10-08-2007, 06:39 AM
Jerry and The Bear,
I have to second Pam's comments: go with the Duets. The washer eats a huge amount of laundry and uses about 15 gallons of water for the wash cycle. In Puna, water usage isn't a big concern, but water heating costs are! Plus, after spin dry, the clothes so dry that, on a sunny day, by the time you're finished hanging the laundry, some of the first items you've hung are ready to come off.
No joke. Expensive but outstanding. And stackable, to boot.
We bought our 1-year-used set nearly three years ago. I converted it from natural gas to propane and installed the stacking kit. Since then, I replaced a $15 sensor in the propane-fired dryer, which took about 15 minutes and that's all we've done. Given the amount of laundry our kids create...
One word of caution, though. Water can settle in the front door seal and can get a bit funky if you leave the door closed. The remedy is simple: don't close the door when the washer isn't in use! (You can also swab it out with a bleach solution occasionally, but that's more work, and who needs that?
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Art
I have to second Pam's comments: go with the Duets. The washer eats a huge amount of laundry and uses about 15 gallons of water for the wash cycle. In Puna, water usage isn't a big concern, but water heating costs are! Plus, after spin dry, the clothes so dry that, on a sunny day, by the time you're finished hanging the laundry, some of the first items you've hung are ready to come off.
No joke. Expensive but outstanding. And stackable, to boot.
We bought our 1-year-used set nearly three years ago. I converted it from natural gas to propane and installed the stacking kit. Since then, I replaced a $15 sensor in the propane-fired dryer, which took about 15 minutes and that's all we've done. Given the amount of laundry our kids create...
One word of caution, though. Water can settle in the front door seal and can get a bit funky if you leave the door closed. The remedy is simple: don't close the door when the washer isn't in use! (You can also swab it out with a bleach solution occasionally, but that's more work, and who needs that?
)Art