On Sat, 7 Jul 2012 06:55:52 +0000 (UTC),
(Andrew Gabriel) wrote:

My parents had that arrangement for ~30 years.
It did mean they couldn't use a high spin speed,
as it would have shaken the house to pieces.

You would not be able to do your washing on economy 7 because the
noise would keep you awake but that's not an issue if all washing is
done during the day.