Browse Forums Laundry Appliances Re: URGENT- top loader or front loader and Why! 7Aug 03, 2010 5:38 pm Built 3br house in Glenorchy, Tas in 2001 * * * Built 5br courtyard house in Lenah Valley, Tas in 2011 - Homeone thread / Blog Re: URGENT- top loader or front loader and Why! 11Aug 03, 2010 9:41 pm Building the Foxley 29 with PD. Contracts signed 24/05/10 Land titled 3/11/10 Land settlement 18/11/10 Site Scrape 17/01/11 Slab poured 3/02/11 Re: URGENT- top loader or front loader and Why! 14Aug 03, 2010 10:49 pm I have a top of the range expensive Maytag Front loader and personally think it's crap but we have bench space over it so that's the good point. I find front loaders don't use as much water and totally crush all your clothes - I almost need to iron undies! When I lived in London houses all had combined washer dryer and were forever breaking down with clothes locked inside. I'd recommend putting a separate dryer in your garage wall if short of space. Building at Sierra Estate. Re: URGENT- top loader or front loader and Why! 15Aug 03, 2010 11:49 pm A front loader and a dryer stacked dont take up anymore room than just the one really, other than possibly some cupboard space. But the good thing with sperate units is you can always dry one load while washing a second. Otherwise as mentioned, its a veeeeeeeeeery long cycle start to finish with a combined unit. Re: URGENT- top loader or front loader and Why! 16Aug 04, 2010 8:45 am Huggy_B A front loader and a dryer stacked dont take up anymore room than just the one really, other than possibly some cupboard space. But the good thing with sperate units is you can always dry one load while washing a second. Otherwise as mentioned, its a veeeeeeeeeery long cycle start to finish with a combined unit. This is what we have. We have a miele washer and dryer stacked on top. It even has a little pull out "bench" thing in between. I lurrrrve my front loader. Getting that after a top loader, my clothes felt soooo much cleaner. Mine has an express cycle which is 30 minutes and some of the other cycles give you an option to go shorter (although, that can still be 50mins or so). The longer cycles don't bother me as I am constantly doing washing anyway with a family of 5, so it gives more time to make room on the line or for the dryer. Those two in one machines scare me. I'm sure they are safe, but the idea of them still seems strange to me Re: URGENT- top loader or front loader and Why! 17Aug 04, 2010 9:42 am Rizzo Huggy_B A front loader and a dryer stacked dont take up anymore room than just the one really, other than possibly some cupboard space. But the good thing with sperate units is you can always dry one load while washing a second. Otherwise as mentioned, its a veeeeeeeeeery long cycle start to finish with a combined unit. This is what we have. We have a miele washer and dryer stacked on top. It even has a little pull out "bench" thing in between. I lurrrrve my front loader. Getting that after a top loader, my clothes felt soooo much cleaner. Mine has an express cycle which is 30 minutes and some of the other cycles give you an option to go shorter (although, that can still be 50mins or so). The longer cycles don't bother me as I am constantly doing washing anyway with a family of 5, so it gives more time to make room on the line or for the dryer. Those two in one machines scare me. I'm sure they are safe, but the idea of them still seems strange to me My system is perfect - I set my washer on a cold water eco cycle which takes ~ 2 hours which coincides perfectly with my 2hr drying cycle so they finish together! But same as you if I am in a hurry I can do the wash in 30 minutes. Re: URGENT- top loader or front loader and Why! 18Aug 04, 2010 11:44 am I have an electrolux front load and I despise it more than anything on the planet. The wash is horrible and it doesn't matter what setting you have it on, what washing powder or fabric softner you use or how much. It is just a piece of ****. Everyone talked me into a front load and I've been completely put off- although everyone raves about their different brand ones so.... I still wish i'd gone back to a top load. Having said that, Chuq- def go for the washer with seperate dryer. You can also get rubber mats that go between the washer and dryer if you want to stack them. At least then as other people have said you can use your washer and dryer at the same time. If you're willing to spend a bit more you can get a condenser dryer so that it will eliminate the moisture from the room that a normal dryer gives off. Lisa- Finally in our house!!! Re: URGENT- top loader or front loader and Why! 19Aug 04, 2010 11:57 am Have had a Fisher & Paykel top loader for years. Great for big family as it washes fast. 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