Ray
I just posted the photos I received by email because our friend had some troubles to post them.
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As I can see, Electrolux USA is making the same mistake they did here in Brazil...
This silly competition with other brands made the directors forget the consumer for a few minutes.
They just want to make the washers bigger and bigger, but they forget the consumers live in ordinary houses and ordinary apartments with ordinary doors.
I don't know in the USA, but here in brazil an standard door is 90cm wide.
Consumers have a huge problem when they buy a Side by side refrigerator. They need to remove the appliance's doors (and void the warranty)or remove their home's doors until reach the kitchen.
with those huge washers will be the same.
worst of all? The consumers NEVER check it BEFORE choosing the model.
When I purchased my affinity washer and dryer pair, they passed by the front door almost scratching. there was only a few milimeters between the machine and the door. I had to unpack it in the elevator's hall and remove both washer and dryer´s door and dial.
For a few minutes I started to believe it wouldn´t pass.
These new models, I´m completelly sure they will never pass, only if I remove the door and break the walls.
Other thing is... Who washes a 15kg load? Huge families? Ok, how many huge families do you know? (with 10 members or more)
Most people do the right thing. they separate the laundry in several loads (whites, light colors, jeans, towels, bed sheets, etc)... 15kg of bed sheets? it means almost 25 king size sheets OMG is it a hotel?
While that... those single consumers who lives in flats, small apartments or lofts have no options but buy a huge washer, much bigger than their needs or use the building´s laundry and maybe find the neighbour´s underwear.
