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Building systems

Laundry room and washing machine

Page code P44 · 49 inspection criteria · 3 illustrations

Nobody draws the laundry room in detail, because in the architectural drawings it's usually just a rectangle labelled laundry. But what has to go in there includes water supply, a drain, a socket, a floor drain and a vent for hot air, all of which mus…

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Thai law mentions this room in only one clause
Tell the designer the machine model before the pipes are run
Drain pipes — the water comes all at once, a whole drum of it, not a gentle flow
Supply pipes — if they burst, water flows until someone comes home
Electricity in a room where the floor can get wet
Room floor and floor drain
Tumble dryers and venting hot air

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