On Wed 19 Mar 2008 08:55:09p, Marina told us...

"Not@home" wrote in
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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.


I line dry as much as possible. The clothes don't get worn out so fast
as
using a dryer all the time. You just have to plan ahead when you need
the
clothes. If you have children this may be hard to do.


If you live in an area where there are spontaneous and unexpected dust
storms, it's not a very practical idea. You just have to wash them again.
:-)

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