Which dishwasher fits in an IKEA kitchen?
Choose a built-in dishwasher for your IKEA kitchen
Not every built-in dishwasher fits in an IKEA kitchen. In order to pick the right model, you have to keep the following considerations in mind:
- Choose a fully-integrated dishwasher
- What's the niche height of your kitchen?
- Do you have a METOD or FAKTUM kitchen?
Choose a fully-integrated dishwasher
You can only choose a fully-integrated built-in dishwasher for an IKEA kitchen. You need a front panel for these. This type of dishwasher has the control panel on the inside. That way, the dishwasher blends into the rest of your kitchen design.
What's the niche height of your kitchen?
The niche height is important if you want to know if your dishwasher fits in your IKEA kitchen. The niche is the space that you'll place the dishwasher in. You can measure the height from the bottom to the top of the dishwasher with a tape measure.
Do you have a METOD or FAKTUM kitchen?
Front panel of 80cm
The height of the front panel shows which IKEA kitchen system you have. Measure the height of the front panel, so just the part that looks like the rest of your kitchen. Is the panel 80cm high? You have an IKEA METOD kitchen. Choose a dishwasher suitable for an IKEA METOD kitchen, so the niche height matches the niche height of your kitchen.
Front panel of 70cm
Is your front panel not 80, but 70cm high? That means you have an IKEA FAKTUM kitchen system and you purchased the kitchen before June 2014. Choose a dishwasher that's suitable for an IKEA FAKTUM kitchen with a height that matches the height of your niche. If you take both criteria into account, you'll always choose a dishwasher that fits in your IKEA kitchen.
