Laundry disaster
Oct. 11th, 2005 02:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bjarvisI put a load of towels & sheets into the washing machine, then headed upstairs to warm up some soup. When I returned, there was a half-inch of water throughout the basement laundry/furnace room. Not good.
The mystery is that there is little evidence of a machine malfunction, yet I can't see any other possibility. There are no visible breaks in pipes, all other appliances are working well and the washing machine itself seems to be operating correctly. The water itself was clean and odourless, indicating it was either a rinse cycle or fresh water rather than drained or waste water.
On the good side, the soaked areas all have tiled floors rather than carpets so clean up has been easy. I was tempted to dash out to buy a wet/dry vacuum but it seems now unnecessary. We are however going to be shopping for a new washer & dryer. This isn't the first time and I'm getting a little tired of mopping the floors in this way.
Anyone have any recommendations (or warnings) about various models of front-loading washers?
The mystery is that there is little evidence of a machine malfunction, yet I can't see any other possibility. There are no visible breaks in pipes, all other appliances are working well and the washing machine itself seems to be operating correctly. The water itself was clean and odourless, indicating it was either a rinse cycle or fresh water rather than drained or waste water.
On the good side, the soaked areas all have tiled floors rather than carpets so clean up has been easy. I was tempted to dash out to buy a wet/dry vacuum but it seems now unnecessary. We are however going to be shopping for a new washer & dryer. This isn't the first time and I'm getting a little tired of mopping the floors in this way.
Anyone have any recommendations (or warnings) about various models of front-loading washers?
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Re: laundry machines
Date: 2005-10-14 06:04 pm (UTC)I'm just back from Sears, looking at the Kenmore units they had on display; I still have to take a look at the LG models. I knew the frontloader and features would have a higher price tag but the $1400 being asked for the top-of-the line Kenmore was a little surprising; in any case, we'll probably go with a midrange model since the upper end has features we're unlikely to use.
Re: laundry machines
Date: 2005-10-14 06:33 pm (UTC)I've just checked, and I paid $1878.37CDN for my Frigidaire washer/dryer from the Bay in 1998. Even allowing for a)inflation in the intervening seven years, b)CAD/USD exchange rates, c)the $35 installation and $50 delivery fee, $1400 sounds rather high to moi.
(have you considered installing a comfy chair near the current washer and reading a novel while it washes?)
(did I tell you I was in a HomoDepot a week ago today [purchasing plywood - gad how butch] and was shocked - SHOCKED (though not appalled) to discover a Homo there. No it wasn't me, though he was called Chris. A bear behind the customer service desk. I checked, but unfortunately, not on sale. sigh.)