could wall brackets support a tumble dryer? what could?

Mr_blue · Post by **Mr_blue** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:02 pm

it is normal to put a fridge on top of a freezer.,

i want to put a tumble dryer on top of a fridge AND freezer. a kind of a three stack. obv it needs to be safe!

i appreciate this is not normal. but i had in mind industrial sized and strengthed wall brackets that the tumble dryer could live on. i have a small house and acheiving a floating tumble dryer would be a good solution if its possible.

very grateful for any knowledgeable answers

lockie · Post by **lockie** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:58 am

Can your walls support the weight should be your first consideration,then what type of brackets and fixings.

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:56 am

will the tumble dryer not be too high up?

Are you talking about a single unit of a fridge freezer, or a seperate fridge and freezer?

tumble dryers are very light and could easily sit on top of another appliance if required. You can get a moulded joining unit (bnq have them) that stops the tumble dryer slipping off the appliance below, but this unit is normally for stacking a tumble dryer on to a washing machine, you would need to check if it would be ok. This is ok when its 2 units, dont know about 3 units.

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:42 am

the controls would be 2.4m off the floor the drum would be 2m off the floor

in my humble opinion not a very good idea 2 high yes not 3

i would be looking to move a cupboard up to that height to store the things you need one or twice a year

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:39 pm

big-all wrote:the controls would be 2.4m off the floor the drum would be 2m off the floor

in my humble opinion not a very good idea 2 high yes not 3

i would be looking to move a cupboard up to that height to store the things you need one or twice a year

Put the tumble drier upside down

Drum still 2m, but controls only about 1.6m

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:41 pm

you been on the Brothers Cider again, Hitch??

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:46 pm

Not touched a drop since yesterday afternoon.

I was serious.....

If its a simple tumbledrier, i cant think of anything in them that need to be up a certain way... It might look very strange, but you could reach the controlls easier.

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:05 pm

I have seen a tumble dryer with the controls at the bottom.......think it was probably at a campsite, so it would be Miele dryer then.

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:01 pm

Hitch wrote:Not touched a drop since yesterday afternoon.

I was serious.....

If its a simple tumbledrier, i cant think of anything in them that need to be up a certain way... It might look very strange, but you could reach the controlls easier.

would the outlet hose still work !!!!!

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:11 pm

Depends what sort of drier it is i suppose. No hoses on the one we had

marc1106 · Post by **marc1106** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:07 pm

"i want to put a tumble dryer on top of a fridge AND freezer. a kind of a three stack. obv it needs to be safe! "

in the words of john Macenro
" YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS"