cf07c6-42ca-4b83...@a8g2000vbk.googlegroups.com>, jkn
<jkn...@nicorp.f9.co.uk> writes

>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?

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

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On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 03:08:47 -0700 (PDT), jkn <jkn...@nicorp.f9.co.uk>
wrote:

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.
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[Bill Wright]

jkn wrote:
> 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?

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]

On 22/06/2012 11:08, jkn wrote:
> 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?

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.

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

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

>
> Thanks a lot
> J^n


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[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.



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[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.

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Never tried hanging one on the wall, but worked well when stacked. One gotcha 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.
On mine (which was designed for stacking) the normal marker for the timer dial was at the top, so invisible from below, but the dial could be pulled off 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... :-|

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[jgharston]

The Medway Handyman wrote:
> 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.

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.

[jkn]

Hi All
thanks for good points. Sounds like it's worth trying, if need be.

> > (not quite sure how I'm going to get it up there...)
>
> Tumble driers aren't that heavy. Man up! :-)

Cheers ;-/

(I was anticipating that a decent condensing dryer would be a lot
heavier than a cheap vented one...)

Jon N

[Bob Eager]

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

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On 22 Jun,

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.


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[Windmill]

I did something similar using Dexion. Anchor bolts into the brick wall,
and a couple of supports running from the wall near floor level to the
outer edge of the platform, which has Dexion around the periphery and
some of that cheap not-quite-plywood stuff in the middle.

Did this after finding that manufacturers' mounting assemblies work
only for matching washer and dryer models, meaning that if one breaks
you have to replace both.

The dryer in question is fairly light, though wet clothes would add
weight, but I don't think there's much risk of collapse.

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[Windmill]

Might be, though I doubt if it would be anything like as heavy as a
condensing washer/dryer. I would have been doubtful about bolting a
support for the latter to a brick wall !