<p>It does sound like the cycles are longer- but that depends on the machine?
Our current washing machine barely spins the clothes, so I expect a HE will save a lot in drying time.</p>
<p>jym26, I have the GE WCVH 6800 front-load washing machine and am very happy with it. I paid around $650.00 for it on sale Spring of last year.</p>
<p>My dryer still works OK- but shouldn’t I get a matching set?
;)</p>
<p>I have never had a matching set in my life. I did consider it when I bought the HE washer, but the dryer ran fine. Plus, I figure it will now run fine a lot longer since the drying times have been cut by at least half.</p>
<p>Regarding matching sets: isn’t it a perpetual trade then, because 2 units will always need replaced when the first unit dies? We don’t replace anything until it dies, so I guess I’ll never know :)</p>
<p>sryrstress: How old is your dryer? Our new tenant brought a Miele HE washer with him when he moved in, and now he is complaining that our dryer is shrinking all his shirts!</p>
<p>The dryer is about 10 years old (newer than ours) and lacks a temperature sensor, but it can be set to < 5 minutes on practically no heat, so we aren’t sure why he’s having such a problem. We aren’t about to replace a perfectly fine dryer just so he can have a matched set!</p>
<p>The only time we had a matching set was when we had to buy W/D for our first house.</p>
<p>buenavista, can your tenant bring his own Miele dryer and install it? If it were my rental, I’d tell the tenant that he is more than welcome to do so. On his own dime. I have a newer large capacity Miele front loader and a 12 yr old Kenmore dryer. We could have replaced it when we bought the washer, but at that time only electric version of the new large capacity Miele dryer was available in the US, and we liked gas. I would replace it now, but it does the job, and I’m not inclined to throw away a functioning appliance. Even though the dryer has several delicates cycles, most of my “shrinkables” never go inside the dryer. The washer spins them almost dry, so they are almost dry after a couple of hours on the clothesline on on a towel.</p>
<p>My dryer is about 10 years old, a basic Maytag. Any dryer is going to shrink clothing that is cotton/better of hung. I hang my work clothes, sweaters, D’s good t shirts.</p>
<p>Is the renter a whiner? Some of them will constantly harp on something. You could offer to let him replace it with his own, but the problem with that is then yours is sitting around not being used, and you get stuck with re-installing it. My experience is most renters don’t care what they agreed to, they are in a hurry to get out, and your appliance wouldn’t get hooked up, or hooked up properly and carefully. Some appliances (maybe not dryers) also don’t benefit from sitting and not being running.</p>
<p>My dryer has a no-heat cycle that simply tumbles clothing while blowing a stream of room temperature air through the drum. 12 years ago it was quite a marvel of appliance engineerig. 
The new Miele and other higher end dryers have simiar cycles suitable for woolens and other delicates that do not like heat. But why should I waste energy on tumbling clothing inside a cold dryer when the same can be achieved by air-drying on a towel?</p>
<p>But why should I waste energy on tumbling clothing inside a cold dryer when the same can be achieved by air-drying on a towel?</p>
<p>hmm-
Our basement is chilly and dampish, so it does take longer to air dry, even if the table next to the dryer wasn’t stacked high with clothing to be mended- spot cleaned, or donated.
If you can really put woolens in the dryer- then that would be enticing.</p>
<p>Our tenant’s not a whiner, but he does like things just so, and is full of “helpful” suggestions on how we can increase the value of our property. Having a non-property owning tenant provide landlord advice is sort of like having childless people tell you how to manage your kids :-)</p>
<p>He doesn’t have a Miele dryer; he just wants us to provide an upgrade. Our dryer is twice as old as his, so that’s not going to happen. Although he did offer to research the options If he wanted to buy one, we could compromise on that.</p>
<p>BunsenBurner: His setup is almost exactly like yours, and we noticed a bunch of drying racks in the basement the other day, so I think he’s found his solution! That’s what I was going to suggest to him. It is one of those chilly, dampish basements, so I think that was part of the issue. But he has put a dehumidifier down there, too. I’m sure that all works–it’s just not what he prefers.</p>
<p>Well, despite trying to put a bandaid on our washer/dryer set, the dryer bit the dust. So had to make a rather hurried decision. Due to the configuration of our laundry room, we needed to go with a top-loader. We have to put the washer on the right and dryer on the left, and the only front-loader washer that can reverse the door is the electrolux, which I didnt want. I am a little nervous, as we ended up with the Sears version of the LG 5101/5102 set and I am a little worried about Sears in general, but it was the best option at this time. They will reverse the dryer door for us, which delayed the delivery (which was going to be today) until the end of the week (when I could be home). Stay tuned for a review.</p>
<p>There was a great deal on a top of the line GE profile set, but it looked really complicated to operate and again the frontloader would have been a pain.</p>
<p>After a week with my new red LG front loader I am very happy. The thing is awesome. I had to actually read the manual (what a concept!) to figure it all out, but I’m happy. Vast improvement over the seal issues of the original Neptunes.</p>
<p>Good to hear!</p>
<p>jym626: I’m curiuos to hear your thoughts on your new washer & dryer. I’m in the same situation as you with the washer on the right & dryer on the left, so I’d be looking at similar pairs.</p>
<p>Looking forward to hearing about your new set Jym. We will be getting a new dryer…can’t fit a super capacity in the space as they are now four inches deeper than our laundry room closet. Good thing we are empty nesters…we will just get a large capacity. Next house owners can do something different…</p>
<p>Will report back when I’ve taken them for a test drive. :)</p>
<p>I had to actually read the manual (what a concept!)
:eek:</p>
<p>We have 4 year old front loader Frigidare Gallery series . Takes longer because it uses a lot less water ! Hate front loader , harder to load and unload . HE BTW</p>
<p>Front loaders take the time to extract more water out of the clothes. My mother had to use a laundromat most of my childhood years- she would wash clothes then put them in an extractor before the dryer. Amazing how much the volume changed. Front loaders have basically the same footprint and use the same hose placement as top loaders- can’t understand why a poster couldn’t make the change. I leave the door open and every so often use vinegar then bleach to remove any residue/kill mildew. Gentler on clothes, etc. Top loader and front loader detergents have different sudsing properties, not so sure just using less detergent will do the best job even if adequate seeming. I really like being able to do any size load and not worrying about wasting water or not having enough to do the job. Very full loads take more time to spin out the moisture- do you double the time with two smallish loads or get impatient when more time than it states for one load, hmm…</p>
<p>I can’t use a front loader either. The way my laundry room is arranged, the washer and dryer are behind doors. The washer is on the left, and cannot be changed due to the drains. There is really no way I could leave the door open without leaving the doors to the area open. Sorry…don’t want to do that. We will get a top loader too if we need to replace.</p>
<p>PLUS…am I the only one here who forgets to put things in the washer? With my top loader, I just open the lid and toss it in…can’t do that with a front loader!</p>