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Wishes:
I bought a new washer/dryer set a few months ago. (after using the old set that was left here when I bought the house until they both gave out) I wanted a front loading washer but only got a cheaper set (top loader) because I plan to leave them here when I sell the house in the next 5 years.
Most of the front loaders here are HUGE and PRICEY. I would have spent a lot more even for the smallest model.
My mother is from Europe and we talk about this a lot. And I'm sorry but I think it is true of many but not all. It seems some Americans are never satisfied. Houses aren't big enough, cars aren't big enough. It's always more more more. I own a smaller two bedroom house with a yard and I think "I never wanted even this!"
And back to the washer. I never use as much laundry soap as they recommend. And when it's so hot as it is now, I hang my laundry to air dry. That's free.
Wishes:
Oh and water temperature. My mother uses nothing but cold and always has. She also has never had a dryer. Ever.
I admit to usually using warm but I probably should rethink that.
Kerry:
--- Quote from: Wishes on September 03, 2007, 11:35:50 pm ---And back to the washer. I never use as much laundry soap as they recommend. And when it's so hot as it is now, I hang my laundry to air dry. That's free.
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Absolutely! I looove clothes dried in the sunshine and open air. They have such a lovely clean smell. :D
I had a dryer for years but very rarely used it and finally gave it away.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Kelda on September 02, 2007, 11:01:02 am --- I'd say most family kitchens in the US are a hella lot bigger than the Euro counterparts - s this allows them to have toploaders without too much of a problem - also a lot of US homes have utility rooms for their washer and dryers - which is something that a lot of homes here don't - I certainly don't.
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I don't know the size of the average Euro kitchen, but you are probably right. The average square footage per person in a U.S. home has doubled in the past 50 years.
I don't think I've ever seen a home here with laundry appliances are in the kitchen. In older homes, they're in the basement. In fancy newer homes, they're in a utility room on the main floor or even upstairs near the bedrooms. In apartments, they're either in some communal area or, if the apartment has it's own, in a closet in the hall of something.
LauraGigs:
One thing to remember too, is that dryers in particular are very simple machines (a rotating drum with a belt) and therefore very easy to fix!
That's another way to save money — fix/repair yourself if you can. When you open something up, you realize how simple it is at the core (surface bells & whistles aside). If it's something you can't fix, at least you're closer to a diagnosis for the repairman.
Keeps appliances out of the landfills too!
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