Advice needed on combo washer
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@ Henene: Viel'n Dank for the info. I was unaware that only combos used waster in the drying cycle. That's good. That'll be one less complication for me.
@NYCWriter: You're very welcome.
@ Combo52: Are there any heat pump dryers available in the U.S. now?
For all you non-NYC people: NYC (with the possible exceptions of Boston and S.F.) is the most competitive, fickle, and expensive housing market in the country. Finding a house/condo/co-op/cond-op a within reasonable commuting distance, has parking, is large enough, and is vaguely affordable is all but impossible for most people. Add to that fickle real estate salesmen and mortgage reps who can't be bothered to return calls/e-mails and just disappear and you have a full-time job that quickly has you pulling your hair out.
I was determined to have a place that would let me have my own washer, dryer, and dishwasher. I saw a couple dozen places before finding one I could afford. It's in Mott Haven, yet another "bad area" of the Bronx that is experiencing renewal because nobody can afford to live anywhere else. A lot of people aren't as lucky as I and cannot find a place that satisfies their needs, much less their wants...something from the list has to go. Of course, that doesn't give you the right to bitch afterward as you knew (or should have) what you were getting into when you bought.
As Launderess stated, a lot of NYC is experiencing the opposite of urban decay; 'good' areas are encroaching on the 'bad' as even white collar professionals are priced out of the so-called good parts of town. I'm temporarily staying with a friend in Sugar Hill, in the NW end of Harlem. At most I could afford a small studio here.
@NYCWriter: You're very welcome.
@ Combo52: Are there any heat pump dryers available in the U.S. now?
For all you non-NYC people: NYC (with the possible exceptions of Boston and S.F.) is the most competitive, fickle, and expensive housing market in the country. Finding a house/condo/co-op/cond-op a within reasonable commuting distance, has parking, is large enough, and is vaguely affordable is all but impossible for most people. Add to that fickle real estate salesmen and mortgage reps who can't be bothered to return calls/e-mails and just disappear and you have a full-time job that quickly has you pulling your hair out.
I was determined to have a place that would let me have my own washer, dryer, and dishwasher. I saw a couple dozen places before finding one I could afford. It's in Mott Haven, yet another "bad area" of the Bronx that is experiencing renewal because nobody can afford to live anywhere else. A lot of people aren't as lucky as I and cannot find a place that satisfies their needs, much less their wants...something from the list has to go. Of course, that doesn't give you the right to bitch afterward as you knew (or should have) what you were getting into when you bought.
As Launderess stated, a lot of NYC is experiencing the opposite of urban decay; 'good' areas are encroaching on the 'bad' as even white collar professionals are priced out of the so-called good parts of town. I'm temporarily staying with a friend in Sugar Hill, in the NW end of Harlem. At most I could afford a small studio here.
A note about washer/dryer "portablity" and portabili
In my experience, most of the washer/dryer combos are not--per the manufacturer--designed to be used as "portables". No current LG washer-dryer is designed to be used with casters, for example.
While a number of resellers do offer "portability kits" which largely consist of casters to replace the normal legs and a faucet attachment kit, using casters is problematic with a front-loader; the casters do not provide a stable base and significant vibration during spin results.
--I had a Equator for about 12 years and--while it was on casters--I used custom foam blocks to anchor it between the end of the counter and the wall so that it was stabilized. Without that step, the castors were not sufficiently stable: any spin was unstable, loud and I can't imagine that it wouldn't have eventually damaged the machine.
--When that machine died, I replaced it with an LG Combo (bigger, faster, stronger, shinier). Due to the layout of my apartment, I need to be able to easily move the machine, but instead of casters (which LG explicitly says not to use), I used an adjustable shop stand base (HTC2000 Adjustable Mobile Base to be exact). Because it is designed for shop equipment, it is extremely stable. In the lowered position, it is firmly anchored, and it raises easily with foot pedals to allow it to be moved. I leveled it on the stand in the location I used it and the even heavy load spin cycles are amazing smooth. Pic below.
--Note that when connecting to a faucet, you adjust the temp by adjusting it at the faucet itself. It gives you complete control over the temperature, but you have to remember to change to cold only for the dry cycle.
--I get the impression that most of the people saying how useless a 120V combo dryer is have never actually used a combo unit. Most of my loads dry in an hour including towels (note that if you do a full load of wash, you need to split the dry time: this is more due to the small drum size--dryers normally have double the volume of a washer to allow airflow). So if I do a full size load, it usually is two 1 hour dry cycles for drying each half. The new LG dries faster than the old machine. It isn't as convenient as a standard W/D setup, but that isn't the point: a standard W/D setup isn't an option in an apartment without laundry hookups. Of course a 22V dryer is faster, but you know, my kitchen doesn't have a bunch of extra 220V outlet. If the combo needed 22V to dry, then I couldn't use the combo anyway.
In my experience, most of the washer/dryer combos are not--per the manufacturer--designed to be used as "portables". No current LG washer-dryer is designed to be used with casters, for example.
While a number of resellers do offer "portability kits" which largely consist of casters to replace the normal legs and a faucet attachment kit, using casters is problematic with a front-loader; the casters do not provide a stable base and significant vibration during spin results.
--I had a Equator for about 12 years and--while it was on casters--I used custom foam blocks to anchor it between the end of the counter and the wall so that it was stabilized. Without that step, the castors were not sufficiently stable: any spin was unstable, loud and I can't imagine that it wouldn't have eventually damaged the machine.
--When that machine died, I replaced it with an LG Combo (bigger, faster, stronger, shinier). Due to the layout of my apartment, I need to be able to easily move the machine, but instead of casters (which LG explicitly says not to use), I used an adjustable shop stand base (HTC2000 Adjustable Mobile Base to be exact). Because it is designed for shop equipment, it is extremely stable. In the lowered position, it is firmly anchored, and it raises easily with foot pedals to allow it to be moved. I leveled it on the stand in the location I used it and the even heavy load spin cycles are amazing smooth. Pic below.
--Note that when connecting to a faucet, you adjust the temp by adjusting it at the faucet itself. It gives you complete control over the temperature, but you have to remember to change to cold only for the dry cycle.
--I get the impression that most of the people saying how useless a 120V combo dryer is have never actually used a combo unit. Most of my loads dry in an hour including towels (note that if you do a full load of wash, you need to split the dry time: this is more due to the small drum size--dryers normally have double the volume of a washer to allow airflow). So if I do a full size load, it usually is two 1 hour dry cycles for drying each half. The new LG dries faster than the old machine. It isn't as convenient as a standard W/D setup, but that isn't the point: a standard W/D setup isn't an option in an apartment without laundry hookups. Of course a 22V dryer is faster, but you know, my kitchen doesn't have a bunch of extra 220V outlet. If the combo needed 22V to dry, then I couldn't use the combo anyway.
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