Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Wed 12 Mar 2008 06:07:09p, Rick Blaine told us...
wrote:
How do you stack them? Is it some kind of steel frame
skeleton you must buy?
Most stackable units either come with a bracket or have a bracket kit
available as an option.
Other option is to get ONE machine that does BOTH washing and drying
My experience with those in the UK is that they do a poor job at both
washing and drying.
They're also quite limiting time-wise, since you have to wait for a
complete wash/dry cycle to complete before doing another load. Separate
units allow for putting a load of wash in while a previouisly washed load
is in the dryer. ...But I guess that's obvious. :-)
When we travel in Europe, we rent an apartment, and the combined units
are very common there. All those we have used have cleaned well, but
are relatively slow in drying. We just do a load overnight, and one
while we are out during the day. Its worth it because we don't have to
haul as many clothes with us.
When I suggested one for our home, my wife objected since she likes to
get all the laundry done in one day a week, rather than spending
multiple days because of the long time the combined unit takes to finish
one load. She also likes having a lot of space on top of the units for
a work surface.
If gas prices keep going up, I may get her a clothesline.