Hi,

I have a standard washer that was plumbed into a separate washer and dryer room. I have moved and there is no such a room. As it is a good industrial washer I would like to keep it but it will have to be on a caster platform and rolled out to the kitchen sink for use. How do I hook this to the kitchen sink (double sink)? I certainly understand that the electrical is standard, so no worries, however what kind of couplings would I need to, bottom line, can and how do I do this? Thanks so much for any help

Red Klondyke

Man o man, it sounds like you're making a monster here!
I supposed if you're set in stone and this is the way you must do it you could tee off both the hot and cold supply under your sink to a pair of hose bibs to supply the washer, and just let the washer drain into your sink but it IS going to overflow. Generally a laundry tub should be able to hold a full load of water from the washer without overflowing, and a kitchen sink doesn't even come close.
Just keep that in mind

Hey!
Thanks for the input. I'm going on the washer/spin dryer that I used about 20 years ago when my son was a little guy. I remember that it hooked up to the sink and did a dandy job of laundrey. However, the loads were small and so the sink did not overflow. In addition I had to set the temp of the water according to my kitchen taps.

So, here's the question (and pardon my lack of technical terms) - isn't there some way to hook up directly to the kitchen faucet using a splitter doo hickey to encompass the two hoses for water input, and, if the loads are small - only myself to look after now - would I not be OK for overflow?

If I sound clueless, I have to admit I am. I used to call my brother in Toronto from Dawson City, Yukon and take the phone out to my car to have him listen to the funny sound it was making and diagnose it right then and there. He would always gently inform me that he could not fix the car long distance - but, by gosh, when I took it to the mechanic he was usually dead on!

I really want to make this work and any help would be appreciated.

Cheers, Red Klondyke

Hi Red,

I searched the net and came up with a way to supply your washer from the kitchen sink. Go to, http://doityourself.com/store/faucetaeratoradapter02.htm
And look for the items I have posted. One is a fitting to adapt to a hose thre3ad and the other is a Wye to connect the washer hoses to.