"Wayne Boatwright" wrote...
Do you have a basement or crawlspace?


We are on a slab, otherwise this would be much easier. Thanks for the
replies guys, sounds like that part is workable. Plumbing is our next
concern, so we'll have a plumber out to actually look at the appropriate
places to advise. We have a bathroom that shares a wall with the closet so
access to water and drainage won't be an issue, we just need to find out if
the pipes will accomodate the water needs. I need to investigate this stuff
before we plan further. Hubby is the type of guy to rip out walls and ask
questions later.

We are considering also replacing the washer and dryer. I remember hearing
a couple of years ago commercials that hyped dryers that dry as fast as the
washer can wash. Salesman said those would be the front load washers and
dryers, as they get more water out of the loads. Is this the case? Seems
odd to hype the dryers drying as fast as the wash when it's the washer
accomplishing the deed? We need super capacity 27" or less in depth.
Checked consumerreports.com but didn't really find anything that referred to
drying speed. The pair we have now are fine, but a load takes at least 1.5
hours to dry, often much longer. Given our 6 person family, we generate a
lot of laundry, and it takes forever it seems to get through with the slow
dry time. Ours are super capacity units, the dryer is 5.7 cu ft, the washer
3.2 cu ft, both GE, 3.5 yrs old.

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Melissa
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