Washer and Dryer? (technical question)?

Helloo~





I am renting a house on my own with my bf and neither of us have lived alone before so in all fairness...when it comes to technical things, we're noobs :/





Anyways, this place we're renting its a huge house and its very old and the person before us had a washer and dryer. The Dryer was down in the basement connected directly through the fuse box and the washer was upstairs in the kitchen (odd I know) She moved out and we moved in. The washer and dryer didn't work... and we had problems with the electrcity shutting off randomly...so we had a breaker box put in.





What I need to know is, now that the old fuse box is out, what would I need to look for in order to know if I can have a washer and dryer in my house? My mom tells me to look for ';the box'; for my dryer to connect to, but I have no clue what shes talking about...





Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)Washer and Dryer? (technical question)?
I hope that you did not pay for the breaker box. That is something the landlord should pay for.





The best advice is to find someone who knows what they are doing to look things over. If you don't know anyone, perhaps hire a ';handyman'; for an hour or two. I say this because there are several things to look for. My goal for the handyman is more to evaluate the situation and advise you than anything else.





Did you inherit the washer and dryer with the house? If so, they should have worked. It remains to be seen if they don't work if it is worth fixing them or gettting another set. Is that your responsibility or the landlord's? It just depends on your arrangement with the landlord.





Obviously it would be better to have the washer in the basement with the dryer. Where ever it is, there must be an adequate electrical circuit for it. There also must be an appropriate hot and cold water supply and a drain. My biggest concern is the drain.





The dryer might need 220v or it might run on gas. Someone needs to determine that. If gas, it also needs 115v electric. There must be a proper air outlet for the dryer, going to the outside of the house.





I suggested the handyman because he/she can check all these things for you. They should be able to advice you what is needed. They might be able to do the work, or at least some of it. This is something that I have done many times. It is not as unusual of a request as you might think.





If too much needs to be done, it could cost several hundred dollars. Again, the landlord should pay for it because it is necessary for ANYONE living there. If it was just because of you, it might be appropriate for you to pay, but that is not the case.





While this person is there, they can also look at the weatherstripping, window and door fit, locks, vent pipes, chimney, and for other things that might help you reduce operating costs. It should be well worth the cost just for the peace of mind.





When I was young, I lived in a big, old farm house for a few months. There were a lot of things that we could have done to make it better, but we didn't know what we were doing.





P.S. the word ';inherited,'; in this case includes ones there were just left there. It does not mean like from a deceased relative. It is an figure of speech, not literal :-)





Glad you did not pay for the box, that is good. The washer and dryer may be broken, but may not be. The old tenant could have just thought they were not worth taking. They also could have been using better ones that they took with them when they left. See if the landlord knows.





Look to see if there is a gas hookup near where the dryer goes. If there is, the electrician and/or landlord might have not wanted to pay for the electric hookup, especially if they knew the dryer was broken. If so, perhaps you should get a gas dryer? Unless the old one works and the landlord will pay for the new outlet.





Gas costs less to operate, a lot less. It partly depends on how long you will be there. I rented a big old house one time. Left after three months because the heating bill was twice as much as my car payment. Also, the landlord refused to fix even the things that were broken when we moved in.Washer and Dryer? (technical question)?
This is not something you should be doing on your own.





If you are renting this house, your landlord should be taking care of these issues.
You need to see if there is a 220 plug in ......if not you have to have a 220 plug put in (hooked up or installed ) to use a dryer....wiring straight to the box like they had it is dangerous and a fire hazard.
talk to your land loard and find out who the electrician was, make sure that the work was up to code before you plug anything in and you start something that can not be reversed, if theres a receptical for the dryer, ask him to show you where it is, and how to use it properly. make sure that the exhaust lines from the dryer to the outside are clear and clean and that there is no lint build up in there. pretty much the same thing for the washer, in that it should be on its own circuit and all of the water lines are routed to and from the unit they dont chafe the walls and or faucets and drains