July 03, 2007

Breaking in a New Washer and Dryer

Mike and I's first washer was a hand me down from someone. I don't remember too much about it. I would wash the clothes and hang them out to dry. I don't know if it eventually failed, or what. But, we decided to get a new washer/dryer set back in the late 1980's. It was a GE set from Silo Appliances and Electronics. It was a good set. Held up well for a family of five. Doing several loads about twice a week. A couple of months ago, the dryer wasn't drying as well. Heavier clothes had to be dried twice, sometimes three times. We started to spin dry them, in the washer, three times to get as much water wrung out to help with the drying. The problem got worse. Now, my load of work pants had to tumble through 4 times. Three spins in the washer, and four runs through the dryer was taking up too much time and making the electric bill soar. Time to get a new washer/dryer. We thought of maybe just getting a dryer, but the washer was starting to show it's age. Creaking and groaning every time one did a load. So, we replaced them with another GE washer/dryer set. Mike had to replace the floor underneath the washer. The floor was rotting out due to some damage from a few years ago when one of the high pressure hoses broke on the washer. Ran the washer last night. Too quiet. I think the drum is stuck. Go to look. No, it's agitating. But, it's so quiet. I'm used to having the volume up full blast to drown out the sound of a noisy washer. Don't need to. This thing is quiet. And, it's working properly. I can see a ton of dirt in the water. It gets the clothes clean and I toss the first load into the dryer. Five pairs of denim jeans. The dryer runs through it's cycle and I pull them out. They are dry. Right there, we are already saving on electricity and these two will pay for themselves.

Posted by Valkyre at July 3, 2007 09:37 AM
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I remember Silo! I remember getting the new washer and dryer back when I was little, too - weren't the hookups outside initially?

Posted by: Helena at July 3, 2007 01:06 PM

There were no hookups anywhere. That hand me down machine was set up just outside the garage. There was only a cold water hose hooked up to it.

Posted by: Wendy at July 4, 2007 09:01 AM