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So we are buying a new washing machine. Our current home has never been fitted for one. I am no expert handy man or smart with tools to say the least. I figure we need to run that blue pipe from our house's main water tank on the roof down to our floor, which thankfully is the top floor. We then need to drill through that thick concrete style wall they use here. Then we need to actually fit the pipe to the the washer.

We plan to just put the washer in the spare bathroom which is right up against the outside wall, perfect to drill through. Drainage would be the shower+ bathroom floor drain if needed. We'll see.

I am more or less wondering what the big costs of running pipe from water tank, drilling and then tapping or fitting the pipes to our new washer would be.

We plan to buy the washer from that big appliance store in Aeon. The one that takes up the entire end of the hall and I do believe is like all 3 stories. I price checked in a hurry but forgot to even ask about their installation.

I am sure they don't drill and plumb pipe. Any leads on good Khmer guys that can do this job WELL would be much appreciated.

Thanks all.

im no expert either.
but normally, in this case the water pipe gets a tap and there the washing machine flexible hose goes.

but dont you have water in the apartment ?
normally ppl put the washer into the bathroom or the kitchen - cause of the waterpipes there.

Are you renting your apartment, or do you own it? If renting make sure you consult your landlord first, they may have a preferred plumber and may even assist with the installation for free if they're decent landlords.

I happen to be a plumber, the previous posters were right. Try to put it near an existing water supply to save on work. Your water supply's will connect to hose bibs (laundry faucets) and your hoses will connect from the machine to the hose bib connections.

[quote="Mooser"]I happen to be a plumber, [/b

]the previous posters were right. Try to put it near an existing water supply to save on work. Your water supply's will connect to hose bibs (laundry faucets) and your hoses will connect from the machine to the hose bib connections.[/quote]




You wouldn't know anything about drain laying would you. You see I [ we/PP ] have this problem with water every time it rains,,,Oh lets just forget it. It's a stupid question anyway.

If you're backing the washer against a bathroom wall for drainage (presumably passing the drain hose through the wall) then you've got immediate access to water from your bathroom - t-piece the inlet hose to your shower supply through the same hole...

StroppyChops wrote:If you're backing the washer against a bathroom wall for drainage (presumably passing the drain hose through the wall) then you've got immediate access to water from your bathroom - t-piece the inlet hose to your shower supply through the same hole...

Good info SC- The best part; This is a spare bathroom that NO ONE uses ever. So the stand up shower is of no use and if it needed to have the water line dedicated to the washer, no problem. Yes, the blue pipes are right outside the bathroom wall.

Thanks for the responses guys.

Mooser wrote:I happen to be a plumber, the previous posters were right. Try to put it near an existing water supply to save on work. Your water supply's will connect to hose bibs (laundry faucets) and your hoses will connect from the machine to the hose bib connections.

So basically I am looking at needing those laundry faucet taps drilled through the wall into the outside blue water pipes. Then just connect the washer to those. I can picture that perfectly.

Thanks Mooser.

Edit- I will update this thread in the next week or so when I purchase said washer @ Aeon Mall. I will let you know how the store handles installation in a case where it is not just "plug n wash" ( I need faucet taps put in)

We just bought a washer from the place BKL recommended in the A/C thread next to Central Market, recommend it for price and service.