My wife has one of these and likes it very much. Ours is on a stand made of 2 x 4s and plywood along with a dryer. The stand is big enough that she can keep all the detergents and whatever on it as well, and is probably 18 inches tall.
Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -----Original Message----- .From: "Brice Mijares"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .Sent: 5/17/07 7:09:38 AM .To: "blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com"<blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] new washers . .Boop, are these units totally accessible? What do you mean by a special .soap, are you talking about pure soap? Lets hear about a dollar amount on .one of these units. .----- Original Message ----- .From: "Boop " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> .Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 6:22 PM .Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] new washers . . .> I'm pretty sure you all are talking about front load washers. We .> just got one a few weeks ago. The water is pulled through the .> cloths, which is how it works with less water. The cycle times .> are usually a little longer though. There is also special .> detergent for these kind of washers. You need to be careful that .> the cloths are totally in the washer, and beyond the gasket in .> the door, as the gasket is expensive to replace. Another thing .> you might have to consider is the size of the washer, since they .> tend to be a little larger than the normal top loaders. I think .> mine is a 3.1 capacity washer, and is a Whirlpool. Bosch make .> some nice units, but they are mostly all much larger. Mine holds .> a little more than my old top loader, but it about the same size. .> The difference is that the front loaders don't have an agitator, .> so you can put more in it. The spin cycles can be pretty fast, .> so the cloths do come out dryer, so the dryer time is cut down .> some. This one seems to be more gentle on the cloths, even with .> the higher spin speed. They are harder to get the cloths out of, .> which is why they sell the drawer units/stands to put under them. .> I didn't' buy those, so I have a bench to sit on right in front .> of them, which makes it easy to use. .> .> Any more questions, just ask. .> .> Boop .> .> .> .> To listen to the show archives go to link .> http://acbradio.org/handyman.html .> or .> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ .> .> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. .> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday .> .> The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. .> http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml .> .> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various .> List Members At The Following address: .> http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ .> .> Visit the new archives page at the following address .> http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ .> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man .> list just send a blank message to: .> [EMAIL PROTECTED] .> Yahoo! Groups Links .> .> .> . . To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
