Am having a new kitchen fitted and my fitter put the new Miele fully
integrated dishwasher on a thick wooden board.  He said "that way I
dont have to adjust the legs"

Is that acceptable that a machine rests on a wooden board instead of
the legs which were supplied with the machine.   What could go wrong ?
etc etc

Should I have him refix it with the machine standing on legs ?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

On 18 Sep 2005 07:39:52 -0700, johunt@hotmail.com scrawled:


>Am having a new kitchen fitted and my fitter put the new Miele fully
>integrated dishwasher on a thick wooden board.  He said "that way I
>dont have to adjust the legs"
>
>Is that acceptable that a machine rests on a wooden board instead of
>the legs which were supplied with the machine.   What could go wrong ?
>etc etc
>
>Should I have him refix it with the machine standing on legs ?
>
>Any advice will be greatly appreciated.


I would doubt very much that it would just happen to fit perfectly
level and square at the right height after just sticking 'a bit of
board' under it. More likely he meant 'adjust as much', not 'not at
al'l, hopefully.

I have often put appliances on boards as they can get a bit unstable
once they have the legs fully extended so using a board under means
the legs are still firm. 
-- 
Stuart @ SJW Electrical

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He just left the legs inside  the machine - the dishwasher rests on a
piece of thick wood.
apparently many kitchen fitter do it this way.
however, should there be a problem with the machine or a leakage, it
will not be easy to slide out the machine - surely if the machine were
on legs this would be easier ?  +++

johunt@hotmail.com writes:

>He just left the legs inside  the machine - the dishwasher rests on a
>piece of thick wood.
>apparently many kitchen fitter do it this way.
>however, should there be a problem with the machine or a leakage, it
>will not be easy to slide out the machine - surely if the machine were
>on legs this would be easier ?  +++
>


- You're the customer.
- You want it done a particular way.
- You're paying.
- Get him to do it how you want.

-- 
       "The road to Paradise is through Intercourse."
        [email me at huge [at] huge [dot] org [dot] uk]

On 18 Sep 2005 10:47:12 -0700, johunt@hotmail.com scrawled:


>He just left the legs inside  the machine - the dishwasher rests on a
>piece of thick wood.


Not at all professional like. 


>apparently many kitchen fitter do it this way.


If they aren't really kitchen fitters and are merely odd job men with
a saw and screwdriver.


>however, should there be a problem with the machine or a leakage, it
>will not be easy to slide out the machine - surely if the machine were
>on legs this would be easier ?  +++


Yes. If you want it on legs then it should be on legs. I hate trying
to get integrated machines out that are wedged in by bits of wood.
-- 
Stuart @ SJW Electrical

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thank you +
I will ask him to extend the legs - if they are not long enough he can
put a thinner piece of wood on the kitchen floor - if necessary nail
that into the kitchen floor or fix it so that it does not slide.
If the machine is on legs it would be easier to pull out if this is
required.
many thanks for your help
+++
Jo Hunt

johunt@hotmail.com wrote:

> He just left the legs inside  the machine - the dishwasher rests on a
> piece of thick wood.
> apparently many kitchen fitter do it this way.
> however, should there be a problem with the machine or a leakage, it
> will not be easy to slide out the machine - surely if the machine were
> on legs this would be easier ?  +++


Actually when I fitted my integrated fridge recently I got good results 
using a combination of the two methods.

Especially if it's a snug fit between the adjacent units, it can be very 
hard to push the appliance in without bending or breaking the extending 
legs; likewise removing the appliance.  Either that, or the feet on the 
legs get snagged in your vinyl floor and rip it (and get stuck).

I stood the fridge on a sheet of plywood and slid the plywood into the 
slot with the fridge standing on it; then once fully home, adjusted the 
legs precisely to the right height; the plywood stays put.  Removing is 
easy, you just slide the thing out again on the plywood sheet - *much* 
easier than pulling it out on 4 extended legs.

But as somebody else said, I'd be surprised if the wood was adequate to 
level up the machine properly on it's own - it needs exact levelling too.

David

On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 21:46:09 GMT, Lobster
 wrote:


>Especially if it's a snug fit between the adjacent units, it can be very 
>hard to push the appliance in without bending or breaking the extending 
>legs; likewise removing the appliance.  Either that, or the feet on the 
>legs get snagged in your vinyl floor and rip it (and get stuck).


Stand the legs in four of those little plastic carpet procetor cups
you can buy to put under table legs.

Squirt a small amount of washing up liquid on the floor and you'll
find the appliance slides into place like a dream!

The washing up liquid eventually dries out and gets washed/hoovered
up.

sponix