I really love appliances. Seriously. And I think they are underrated by most people. But if you can find a person whose life has not been made better by the fact that they have a dishwasher or washing machine, a microwave or stove then that person was most likely born into wealth and priviledge and 24/7 maid service. People like Paris and Nicky Hilton or Prince Charles.
For all the rest of us working class stiffs, there are these wonderful time savers known as "white goods".
I love my own appliances best though, because they are the ones that do the most for me! When I bought the house back in '02, I agreed to test drive a washer / dryer set to see how a stacked pair did for sound & vibration in my home - I tested different parts / loads / detergents and fabric softeners etc.
But six years later the time had come for me to upgrade to the latest and greatest, newest washer and dryer pair. And boy was I ever excited. I arranged for a friend to help me haul the old ones back to the crusher and get the new ones from work to my house. At the same time, we were going to pick up a work bench that was no longer needed in a lab at work, and had been given to me.
But six years later the time had come for me to upgrade to the latest and greatest, newest washer and dryer pair. And boy was I ever excited. I arranged for a friend to help me haul the old ones back to the crusher and get the new ones from work to my house. At the same time, we were going to pick up a work bench that was no longer needed in a lab at work, and had been given to me.
See the old set on the right, washer sans toe-panel (open for diagnosis)!
So Pat came to my house with his Suburban and his trailer, and we unstacked and packed up the old washer and dryer and took them off to the crusher. And we picked up the new set (along with the n-used work bench) and brought them to my house!
I had left the stack-kit at work, so Pat and I settled for just moving the washer into place before he left. I hooked it up and was able to run a couple loads of (air dried) laundry before I left for Arizona to visit akg. It was awesome. My only complaint about the WED9600s is that they have to make their little "ring tone" noises when you turn them on and off. Really, I don't need ring tones. I just want them to wash. But that's okay...
Zanorak came and helped me assemble the dryer to the washer on the 27th (no pictures, sorry) so now I have a fully capable home laundry facility again. Yay!
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Groover, I can't tell you how happy I am with my new front-load washer. It makes me embarrassed how much I gush about that stupid thing. I figured out the rim velocity at top spin rate - complicated arithmetic for a liberal arts major like myself - and I tell everyone I know that my washer spins at speeds in excess of 82 mph!
Plus it gets clothes clean, which the old washer basically did not.
So thanks for this, I am less embarrassed!
Happy xmas Shan and give our love to everyone out there!
I'm loving my front loaders also. I wish Pat could have delivered them too. It's a bit far though.
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