Fresendelf
2015-04-20 11:52:04
- #1
Hello everyone,
the annoying issue of dishwasher fronts has also driven me to this forum. Our situation is as follows:
- existing and newly purchased dishwasher for this kitchen: Bosch SMV65N40EU (if I had known about the problem with the fronts earlier, it would probably have been a different device - but exchange is now difficult because I have already unpacked and fitted it)
- installation is to be done on a continuous kitchen run with continuously divided drawer fronts (2 times 40cm high drawers; 60 and 80 cm wide) in Ringhult high gloss white
Now with the Bosch device it is also the case that it cannot handle an 80cm high front if it is braced against the worktop above. I now have to consider alternatives.
Here is what I currently have in mind:
- purchase of a single-piece front in 60 by 70 cm from the Faktum range (in our rental apartment we currently have a kitchen with Faktum furniture); advantage: installation should be trouble-free, durability also very high due to direct mounting on the dishwasher; disadvantage: the continuous look of the kitchen run is destroyed by the missing drawer division, 10 cm are missing in height at the bottom and are another visual minus point
- installation with the help of Behjälplig; but unfortunately not possible as it has disappeared from the range. Are there any manufacturers that offer a similar fastening system?
- installation of the 80cm front using the "Stefan method", i.e. lowering the dishwasher and front overhang at the top, including bracing with the help of wooden slats and an inner front between worktop and dishwasher. However, I first have to measure whether this would even work... I will do this later when I am on site.
From the thread I gathered that Ikea is not very helpful with problem advice in this case - do you think it's worth calling the Bosch hotline?
As much as I have so far been pleased about the additional 10 cm storage space of the Metod kitchens, I am now very annoyed by this incompatibility with dishwashers from other manufacturers!!
Here is a picture of the current situation (worktop is still to come, today is measuring day):
the annoying issue of dishwasher fronts has also driven me to this forum. Our situation is as follows:
- existing and newly purchased dishwasher for this kitchen: Bosch SMV65N40EU (if I had known about the problem with the fronts earlier, it would probably have been a different device - but exchange is now difficult because I have already unpacked and fitted it)
- installation is to be done on a continuous kitchen run with continuously divided drawer fronts (2 times 40cm high drawers; 60 and 80 cm wide) in Ringhult high gloss white
Now with the Bosch device it is also the case that it cannot handle an 80cm high front if it is braced against the worktop above. I now have to consider alternatives.
Here is what I currently have in mind:
- purchase of a single-piece front in 60 by 70 cm from the Faktum range (in our rental apartment we currently have a kitchen with Faktum furniture); advantage: installation should be trouble-free, durability also very high due to direct mounting on the dishwasher; disadvantage: the continuous look of the kitchen run is destroyed by the missing drawer division, 10 cm are missing in height at the bottom and are another visual minus point
- installation with the help of Behjälplig; but unfortunately not possible as it has disappeared from the range. Are there any manufacturers that offer a similar fastening system?
- installation of the 80cm front using the "Stefan method", i.e. lowering the dishwasher and front overhang at the top, including bracing with the help of wooden slats and an inner front between worktop and dishwasher. However, I first have to measure whether this would even work... I will do this later when I am on site.
From the thread I gathered that Ikea is not very helpful with problem advice in this case - do you think it's worth calling the Bosch hotline?
As much as I have so far been pleased about the additional 10 cm storage space of the Metod kitchens, I am now very annoyed by this incompatibility with dishwashers from other manufacturers!!
Here is a picture of the current situation (worktop is still to come, today is measuring day):