anyone have a drain pan under the washer?
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Comments (2)Photographs? Are you adding a gas line so this is the issue with the connection? I would not cut the pan as you asking for a source of failure along the glue line....See MorePlywood or Cement Board Under Drain Pan? -Time Critical -
Comments (9)Hi Gordonr. I have not posted much around here but have found many very helpful threads so I am happy to contribute here to the extent I can. I am a pretty avid "do it yourselfer" and have been doing my own small construction projects for the last 15 years or so. In that upstairs laundry I would strongly suggest a good linoleum product over a heavily reinforce subfloor. As someone else mentioned, the cement board is not structural but is often used under tile for moisture control even though most contractors do not take the time to seal the perferations that come from the screws. If you switch to linolium, you can forget about the cement board. Also, one other consideration needs to be the thikness of the subfloor and its resulting impact on the way the laundry floor transitions to the hall floor...using an extra lawyer of 3/4" plywood can make for a not so elegant transiton at the doorway. You may want to consider how those floring surfaces will match up. That may be why your contractor suggested cement board as it comes in many different thicknesses. I also suggest "coving" the floor-to-wall transion so it will be super easy to clean. Also, be sure to seal those coved corners just in case you get some water in there some day. Choose one of the heavy duty pans as suggested and you will never regret it. Good luck and please post a follow up after you have it all in. Brad...See MoreHow do you move the washer into the drain pan?
Comments (1)I'm not aware of anything special to it.. you just pick up the washer and put it down in the pan. Takes at least two people to do safely....See MoreBosch 500/DLX/700 washers fit in standard drain pan?
Comments (4)I have the bosch 500, but no pan.... my machine measures just over 27 wide and just about 28 deep... can't reach my arm all the way back at the floor, so that's based on the top for depth... it 'bows' out on the from sides, but back to what looks to be the same as the top by the time it gets to the bottom... take a measuring tape with you.... on the other hand... these machines have about 7-11 gallons of water max in them at a time... I'm not as worried about the machine popping a leak dead bottom as I am about a hose bursting on my second floor... thus always remember to turn to water off/on to the machine... a pan does no good for a burst hose.......See Moreweedmeister
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