View Poll Results: The Washing Machine Dilemna
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Important Question.
May 24th 2013 | 1:35 am
#16
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Re: Important Question.
What would i do without BE for guidance in my life. So it looks like only Oink has voted for top-loaders, presumably because there is no river nearby. Those of you stuck with top loaders but have a river nearby have sensibly opted to use it, according to the poll.
So, cheers for the input...i'll be forwarding the results to my o/h. This will become a Canada vs UK international diplomatic dispute over the weekend, so i may post back for moral support. It's at times like these that i roll out my grandmother's dishtowel showing all the useful things us (mainly Scottish
but some British) have sensibly invented. The top-loader wasn't on the list; must have been a North American invention by someone with heavily Irish roots.
So, cheers for the input...i'll be forwarding the results to my o/h. This will become a Canada vs UK international diplomatic dispute over the weekend, so i may post back for moral support. It's at times like these that i roll out my grandmother's dishtowel showing all the useful things us (mainly Scottish
but some British) have sensibly invented. The top-loader wasn't on the list; must have been a North American invention by someone with heavily Irish roots.
May 24th 2013 | 1:38 am
#17
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May 24th 2013 | 1:44 am
#18
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Re: Important Question.
Forgot to ask the other question: is anyone stupid enough to have their washing machine/dryer upstairs (i.e. next to your bedrooms)? I presumed that all normal people had their washing machines lower to the ground for the obvious reason... that leaking washing machines and gravity don't go well together and can really make a piss mess of your ceiling below!
But apparently it's all about 'ease of access' - you can take your freshly laundered underpants and walk two feet to the drawer from where they originally cometh...instead of having to drag your backside downstairs to the machine and then walk upstairs with a basket. Heaven forbid.
But apparently it's all about 'ease of access' - you can take your freshly laundered underpants and walk two feet to the drawer from where they originally cometh...instead of having to drag your backside downstairs to the machine and then walk upstairs with a basket. Heaven forbid.
May 24th 2013 | 1:55 am
#19
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From: Vancouver, BC
Re: Important Question.
I recommend Asko brand. $$$ but you'll never have an issue with the machines PLUS no annoying tune. PLUS no annoying rubber ring to clean.
ps. Fisher & Paykel does a really good top loader.
ps. Fisher & Paykel does a really good top loader.
May 24th 2013 | 1:55 am
#20
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Re: Important Question.
We recently bought fridge, stove, freezer washer and dryer. The total was, iirc, $3600 of which the stove was $1500 or so. (The stove seemed the thing worth spending on, it's hard to tell if one fridge is better than another while it's easy to tell if dinner is cold and raw). It's a front loading washer, the top loaders eat your clothes. So, non-matched pair of new GE laundry appliances, gas dryer, about $1100.
May 24th 2013 | 2:05 am
#21
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Re: Important Question.
It weighs the clothes and only uses as much water as needed. When I wash things like duvets, I use the bulky cycle and it does use quite a lot of water for that.
May 24th 2013 | 2:06 am
#22
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Re: Important Question.
We had a fancy new front loader, I think the model name was Duet. It was rubbish and took forever to was the clothes even on short cycle. This house came with a very old Kenmore toploader which washes stuff clean. the short cycle is under 15 minutes. I haven't noticed any holes. It is bloody noisy.
I think when I need to replace it I will go with a top loader.
I think when I need to replace it I will go with a top loader.
May 24th 2013 | 2:13 am
#23
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Joined: Nov 2012
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From: UK
Re: Important Question.
Forgot to ask the other question: is anyone stupid enough to have their washing machine/dryer upstairs (i.e. next to your bedrooms)? I presumed that all normal people had their washing machines lower to the ground for the obvious reason... that leaking washing machines and gravity don't go well together and can really make a piss mess of your ceiling below!
But apparently it's all about 'ease of access' - you can take your freshly laundered underpants and walk two feet to the drawer from where they originally cometh...instead of having to drag your backside downstairs to the machine and then walk upstairs with a basket. Heaven forbid.
But apparently it's all about 'ease of access' - you can take your freshly laundered underpants and walk two feet to the drawer from where they originally cometh...instead of having to drag your backside downstairs to the machine and then walk upstairs with a basket. Heaven forbid.
May 24th 2013 | 2:17 am
#24
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Re: Important Question.
The machines are downstairs, but we have the best of both worlds. I am not quite sure how it works, but I put the laundry into a basket upstairs and within a few days it reappears washed and in its closet/drawer also upstairs. I haven't quite figured out to get it magically ironed yet, but I live in hope.
May 24th 2013 | 2:30 am
#25
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Re: Important Question.
It does these amazing maneuvers during the wash and rinse cycles. Also, it sprays the clothes from the top.
It weighs the clothes and only uses as much water as needed. When I wash things like duvets, I use the bulky cycle and it does use quite a lot of water for that.
It weighs the clothes and only uses as much water as needed. When I wash things like duvets, I use the bulky cycle and it does use quite a lot of water for that.
May 24th 2013 | 2:32 am
#26
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Re: Important Question.
The machines are downstairs, but we have the best of both worlds. I am not quite sure how it works, but I put the laundry into a basket upstairs and within a few days it reappears washed and in its closet/drawer also upstairs. I haven't quite figured out to get it magically ironed yet, but I live in hope.
`Darling, the washing process is broken`
`What do you mean, we just bought a new washing machine, how can it be broken, have you rang up the shop, etc etc`
`No, dear the washing process itself is broken`
`Listen, you tell that shop that you want a repairman out immediately, this is ridiculous`
`Dear, you`re not getting me. I used to put dirty clothes in the laundry basket and a day or so later they`d end up in the closet freshly washed and folded. Now the laundry basket is full and I`m running out of clothes.`
`You`re an idiot. Now go wash some clothes.
`
May 24th 2013 | 2:44 am
#28
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From: Sarf Lundun to East Van :)
Re: Important Question.
What would i do without BE for guidance in my life. So it looks like only Oink has voted for top-loaders, presumably because there is no river nearby. Those of you stuck with top loaders but have a river nearby have sensibly opted to use it, according to the poll.
So, cheers for the input...i'll be forwarding the results to my o/h. This will become a Canada vs UK international diplomatic dispute over the weekend, so i may post back for moral support. It's at times like these that i roll out my grandmother's dishtowel showing all the useful things us (mainly Scottishbut some British) have sensibly invented. The top-loader wasn't on the list; must have been a North American invention by someone with heavily Irish roots.
So, cheers for the input...i'll be forwarding the results to my o/h. This will become a Canada vs UK international diplomatic dispute over the weekend, so i may post back for moral support. It's at times like these that i roll out my grandmother's dishtowel showing all the useful things us (mainly Scottish
but some British) have sensibly invented. The top-loader wasn't on the list; must have been a North American invention by someone with heavily Irish roots.Sorry .. Just saw he voted but didn't comment.
Probably a sarcastic vote! Lol
May 24th 2013 | 3:02 am
#29
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From: Ottineau
Re: Important Question.
Ah yes...back in the day, the now Mrs AX lived with me in the UK. When the time came to move to Nfld she went over a few months before me to start a University course. After a week I rang her:
`Darling, the washing process is broken`
`What do you mean, we just bought a new washing machine, how can it be broken, have you rang up the shop, etc etc`
`No, dear the washing process itself is broken`
`Listen, you tell that shop that you want a repairman out immediately, this is ridiculous`
`Dear, you`re not getting me. I used to put dirty clothes in the laundry basket and a day or so later they`d end up in the closet freshly washed and folded. Now the laundry basket is full and I`m running out of clothes.`
`You`re an idiot. Now go wash some clothes.`
`Darling, the washing process is broken`
`What do you mean, we just bought a new washing machine, how can it be broken, have you rang up the shop, etc etc`
`No, dear the washing process itself is broken`
`Listen, you tell that shop that you want a repairman out immediately, this is ridiculous`
`Dear, you`re not getting me. I used to put dirty clothes in the laundry basket and a day or so later they`d end up in the closet freshly washed and folded. Now the laundry basket is full and I`m running out of clothes.`
`You`re an idiot. Now go wash some clothes.
`We also have a self-cleaning fridge. No idea how that works but it seems to.
Ditto bogs.
May 24th 2013 | 4:00 am
#30
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From: Scotland, just!
Re: Important Question.
Forgot to ask the other question: is anyone stupid enough to have their washing machine/dryer upstairs (i.e. next to your bedrooms)? I presumed that all normal people had their washing machines lower to the ground for the obvious reason... that leaking washing machines and gravity don't go well together and can really make a piss mess of your ceiling below!
But apparently it's all about 'ease of access' - you can take your freshly laundered underpants and walk two feet to the drawer from where they originally cometh...instead of having to drag your backside downstairs to the machine and then walk upstairs with a basket. Heaven forbid.
But apparently it's all about 'ease of access' - you can take your freshly laundered underpants and walk two feet to the drawer from where they originally cometh...instead of having to drag your backside downstairs to the machine and then walk upstairs with a basket. Heaven forbid.
Most laundry comes from upstairs and it worked for me to have it washed, sorted, ironed and put away. Laundry room was next to the Master Bedroom, so the ironing board was set up (as needed) in front of the TV and ironing was no longer a chore. In 22 years, never had a problem with water leaking from the laundry room. Now, the bathtub is another matter.
