Ventless Washer Dryers

[PoP]

would you please post the specific model number ? was there any other contender or other LG model that you chose not to buy for some reason (other than size) ?

[Joshua Putnam]

One of the things I love about the combined unit is how much *less* time I spend doing laundry. Throw in a load at night, it's dry in the morning. Throw in a load before work, it's dry when I get home. Throw in a load before dinner, it's dry before bedtime. Notice *zero* time spend taking wet clothes out of the washer and putting them into the dryer. And zero chance of forgetting to take wet clothes out of the washer to dry them until they've been sitting there wet all day.

[hallerb]

they use little water, saves on water sewer and heating water, spin speed over a 1000 RPM so clothes nearly dry at start of drying cycle. pricey unit but very convenient.

I am again thinking of putting one upstairs for everday use, leave old machines in basement for volume laundr days, like stripping beds

[Chris Hill]

Many people want to be able to do two loads at once so they can finish all the laundry in an evening. I'd rather forget about the dryer altogether, the sun and wind do a fine job, why should I burn coal instead?

[MoM]

I just looked at the Thor. It is half the size of my LG. Mind you mine was $600 can more, but It does a full comforter.

MoM

[MoM]

That's the reason I opted for it. It cost double the price or more of a standard set of washer dryer but it fits my needs. And they come in 2 sizes.

Mobile homes do NOT a lot of spare room have as Yoda would say.

MoM

[MoM]

It's an LG WM3632HW

I never considered anything else. I got this model on sale at a well known up scale appliance dealer I had used in the past and it was what i was looking for. I could have bought the smaller one but I wanted the full size model.

MoM

[Duane C. Johnson]

That wasn't the point. The guy was trashing the US by saying we had no ventless dryers.

I simply showed he was wrong by posting the first one I found on Google.

The point is the Thor is Ventless and made in USA.

Is the LG made in the US?

Duane

[me]

No...I wasn't "trashing" the US

[jah213]

Hmmm...I'd like to know how Chris is finishing all the laundry in an evening while also depending on sun and wind to dry all the clothes....

Jo Ann

MoM wrote:

[Solar Flare]

By wife

[Doug]

No, the moisture won't be there, no matter who makes it.

Many combo units, such as the Splendide, vent the dryer cycle air exhaust thru a condensation system that takes most of the water out of the air and flushes it down the drain.

Doug

[nospamtodd]

The other writers are correct that there were American-made combos in the past. I think that it has always been a challenge to mix the the two functions, keeping the water in all the right places during wash, but free to move air during dry.

Negatives to look at concerning the new combos are higher initial cost, longer laundry processing times, a more complicated repair profile over the life of the machine, and a less extensive repair network. That last one is the clincher. Anytime you own a highly exotic piece of machinery, you are limiting your repair options somewhat to fewer technicians who have had more specialized training and have access to proprietary information. Even with a maintenance agreement, your costs for this or paying for repairs individually is going to raise your overall operating expense to a level far beyond simpler machines.

Here is a different way to look at it: If you buy a new Toyota Prius, you aren't going to be able to take it to your neighborhood garage because the repair methods and proprietary information has not filtered down to the average mechanic yet. You will be pretty much locked into taking it to the dealership for your entire time of ownership of the vehicle. Pity the consumer that buys one of these out of warranty; he is asking for an empty wallet.

[me]

Agree on this one big time

Exotic is not always better

I'm not sold of front loaders anyway. I've looked at top loader fisher paykel and it has great design (fewer parts)

[rosebud]

[e-mail] wrote: If you buy a new Toyota Prius,

When I was looking into buying a Prius, I found this to be true. (I was questioning my local mechanic about repair costs.) This prevented me from buying one. It was unclear to me, that I'd really be saving money by purchasing a hybrid. Of course this is aside of the clean air/not using oil issues.

Why doesn't the government do something about this? They want us to buy them to save oil but then pay through the nose for repairs. I guess Toyota (or any other corporation) making money is more important than not using oil.

Bonnie

[hallerb]

The payback time for saving money on gas with a prius is never:(

Thanks to the initial high cost and battery replacement issues plus high cost of repairs.

sadly government is ONLY interested in keeping their big money supporters happy, and big oil is high on that list.

we should have gone to alternate energys in 1972 or certinally since then

[me]

I'm curios where you bough the above

[nospamtodd]

The idea that exotic=expensive over the life of the machine goes for all things you buy. People tend to equate more expensive with more reliable, but that isn't always the case. A more expensive widget may have more power, and more bells and whistles, but it also will have a more expensive repair profile over the life of the machine. And the more you pay for something, the more unhappy you will be when it breaks.

Which widget shall you buy? Buy simpler, and buy what you need to meet your needs. Don't necessarily trust Consumer Reports. I've seen some stuff in there that makes me think they don't always know what they are talking about.

[me]

So what would YOU buy?