Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth? 2Jul 24, 2013 3:31 pm Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth? 7Jul 24, 2013 5:57 pm Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth? 8Jul 24, 2013 7:22 pm Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth? 10Jul 24, 2013 8:23 pm Settlement 1/2/12 New Shed 23/3/12 Slab poured 27/3/12 Frame complete 4/5/12 Roof complete 1/6/12 LOCKUP 29/6/12 Our new build blog http://kareenhillsownerbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth? 11Jul 25, 2013 6:32 am Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth? 14Jul 25, 2013 8:27 pm Stewie D If you only have cupboard depth of 600mm then that is something that should have been discussed with the kitchen designer at the planning stage. and your fridge is just going to stick out 150-200mm, not a good look. Stewie I think maybe you are misunderstanding. Our fridge cavity is 705mm deep, but the tap reduces the available depth to 650mm. The specs on the fridge states that the "fridge cabinet depth is 600mm" but the "total depth is 740mm". I am assuming that means the body of the fridge is 600mm deep, and the rest (140mm) is made up of the door depth and the handle depth? If that is the case, you mention that the back of the fridge doors should be flush with the surrounding (which in our case is plastered walls), so does that mean the fridge is supposed to stick out 140mm? If the doors don't need to be external to the cabinets, it will protrude 90mm based on our home. I guess either way I would just get used to it... It has to look better than the little old white fridge that we have now. Second Time 'Round Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth? 15Jul 25, 2013 10:15 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Though cannot be seen now, our water outlet is behind the small cabinets above the fridge, so it takes no space at all. We also selected a fridge that has filter inside the unit, within the ice-maker box. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth? 16Jul 26, 2013 7:44 am In most kitchens the thickness of the fridge doors protrudes from the face of the cabinets. Most fridge doors need to open to about 135degrees to allow the vegie baskets to open properly. With the doors flush with the cabinets the vegie baskets just don't open. Without seeing you fridge specs I would assume 600mm is the fridge carcass depth and the 140mm is the thickness of the door and handle giving a total of 740mm Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth? 18Jul 26, 2013 10:59 am Vatche, how do you find opening the left hand side door? Is seems due to the plaster wall that it doesn't have the same clearance that the right side would. We also have cabinets above that have a void behind ( for ventilation) so I guess we could get the tap moved. Roger, that tap-in-wall thing is brilliant. Why don't we have them? I suppose I could, but seeing as all the plumbing is done I would prefer if we could just connect it up without changing what's already there. I can't believe we've been in out "new" house over 5 years now. Second Time 'Round Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth? 19Jul 26, 2013 11:54 am I believe its backward and wrong putting the tap behind the fridge! It should always go in a cabinet beside or above the fridge with easy access should you ever need to turn the water off in a hurry! Dishwashers are the same, the tap should always go in the sink cabinet. The flexible piping they use on fridges and dishwashers can easily blow off or develop a leak and you want to be able to turn the water off without having to pull the fridge completely out. A lot of fridges once fully loaded up can be a pain to pull out especially when the front legs are wound down do disengage the front wheels! Any decent plumber would put the tap in a cabinet! Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: Plumbing behind fridge - affect the depth? 20Jul 26, 2013 2:36 pm ***************************** ( comment edited by kexkez Forum Support Member) Any plumber will install a tap as CEK and I have said previously in the cabinet beside the dishwasher or fridge simply so that it is easy to tun off in an emergency and to make sure the full depth of the recess for the appliance is able to be used. Note : kitchen sinks and vanity bowls are hard plumbed in ( mostly ) but dishwashers just have a small tap with the hose connected to it. Fridges are pretty much the same. And for the record I don't believe we are behind the rest of the world when it comes to building practices at all except for maybe insulation and solar. Our plumbing and electrical standards are way higher than Europe and the US. Stewie The distance between my DEBs varies from 4.1m at the narrowest to 8.1m at the widest. 5 27530 Hi, only for walking. It is a narrow 1.5m paved area next to house. 2 5617 Old Home Restoration / Renovation Hi, just discovered all these junks left behind under the floor. Could any of these be asbestos? Best to leave as it is or clean up? Thank you for your thoughts 0 9489 |