A lot will depend on the anticipated use. You will have to pay top dollar today to get anything that will last near as long. We bought a combo unit based on the two of us and MIL. The first year we also had a daughter/SIL and grandson, then the third year we had another daughter plus three kids. The medium duty machines will not last much longer. I am letting the warranty expire on them with plans to replace when needed with top line - probably foreign - units, but I will expect to pay a lot more for them. The old ones lasted a lot longer than a standard unit will today, unless you get a top line one. BillR Jacksonville FL
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 5:05 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List; Banned List Subject: [MBZ] dryer repair advice i bought my house in outstanding condition. it was owned by an old woman who paid to keep up every element of the property. like many old school people, however, she never replaced anything, but fixed stuff. so everything on the house is about 30 years old. i sent the kid down to the garage to take my clothes out of the dryer. she reported them still wet. so i told her add time. and hour later, still wet. add more time. an hour later, still wet. so now i go investigate. turns out the cylinder no longer spins and my limited wardrobe is soaked 1. does this sound like an easy fix? 2. does this sound like a fix i ought not undertake but should hire someone to do for me? 3. does it sound insane to fix a 30 year old dryer, so just throw it out and get another one? 4. do i just convince my mom to get me some ventless combination washer/dryer and just keep it in the kitchen and shut down the wasteful large garage setup? _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com