dwayne
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Hi Tim,
I was looking for a bit of advice on whether or not I
can convert my freestanding Zanussi washing machine
into an integrated appliance.
I’ve just moved into a new house which already has an
integrated washing machine so I can use the doors,
hinges, etc from that one but I phoned Zanussi and one
of their customer service reps said that integrated
appliances are designed differently. I find that a bit
hard to believe…
Any information or advice you could provide would be
most appreciated !
Thanks,
Dwayne
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timfoley
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Dwayne,
I’m afraid that the advice you received from Zanussi is correct and you will not be able to convert your freestanding machine.
There are a number of differences that distinguish an integrated from a frestanding machine.
Integrated machines all have a flush mounted doors and controls to allow for a fascia to be fitted. They accommodate the fitting of a plinth to match the existing cupboards and they
are manufactured to a depth similar to standard cabinet depths i.e. 560mm -570mm.
If this were a new install you could achieve integration of freestanding by installing deeper worktops and fitting the kitchen fascias to end panels sited in front of the machine but
I suspect this may not be an alternative unless sited elsewhere in the kitchen.
Sorry to disappoint you Dwayne but it looks like you may have to endure a freestanding finish unless you site the appliances in a new location.
Let me know how you fare won’t you.
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russex
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Anybody who is looking for
an expensive, inpersonal, take your money and leave you to suffer 3 month installation service, please use Magnet Kitchens. We did after a promise of high quality units, full 360
degree service, qualified tradesman for each task, project management, the lot! If you want 3 months of hassle, broken promises, poor customer service (oh and don’t try to contact
the branch, they’re not interested!), a kitchen that has been totally redesigned to give us significantly less usable space than the old one, a washing machine that, if it leaks, we
cannot isolate because the joiner who installed the kitchen forgot to allow access to the taps, but now “it’s too late” and be £10,000 worse off, GO TO MAGNET. We did and they
have the audacity to offer £100 compensation together with a snotty letter telling us that Magnet do not offer compensation for inconvenience (1 week without water in the kitchen and
2 weeks without an oven!! 3 months before they bother to turn up to rectify a multitude of faults only after I threatened to sue them!).
You got money to burn and a liking for confruntational telephone calls with a company that doesn’t give a fig after they get your money? Call in Magnet Kitchens!! 
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timfoley
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Russex,
I understand you are aggreived at the treatment you seem to have suffered but I have to reiterate that this forum is not a sounding board for such posts.
The particular post to which you’ve replied is titled “Converting freestanding appliances to integrated” and if you can ofer advice on this topic please do.
This forum is dedicated to offering or enquiring about advice on kitchen design issues. We have no wish to become a consumer sounding board just a helpful resource for the buyer.
As a rule, the praise or criticism of companies is at our own discretion and anyone wishing to post content of this nature should send me a private message with details of the content
they wish to submit.
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lkj
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Tim,
what are fascias?
Could you clarify what “fitting kitchen fascias to end panels sited in front of the machine” means? I simply can’t visualise it.
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timfoley
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lkj,
Sorry for the confusion, Fascias are doors and in this case it simply means fitting doors to extended end panels in order to hide the machine and at the same time give the impression
that they are cupboards.
Tim
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