Washing machine taps - where are yours located?

sarahlou2 · May 09, 2011 1:17 pm

Hi everyone,

We're currently renovating our laundry. On Monday next week we are getting a plumber in to move the laundry tub taps about 10cm to the right (so that we can have our laundry tub flush into the corner).

We also want to move our washing machine taps and would prefer if they weren't seen at all. Where exactly should we have our washing machine taps moved to? Behind the washing machine? Somewhere else?

By the way, here is what our laundry currently looks like. You can see the tub taps are on the right and the two on the left are the washing machine taps.

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Stormy · May 09, 2011 1:41 pm

Our washing machine taps are hidden in the cupboard under the trough. There is a small hole in the left side of the cabinet to feed the hoses through. So far it's worked a treat! This option was standard with our build, so I cannot give you a price on how much it would normally cost, but if you wanted to do it, now would be the time to!

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donuts · May 09, 2011 1:46 pm

ours are exaclty like stormy's and came standard with the house. if you're moving the taps anyway, might as well move them to inside the cupboard!

Mrs P · May 09, 2011 1:51 pm

mine are like above

sarahlou2 · May 09, 2011 2:05 pm

Oh! Your comments have helped me so much! Thank you all! Much appreciated!

Helyn · May 09, 2011 2:24 pm

Ours are about 10cm above the washing machine (9kg size) - didnt really think about this when house built - actually haven't really thought about it since, have lived here for 2 years and had to go to laundry to check where they were :lol:

Only issue with haveing inside a cupboard is that in theory one should turn the taps off after each use - or so Ive been told, reduces water pressure on hoses or prevents potential flooding or something - maybe a plumber on here can verify or otherwise.
In reality can't say I ever do this though - but my mum does it religiously.

donuts · May 09, 2011 2:29 pm

LOL my mum does that religiously too helyn but I don't. I would forget to do it wherever they were though

joles · May 09, 2011 2:55 pm

Mine are the same as Stormy's, the primary reason being that we have a front loader and our bench extends the full length of the wall with the washer underneath it.