On Nov 29, 11:03 am, (Chris Lewis) wrote:
According to DerbyDad03 :

We still haven''t heard why you are building a platform. Since they
are not "standard" we're curious as to why you plan to use one. Maybe
we'll learn something.

The SO wants the door to the washer about 4 inches higher than it is.
The main reason is so that the door will open over a laundry basket
(ordinary type, not unusually high).

She has said, so far, that the resulting 4" increase in the height to
where the dryer door would be is okay.

It may well be that after installation that since the door opens
towards the side wall (instead of sweeping into the main foottraffic
area), and there being much more space in front (right now it's
only about 30"), being able to open the door with a basket directly
in front is no longer an issue.

I'm personally not so sure that having the dryer that much higher
will work, and I'm going to do the measurements/calculations again
and get her to reconsider. I seems to me that the bottom of
the dryer opening must be lower than armpit height to be able
to reach into it properly.

We're both over 5'7", so, we can tolerate the dryer being higher
than many people. If either of us were 5'2", obviously, it wouldn't
work.

I'd personally prefer not to have a platform from the perspective
of servicing the unit and perhaps tripping hazard. Tho, if we do
decide to skip the platform, I still think I want to put an extra
layer of 3/4" plywood under the washer for additional stiffening,
and that shouldn't present too much difficulty in sliding it
in and out.
--
Chris Lewis,

Age and Treachery will Triumph over Youth and Skill
It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them.

Thanks...at least there was a reason for the platform, and a valid one
at that.

I'm not sure if this will work, but I'll throw it out there.

Are you familiar with the furniture/appliance slides that you can get
at borgs? (see the link below for a few examples)

Permanently attach 2 (or more) sliders to the rear of the platform (or
stiffening sheet) and add spacers to the front to level it. Keep of
set sliders for the front nearby and use a prybar to lift the front
enough to slip the sliders under the front when you need to pull the
units out. The fact that the front of the platform will be on the
ground in normal usage should keep the platform from moving.

http://www.redhotcarpetcleaning.com/...re-slides.html

P.S. I have a front loader and have never had it walk like any of my
old top loaders. In fact, the sensors on my FL works like this: If the
unit tries to spin an unbalanced load, it stops the spin and slowly
rotates the drum until the clothes reposition themselves and then it
tries to spin them again. It will continue this exercise until it can
finally spin the load at full speed. The only time I ever have a
problem is when my wife insists on washing a single piece of something
heavy, like the throw rug in our bathroom. The unit can't balance one
heavy item like a wet rug so it just slowly tosses it until it
eventually times out, leaving a soaking wet rug in the washer. That's
when I add a few towels or jeans, set it on rinse-spin and let it find
a balace and get up to full spin speed. Watching that thing spin at
1100 RPM is a site to behold!