On Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 9:56:25 AM UTC-4, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:27:41 -0400, Casper
wrote:

"Gramps' shop" was heard to mutter:
The boss has asked me to build a riser for the front-loading washer and dryer. Easy. But how do I get the machines up on the platform? Theres gotta be a trick that one of you guys can share.

I've seen these in a several places. I'm not trying to poke fun or be
negative, but what purpose do these serve? Is this all about being
vertically challenged?

My mother wanted to raise hers and she's 5'3" no problem loading or
unloading. The installers put the front loaders in a position where
the two open doors are back to back forcing you to pull out and go
around the doors to load the dryer. I went to get a door switch kit,
but you can only do that on a dryer. I'm not able to move these units
around, and the last time a paid guy did, they ripped up the new floor
and it had to be replaced.

Seems we keep making them bigger and with more stuff to simply make
more money and have more breakage. I had a new neighbor replace a set
only one year old because they didn't like the new front loaders. They
thought they took too lond to wash and dry. They threw them away.
I stacked ours. They were a matched pair of Samsungs. The washer went
TU just after it was off warranty so I replaced it with a Whirlpool
Duet and nhad to modify the stacking kit a bit. They are both left
hand door. Works great. Washer on bottom, drier on top

I can think of a few reasons.
- Easier to reach storage underneath.
- Elevates them if in a basement or where moisture/water can be a problem.
- Easier to reach in a front loading (not top loading unless you happen to be a professional basketball player) appliance.