<p>Have you (or any of your kids) bought an apartment sized all-in-one or stackable washer/dryer? </p>
<p>My D is moving shortly (Brooklyn) and we’ve been discussing this. It would need to be an apartment sized, reasonably priced, not one of those $1500 jobs. </p>
<p>She said everyone in London had the all-in-one in their flats, and she thought that they would be available here too, but seems not so popular.</p>
<p>Anyone have experience? Suggestions? Recommendations?</p>
<p>I had stackable in my Boston condo. My son in Cambridge has a smaller unit. The boys really like it, as beats worrying about a communal set-up in basement, or going out in the cold.</p>
<p>Washer dryer “all in one” are common in Europe - if you mean a single machine that washes and dries - but almost didn’t exist here until recently. They are really meant to fit more under counters and in the US we tend to have more closet space and less counter height space available. </p>
<p>We have had both a “space maker” kind of permanently connected washer/dryer and a stackable set. The former aren’t as easily serviced and if one part dies you buy 2 pieces. And the dryer capacity tends to be really small because there needs to be a cut away to access the top loading washer. We have stackables now: both full sized, the washer as a front loader. There are millions of options for these, from cheap to super-expensive and huge to tiny. Stackable for a front loader just means the metal top comes off the washer so the two can bolt together. We have the washer top in the basement.</p>
<p>My dd and her roommates are renting one in their townhouse because the company deals with any problems that may arise.</p>
<p>My question to you is if her building allows washer/dryer in her apartment, and if special plumbing/ventilation are needed to have WD. Most apartments in NYC do not allow WD. My current rental apartment was going to charge us $5000 to install WD. I would check before you go ahead to buy one for your daughter. They are all $1100-1500.</p>
<p>Yes, she will definitely be ensuring that she can even have one in her new place (which is being searched for now, for an Oct move in), and renting one never even occurred to me. That’s a great idea! </p>
<p>She and her roommate would be fine with a smaller sized unit, as it’ll just be the 2 of them now, instead of the 4 that it’s been over the past several years.</p>