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Will the computer say no?

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crushedgrapes · 24/06/2026 10:58

I’ve paid Curry’s for washing machine installation + recycling of the old one. The new machine fits snugly under the worktop with a rubber mat on top.
Am I being unreasonable to suspect they might turn up without a screwdriver and expect me to magically remove the worktop myself? I've tried to get it off myself with a manual philips but the screws are too tight

Will the computer say no?
Will the computer say no?
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Sahara123 · 24/06/2026 11:25

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Every washing machine I have ever had installed has literally been a case of sliding the old one out and the new one in. And I’m old so there’s been a few!

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crushedgrapes · 24/06/2026 11:24

@TomClarkson Do you have a ponytail?

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TomClarkson · 24/06/2026 11:23

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You are definitely the problem here.

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TomClarkson · 24/06/2026 11:10

If you have made it more difficult to fit because you have jammed rubber mats in there then of course you should not expect them to sort it out. When you pay for fitting the expectation is that they can pull a machine out and push the new one in. Whatever you have done to make that not possible is your problem to sort

takealettermsjones · 24/06/2026 11:10

Ring them and ask?

InveterateWineDrinker · 24/06/2026 11:08

Pull the rubber mats out first?

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crushedgrapes · 24/06/2026 11:06

It’s jammed in with rubber mats because otherwise it does the conga across the kitchen every spin cycle.
I’ve already been through this nonsense with John Lewis 10 years ago, they just shrugged and left because they couldn’t get the old machine out.

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StarPyjamas · 24/06/2026 11:06

What @JoshLymanSwagger said.

No need to remove the worktop.

JoshLymanSwagger · 24/06/2026 11:04

Why are you trying to remove the worktop?

The old machine will be dragged out - watch out for your floor - and disconnected, then the new one offered up, connected and shoved into the gap.

Trust me, it'll be fine. 🧦👚🩲🩳👖🧦

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