I think pretty much everyone in Finland owns at least one of these. I have three now, bought my first one when I graduated from high school and then have been upgrading while still keeping the former ones.
You definitely should get 1-2 of these as soon as possible
I think it is there because it is so high up that it would splash water on the wall without it. Yours is lower so no need
It is always a good idea to divert water away from the house foundations.
Generally speaking, no not really.
If you get ice on your foundation, I’d suggest one.
It’s a good idea to divert water away from the foundation, but then again, the chute is also quite short. I’ve placed a container under and empty it from time to time somewhere further from the wall.
If you find a piece of sheet metal just put it under there slanted and problem solved
Nope, i just use ikea pyykkikori which is plastic and place it under the machine to catch the water. Then just empty it further from the house. When it’s more than minus 10 my machine can generate quite a lot of water so that it needs to emptied every 4-5 days
You definitely need something. I don’t know why some units get installed that low, it wont take many weeks for ice to build up to the unit, and then it’s gonna stop working.
As already suggested, a container is a good solution. Just need to buy one that doesn’t get brittle in cold. I use a rakennuspalju from Motonet.
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I think pretty much everyone in Finland owns at least one of these. I have three now, bought my first one when I graduated from high school and then have been upgrading while still keeping the former ones.
You definitely should get 1-2 of these as soon as possible
I think it is there because it is so high up that it would splash water on the wall without it. Yours is lower so no need
It is always a good idea to divert water away from the house foundations.
Generally speaking, no not really.
If you get ice on your foundation, I’d suggest one.
It’s a good idea to divert water away from the foundation, but then again, the chute is also quite short. I’ve placed a container under and empty it from time to time somewhere further from the wall.
If you find a piece of sheet metal just put it under there slanted and problem solved
Nope, i just use ikea pyykkikori which is plastic and place it under the machine to catch the water. Then just empty it further from the house. When it’s more than minus 10 my machine can generate quite a lot of water so that it needs to emptied every 4-5 days
Get a [rakennuspalju](https://www.puuilo.fi/laastipalju-suorakaide-90l?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA1-6sBhAoEiwArqlGPpQgwFA0JBFNz9hBfN0gvCsU4nADiz4dwbZqCDxhZUH0RMmF1Zb01xoCGkcQAvD_BwE) and place it under. It will collect all water for you to empty every few days (2-7). Those will take some beating even in freezing temperatures.
You definitely need something. I don’t know why some units get installed that low, it wont take many weeks for ice to build up to the unit, and then it’s gonna stop working.
As already suggested, a container is a good solution. Just need to buy one that doesn’t get brittle in cold. I use a rakennuspalju from Motonet.