Combined Washer/Dryer

Still, has anyone tried/bought the washer/dryer combo? Any drawbacks?
I am hotly pursuing this option (buying the combo) while wife prefer a separate units.

Miele has a washer dryer combo for approx $ 1800 which is good value if someone was looking at buying a separate dryer and washer, the total cost would be approx 3K in the Miele range.
just my cents

Hi Kyton
Did the water bill jump significantly after you use the dryer function?

I am thinking to buy an LG combo. the LG WD14750RD is about $949.

We came across one of those combo washer/dryer jobs in a hotel apartment we were staying in for a few weeks. Honestly I didn't really like it, just took ages if you wanted to do more than one load, and often several dry cycles seem to be required to dry all the washing properly (probably because we didn't realize that dry capacity was less than wash capacity).

It was probably 3yrs ago that I got my first front loader (Electrolux 6.5kg).
It took a little getting used to (smaller capacity & takes longer than our old top loader) but all the other wash cycles and features are great. Being electronic it can be a bit touchy, but it's still going strong either way.
I usually do the quick 54min cycle unless It's raining anyway and I don't have to get the washing out on the line in a hurry, then it's the 2hr cycle.

A few years ago we brought a Westinghouse 5kg dryer. So far no problems and it does a full load from the washing machine easily.

So for me the front loader is great, it may take longer but it uses less washing powder and also less water on the longer cycles (well I think I haven't measured ). I must say one of the best features is the fact that it heats it's own water so only the cold inlet hose is required!

I don't know, I just wouldn't get an all in one, but for the simplicity of having one less item it sure would be tempting. If space is limited just put the dryer on top of the washer, or vice versa.

At the last place I had a really long hose going out of my frontloader outlet, out the laundry window & onto the grass, the grass patch there always flourished (as did the weeds). I don't see why you can't use waste water out of either type of machine at least on the lawns.

I do buy frontloader specific washing powder, but not always, it depends what's on special. I find that with the normal powder it just means I have to use a bit less. Either way I generally use one standard scoop and it does a good job.

Clath, I do agree that the spin the knob type thing is probably better - less things to go wrong for a start. But the electronics are pretty easy to get the hang of. But then again I am the type of person who likes to read instruction manuals fully before playing with the gadgets! My husband is the opposite, he'll read instructions only as a last resort!

Good choice oznow.
we have fisher and paykel for 10 yrs with no issues at all but their ducting kits are hard to get so finally got the westinghouse dryer kit to be installed prior to plastering at the new place.

I know this is an older topic that people having been commenting on but as a new user of this forum. I just wanted to let you know of our experience with the combo machines.My husband and I had a Bendix washer dryer for about 6 years then it needed some work on it and the techo said it needed a new board but couldn't gaurantee that would fix the problem. So instaed of going ahead getting it fixed we opted for getting a new machine and eventually settled on a LG w1430RD WHAT A LEMON !!!! It ended up not spinning out in a wash cycle and couldn't dry in the dry cycle they replaced the board four times. And LG still wouldn't take the machine back. So now it is sitting out in our garage waiting for us to get a rubbish skip to get rid of it. Think very carefully before going with one of these machines.
We are now using mums fisher and paykel top loader until we move into our new place. When we will be opting for seperate front loading washer and dryers. Front loaders are slower but when you have a combo unit it is even slower. Also having a combo unit has proved totally impractial with childrens washing needs. At least when you have two units you can have both machines going in need at the same time. Maybe if the laundry isn't big enough consider putting the dryer in the garage (not the preferred) but maybe an option.

Sorry I have rambled a bit.

How long does a typical front loader take to wash?