IndependentlyPoor
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Do you mean the stacked units or the combo (size of one washing machine)?
Either, but must be compact. Full sized units won't fit.
Do you mean the stacked units or the combo (size of one washing machine)?
Not to highjack this thread but has anybody had any experience with combo washer/dryer units? Particularly those that run on 110v and have condenser type dryers?
We are moving into an apartment in a failed condo conversion project (renting). Our unit has washer plumbing, but apparently the development went broke before the 220v wiring or dryer vents were put in.
As luck would have it, I now have experience with a condensing dryer. I'm in Germany and the hotel has one for our use. It's a very nice-looking Miele unit--stainless steel cabinet and door, multifunction LED display, etc. Observations:
- The lint screen is a very fine mesh, tighter than on conventional US dryers. This is good, because every bit of lint that gets past it is going to blow right into your home.
- Drying takes a loooong time. My very modest-size load has been going around in that thing for over 90 minutes, and the clothes are still very damp. I finally removed them and hung things all over the hotel room. Maybe it's only supposed to get things mostly dry, but removing the last moisture is impractical (the condenser coil doesn't get cool enough?) Anyway, if this performance is typical, I wouldn't consider the machine. It might be a good choice for old European homes (where maybe the laundry room isn't on an external wall, or the structure is made of granite blocks so installing a vent is impractical), but I wouldn't want to put up with the inconvenience of long cycle times or handling clothes twice (to hang them up for the final drying).
I have to take the washer apart about once every 2 months to take the coins out.
Have you considered [-]primary prevention [/-]emptying the pockets before putting the clothes in the washing machine?
We have a front load Maytag. DW loves it, and I guess its ok. But coins - only pennies and dimes - escape the drum and get caught in the drain line to the pump, the pump itself, and the drain line out of the washer. There is always some weird noises coming from the washer when this happens.
I have to take the washer apart about once every 2 months to take the coins out. Last week we had a "no drain" code and I removed about 8 coins, and installed a larger diameter drain line. The "no drain" code remained after DW tried washing the next load. I could not figure it out, so we called the service guy. It turned out that I had loosened the electrical connection to the pump. Oh well, next time I'll have to check the electrical connection as part of my coin removal tasks
W2R,
You're speed reading again, aren't ya? Powerplay is having fits with a top-loader.
Yep, mine is a top loader, Maytag Bravos made by Whirlpool
Four years ago I decided to get all new kitchen appliances . I bought Maytag . If you wonder where the Maytag repair guy is ,he is not resting he's at my house . So far the microwave stopped working . The dishwasher broke and the oven baking unit burnt out and the handle on the oven broke off . I am done with Maytag . Years ago I had Maytag appliances and they lasted forever . Now they are disposable .
do washing machines really use 60 gallons/load? good golly.
Have you considered [-]primary prevention [/-]emptying the pockets before putting the clothes in the washing machine?
Bought a Maytag Neptune pair before the washer had a design correction of a drain put in the front area to drain excess water left after the washer is done with the cycle.
The washer has a perpetual musty/moldy smell problem. Eventually they offered a drain hose retrofit kit for $100.
This washer also causes long wrinkles in jeans and other clothes that do not come out in the dryer.
DW's new Samsung front loaders were scheduled for delivery today. A minor fiasco. They put the wrong bases on the truck. Driver goes back to the loading docks, finds out there are no matching bases. So they ask if they can re-schedule for next week.
Wife was off swimming, I told them sure. Don't want a half assed setup. DW gets home, after understanding the problem burns up the phone line and some poor sap's ears.
So we wait.
Its DW's responsibility to check pockets for coins since she does the laundry, regardless of whose clothes they are in. I've explained this to her several times without much luck. She doesn't see it my way - she says that I should check my own pants. This issue is a problem at our house.
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Some things you just need to be flexible on - that's not easy for me on things like this, where the consequences are worse than the few seconds it takes to check.
-ERD50
Like you, I've learned a lot over the years how to handle these issues. I just have to remind myself that she is always right .And if you push the issue, you'll be offered laundry duty. Guess how I know that.
And no, it won't help to respond " OK, instead of cutting the grass properly, repairing the furnace properly, managing investments properly, loading the water softener properly, maintaining the cars properly, etc, etc, etc - you can do those tasks for me....". But I am guessing on that one, even I have developed enough sense to keep my mouth shut on some things.
Some things you just need to be flexible on - that's not easy for me on things like this, where the consequences are worse than the few seconds it takes to check.
-ERD50
Its DW's responsibility to check pockets for coins since she does the laundry, regardless of whose clothes they are in. I've explained this to her several times without much luck. She doesn't see it my way - she says that I should check my own pants. This issue is a problem at our house.
I think the first line of defence should be emptying your own pockets. The second line of defence should be DW checking that all pockets are empty. That way you have built in redundancy in the coin removal system, thereby mitigating the risk of [-]a catastrophic event [/-]washer malfunction.
I think the first line of defence should be emptying your own pockets. The second line of defence should be DW checking that all pockets are empty. That way you have built in redundancy in the coin removal system, thereby mitigating the risk of [-]a catastrophic event [/-]washer malfunction.