All electrical is based off of the voltage configuration for North America. For my setup, I can only wash a load, then dry hookups load. I can't use both machines at the same time or I trip a breaker. By palombo Follow. More by the author:. About: I like to tinker and build things that seem fun to do.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Adding a Washer and Dryer to Your Home
More About palombo ». Hookups is an instructibe for those who live in a dwelling without Washer and Dryer Connections. I came up with this setup because I can't stand going to the laundry matt. I hope this helps you. This instructible setup is geared to a situation where you will washer/dryer be interfering with any plumbing or electrical in the building. I know there are other ways to obtain the same results. Washer/dryer please think before you ask why I did things a certain way. I have read more setup at my current apartment and I love it.
The picture you see is how it is currently setup. This would be really good with a stackable unit. We will begin this setup with the Dryer electrical setup. Needed Items: -2 standard electrical plugs from Hardware store. You will determine length -3 Yellow crimp connectors with the washer washer/dryer connector. Determine where dryer will hookups setup. Remember that you will need a spot close enough to a place to be able to washer/dryer the heat exhaust from dryer.
Locate Breaker box in house. Look at panel labeling. You will need to choose 2 house outlets that are fed by 2 different breakers that are touching each other in the breaker box. Example The Regrigerator 14, and the Kitchen plugs 16 are touching each other according to labeling. Clearly the labeling is wrong in my apt. Measure the distances from the back of dryer to the determined outlets. This will be your 2 "cut to length electrical cords. Here is a quick helper also. Label the top left breaker "A" and the Next one down "B".
Then the third one down washer/dryer, the fourth "B" and so on. Do that for each side. As long you find a house outlet with a setup that has washer/dryer "A" and a "B", this will give you volts. Preparing the cord. Prepare the electrical chords for one of the "Cut to Fit" electrical cords. Take the prepared black wire and the green wire and twist the two copper leads together and insert them in the side of the plug that has the gold screw.
Take the prepared white wire and insert it in the side of the plug with the silver screw.
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Follow steps 1,2, and 3 again for the second "cut to fit" electricak cord. Go to the electrical pannel in back of dryer and remove plate to expose electrical connections. Remove other installed plug if one exists. Pepare leaks minililly onlyfans ends where the two cords will come together for this connection. Note the green and black from one cord goes to one side.
The green and black from the other cord goes to the other side, and the white wire from each cord comes together to give you a double wire for the common connection in the middle. I used washer/dryer window with two pieces of plexy glass I had on hand with a small towell to block any exhaust from comming back into the apt. It does not stay like this.
Only when I do Laundry. You hookups now test the dryer. If you don't get any heat out of the exhaust You didn't find the right plug combinations hookups give you volts. If you hear a click from the breaker box May need to find different plug for power source or unplug other devices utilizing the same breaker. Needed Items 1 water hose cap to plug hot water connection in back of washer. I used a 50 foot hose.
You a month of dating cut to length. Remove Hot Water Connection from back of washer and cap it with a plug cap from Hardware store.
Secure it tight to prevent leaking. Connect cut end of the cold water hose to the Kitchen faucet configuration. Connects the 90's to the T 1 threaded to nipple connector.
This will connect the water hose from washer to faucet 3 hose clamps 1 2 inch piece of rubber hose to make connection from faucet to hookups. I picked hookups up at the Hardware store in the plumbing section where you can buy it by the foot. I only needed to buy 6 inches. Look to the yellow picture description for better explanation. Needed Items. Build the piece according to picture and connect the ends. Make sure it doesn't leak.