Appliance Installation in London
Washing machines, dishwashers and fridge plumbing fitted with proper valves, no kinked hoses.
and a flood-safe check the delivery driver’s “free install” never includes.
Appliance installation in London: what the price includes
- Full connection service. Supply valve, waste connection, level, test cycle, and the transit bolts actually removed.
- First-time plumbing. No existing connection? We tee off the nearest supply and build the waste properly, no self-cutting valves, ever.
- Flood-safe checks. Hoses rated and unkinked, standpipe height right, isolation reachable, the three causes of the classic kitchen flood.
- Gas appliances are a separate job. Connecting a gas hob or gas cooker is work for a gas engineer, not a plumber. We do not do gas work, so book one for that part of the job.
Local conditions we work around
Hard water is the reason London dishwashers and washing machines fail early, and why the salt and filter settings actually matter here rather than being optional. Fitting a machine without checking the incoming hardness and setting it accordingly shortens its life measurably. The other London constraint is the waste: in flats and conversions, appliance waste is frequently teed into a run that was never designed for it, and an unvented connection is how you get a smell in the kitchen nobody can locate.
Questions people ask
The retailer offers free installation, why you?
Take it if the connections already exist and are sound. Call us when there's no connection, the valve is seized or weeping, or the “free” installer refused the job, which is most of our appliance work.
What's wrong with self-cutting valves?
They clog, they weep, and they're the number-one source of slow cupboard floods. A proper tee and quarter-turn valve costs minutes more and lasts decades.
Can you dispose of the old appliance?
Yes, disconnection, removal and disposal added to any install for a fixed amount quoted up front.
Can you fit an appliance I had delivered?
Yes. Retailer installation is often booked weeks out and rarely includes altering the plumbing, which is what most kitchens actually need. We work to your delivery date.
My dishwasher does not drain properly, is that the fitting?
Frequently, yes. The drain hose has to rise to a high loop before falling to the trap; without it the machine siphons and sits in dirty water. It is a ten-minute correction that is mistaken for a broken appliance surprisingly often.
Do you take the old appliance away?
Yes, disconnected, drained and taken for recycling for a small additional charge. Draining first is not optional, an old washing machine holds several litres and will empty itself across a hallway otherwise.