Recent content by sunspot42

Bendix Yes, the Bendix was the one I was thinking of!

Combo models They're still around, but they posted upthread that the increase in manufacturing costs ended the production of the Niagara. I think they should have just upped the price. Everything else has gone up due to inflation. People are used to it at this point. I think they also...

I'm sorry to see the Niagara is out of production. I have one and love it. I can't for the life of me understand why horizontal axis washers haven't made it to the US. I've thought about trying to import one from Japan but $$$.

Yeah, do not add a spinner to the side of the Niagara. It's almost too large for my apartment as it is - I can just barely stash it in my broom closet. Also it would make the unit a lot heavier, which would make it more difficult for me to lift it into my bath tub, where I run my Niagara...

I'm guessing the larger appliance manufacturers - especially the ones in China - will get preferential treatment and still be able to produce quite a bit of equipment. We're now learning the full price for outsourcing so much of our manufacturing capacity. Oh well...better late than never, right?

Any idea when the washer/dryer model will finally come out? I've been haunting The Laundry Alternative's website the past few months.

I have one of these! So I got the Niagara over a year ago, to help cope with laundry during the pandemic. The laundry room in my building is ten floors down and surrounded by stinking garbage and recycling. No way am I washing my clothes down there. Disgusting. I bought a cheap spin dryer...