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And no the trusty GE Filter Flo of 30+  years trouble free performance hasn't crapped out.  

 

When I go up this morning and looked out the front window I see the next doors washer and dryer sitting out on the curb and a big delivery truck backed up to their garage. So I grab my cafe and wander over to ask the Mrs why because they only bought them 6 or so years ago when they moved in.. They're actually separated and she lives elsewhere but that's a whole nother story.. Anyways she tells me the heater in the dryer broke and "he" just decided to go to Sears and buy a new set.. So what's wrong with the washer I say?  Nothing she says, it works perfectly... So he's just putting it to the curb for big garbage day pickup tomorrow?  Yes...   Really?  Why wouldn't he have just called the Habitat Store to come pick them up.. Hell if she knew.. he's just like that.. So  he's gone out and spent near $4,000 incl tax and ext warranty on an even bigger Kenmore set..     

Well after it sitting out there for about 6 hours I could stand it no longer. We do have room for it in the laundry room along with the GE..  I figured me other half wouldn't be too thrilled about hauling something else in.. but he was game and so we did..   Now I just have to do some re arranging and get it in there.  

 

I should have took a   pick of them both out there but here's one of the dryer still sitting there.. she really doesn't know what's wrong with it.. could be really nothing .. It'll probably be gone by nightfall anways if scrappers drive around.  

 

I can't believe how people will just toss good stuff to the curb like that.. In fact the previous people in that house did the same thing.. I remember a year or so after we moved in seeing their washer/dryer set on the curb.. when I asked  her what was wrong with them.. nothing.. they just wanted a new set..  so they went in the crusher.   

 

I mean even if we don't really end up using this thing and it works I'll donate it to Habitat.  

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I think you'll be very pleased with that Duet washer.  It still uses a decent amount of water compared to newer machines, and the "clean washer" cycle is both very effective and fun to watch. 

 

You can't beat the price!
 
That's the unfortunate mindset of people today. Just throw it away at the first sign of a problem. Landfills full of things many things that could have been fixed and used. It's a terrible waste of resources.
 
People need to get back to seeing white goods as 'durable goods'. This notion that you can just buy a machine that lasts a few years / you change your decor slightly and then you throw it away is going to utterly destroy the planet.

It's the main reason I am willing to spend a good bit more money on something like Miele, rather than just buy a cheaper machine that will only last a short time.

People need to start repairing things again and they need to be designed to be repairable.

The amount of energy, metals, plastics and even just someone's hard work that went into making those machines really needs to be respected a lot more than it is.
 
The dryer is definitely worth getting, all it needs is a new heater and they are not at all that expensive, and very easy to replace.

 
Millennials lack the concept of anything being built to last, and they have been conditioned to think this way by computer and smart phone manufacturers whose fundamental business plans are firmly based on planned obsolescence.   These kids -- though they may be well into their 30s -- apply this principle to everything they buy, and have no trouble paying exorbitant amounts for items they'll consider junk within a year or two.

 

It's been said for decades that we've become a throw-away society, but nobody ever expected it to be as bad as it is now.   More and more, I'm beginning to view Steve Jobs as the worst thing to happen to literacy and independent thought in the history of the world.
 
even though the dryer isn't heating it sure wouldn't hurt to grab it and find out what the cause of the problem is. If it's something really minor maybe you can take care of it. It can't hurt anything. It's not like you had to pay any money for it. Than you have a good set to do with as you please. Whether you sell it or give it to someone.
 
As a life-long cheerleader for the front-load format, I hope you enjoy your Duet. Can't beat the price!
Hope you saved the dryer. Sounds like the heating issue repair is manageable; and if not, you have a Super HE energy saving air-only dryer, LOL.
 
I've used a Whirlpool Duet washer and matching dryer on pedestals just like the ones in these photos.  The washer I used had a heater (not sure if they all do).  I found that it worked very well when using the Whitest Whites cycle or Heavy Duty cycle combined with extra rinse.  The rinses were only performed at low water level but it did 3 rinses (with extra rinse selected) and had good interim spins (not particularly quiet).  Very pleased with the results.  However I felt that the Normal cycle without extra rinse was far too short for a front loader -- only suitable for refreshing very lightly soiled items.  Hope you enjoy it.  Personally I would rescue the dryer and have a little play with it.  Perhaps it could easily be fixed just by seeing to the heater or thermostat, or maybe not.  You wouldn't lose anything by trying and you could still put it back out for collection if you can't get it working.  I do like a matched set!  Good luck!
 
I had a 2006 Frigidaire FL (2350) set which was working well, but my neighbor's washer broke and he was between jobs. I was looking for an excuse to buy a larger machine, and got a new Electrolux pair. My neighbor inherited my Frigidaires, still going strong after 11 years without a service issue on either machine of the pair.
 
This looks JUST Like my duet

that will be 12 yrs old next month. This has got to be more than 6 yrs old. I only say this because this design changed a year or two after I got mine. That poor dryer. My duet dryer has never been serviced. KNOCK ON WOOD! Yes, the normal cycle is very short. I always use heavy duty with extra rinse and more soil or same with whitest whites. Once in a while sanitary.
 
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