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response to pierreandreply4 This was the duet that I was thinking about getting (4.1 cu. ft) http://www.whirlpool.com/-[WFW70HEBW]-1021630/WFW70HEBW/ I am sure the local retailer would be able to order a FL. It is just an issue of being able to see in person if it was large enough.

response to combo52 ok, I will take your word for it. However, my wife would want to be able to see that for herself (put the sheets on the SQ FL), which may be a challenge since nobody sells in town sells the SQ FL.

Answer to posts First, in terms of fitting the comforter. I was speaking loosely. What we need to wash regularly is this cover for our California King mattress. This is one of these plastic covers that keeps the dust mites in the mattress. It is pretty large and takes more room than something...

response to foraloysius I agree. The Whirlpool Duet is huge, so given that the laundry room will be designed to fit it, we will be find when we get a new one. I agree with everyone that this is not a very exciting choice, but it seems better than the alternatives.

3.3 cu ft requirement The way I came up with 3.3 cu ft is that is the size of the speed queen TL. We took our king size bedspread to the store and it barely fit the SQ TL. So, my wife would have been just ok with that, but clearly would not go for something that would be any smaller than that.

Miele professional They start at $10,000+....

response to henene4 ok, I will give it another try at calling commercial washing machine distributors. Last time I called them they were not interested to selling to residential, but my choices are looking bleak!

response to henene4 Well, I am limited in choices since my wife will not allow me to buy anything which is less then 3.3 cu. ft., so that knocks out the Miele and the SQ FL. I called AJ Madison and the salesperson recommended the Maytag Maxima.

question for pierreandreply4 Which model exactly are you referring to?

answer to frontloaderfan The store only sells the TL model, so I did not discuss to FL. Sorry. The store also sells Miele & Bosch and he implied that he would not be surprised if both of these companies stop selling washer & driers when the new driers standard come up that limit fire hazards.

Visited speed queen dealer A visited the only place in town that sells speed queens. He warned us that because of federal mandates machine had to be discontinued in 5 years, and so he is concerned about whether we are going to be able to get parts after that. He recommended that I get a...

Follow up to vacbear58 My wife found this article that helps a bit in understanding the suggestion by vacbear58 http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-02-29/lifestyle/35443293_1_front-load-washers-vibration-floor

Answer to vacbear58 and ovrphil By one story condo, I meant, it is in a high rise, and the entire unit is on one story. The whole unit is 1720sq ft., so space is an issue! So ovrphil suggestion is helpful. In the high rise, all the utilities run underneath the floor [plumbing, electrical run...

Answer to henene4 The vent would probably have to go 16 ft to get to the edge of the building. I am not sure what "bows" are. We live in Houston, Texas which tends to be very hot and humid. The size of our bed is 193cm by 213 (so called "California king").

Miele/ venting dryer I looked at the size of the Miele and they are even smaller, for some reason I thought I had read that they made a model that was 4 cu. ft., but I guess I was wrong. Your question by assumes way more technical knowledge than I have. Anything that I should ask our engineer...