Actually, I was going to ask if anyone had experience with the 2-in-1 type - where you wash and dry in the same unit.
We looked into them a few years ago, but they generally didn't have good reviews.
Jayne: That's a good idea. Good idea. Tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Feb 27, 2009 5:45:45 pm PST #8628 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Dana - Feb 27, 2009 5:51:48 pm PST #8629 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Lee - Feb 27, 2009 5:56:35 pm PST #8630 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I like them, Dana
DawnK - Feb 27, 2009 6:03:35 pm PST #8631 of 30000
giraffe mode
Brenda, the all-in-one washer/dryer are popular on boats. From everyone I know that has one, they are not on. They take for.ever (in excess of 3 hours) to do one load and often they don't get the clothes dry. On boats they have a tendancy to overflow too which is extra bad. My one friend hates hers so much she uses the laundromat or she borrows ours - thankfully we have a full size washer and dryer on the boat and since we don't live aboard any more it's easier for her to schlep her laundry down the dock!
Dana, I like those boots
brenda m - Feb 27, 2009 6:08:21 pm PST #8632 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
They take for.ever (in excess of 3 hours) to do one load and often they don't get the clothes dry.
See, but this is my situation now. And with half the space. They're expensive enough that I won't jump from this pan into that fire, but damn.
Sue - Feb 27, 2009 6:11:17 pm PST #8633 of 30000
hip deep in pie
What kind of high efficiency W/D do you have now, Brenda?
DawnK - Feb 27, 2009 6:12:36 pm PST #8634 of 30000
giraffe mode
The drawback that she hates the most is the inability to wash one load while the other dries. So it takes her all weekend just to get a week's worth of laundry done.
brenda m - Feb 27, 2009 6:19:54 pm PST #8635 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
It's a Maytag something or other. Part of the frustration is that nowhere does it tell you (in the manual, or in a gazillion places online) how long things *should* take. Because it's all woo-woo-sensors! and shit. So all I know is that even the anticipated time that shows up when you put something in seems obscenely long (33 minutes quickwash, 50 something for regular, 126 for dry cycle) but then in practice the time just keeps recalibrating.
Typo Boy - Feb 27, 2009 6:19:58 pm PST #8636 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I wonder if there are high efficiency washers and dryers that work. I would think there would be.
DawnK - Feb 27, 2009 6:26:46 pm PST #8637 of 30000
giraffe mode
Well crap Brenda, that sounds worse than the all-in-one! We just bought a washer/dryer for my mother-in-law's house (since there's now 5 people doing laundry) and we went Old Skool and just got Kenmore low-tech ones (they ran about $400 or so each) but the wash cycle is equal to a regular dry cycle (except for jeans) - they run about 45 min for each. I can get 3 loads done in a couple of hours. I think the washer uses a ton more water than the HE ones though and since we're in drought-y CA we probably should have been more "water-wise" but eh? we didn't have the cash!