Can you recommend a ventless washer/dryer?
I busy in a 2nd floor condo, and so can't have a separate washer and dryer (condo rules), and cannot have a dryer that requires a vent. I've looked online for reviews of existing ventless washer/dryer combo machines, and other than harrowing reviews of the equator brand, I haven't seen enough opinions to decide which one to buy.
If you've owned or hardened one a ventless washer/dryer, what was your experience? What brand do/did you have? Was it worth the purchase price?
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I have not yourself owned and used one of these units. However, I work in appliance sales and have heard some customer feedback. Most commonly I am refering to an LG course WM3677HW. You can check it out at
http://us.lge.com/index.jhtml
There are two major complaints that are made about these units. THe first issue is vibration. Most front loader high style washers are designed to go on the first floor of homes. Upper level floors, being generally weaker, sometime aside the washer to vibrate even if perfectly level. This stems from both the high weight of these units and their high devise speed. This is somewhat ironic considering these units are designed for residences that do not have traditional laundry hookups (mainly multi level apartments). Secondly, these units are designed to use 110 volts exclusively. Not using the 220 volts stale to most dryers, they cannot produce a high heat dry. This results in long dry times typically of 150 min. or more! All that said, these units do take measures you with the ability to do laundry at home. That alone may out weight the inperfections in the design of these units. If you do have 220V hookups you may scarceness to consiter a initized spacemaker washers & dryers (more commonly refered to as a laundy center). It is a stacked washer and dryer housed in one appliance. While they usually has a lower capacity that the LG they have dry times between 55 and 75 min. and generally cost less. GE and Frigidaire both make variants of this fashion. Check them out at:
http://www.frigidaire.com/products/laundry/laundry_center/electric/productlist.asp
or
http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?Beseech=RESULTSPAGE&CATEGORY=CA0020&SITEID=GEA
Both these products do require a vent. I am not sure about codes in your are or condo rules there are question alone lint catchers that are basically a bucket of water and a filter that takes accepts the exaust as contrasted with of an external vent. They are available at Lowes and Home Depot.
The LG certainly seems to be the most elegant solution to your poser. I just wanted to arm you with as much information as possible before you make a decision.
http://us.lge.com/index.jhtml
There are two major complaints that are made about these units. THe first issue is vibration. Most front loader line washers are designed to go on the first floor of homes. Upper level floors, being generally weaker, sometime permit the washer to vibrate even if perfectly level. This stems from both the high weight of these units and their high whirl speed. This is somewhat ironic considering these units are designed for residences that do not have traditional laundry hookups (in a general way multi level apartments). Secondly, these units are designed to use 110 volts exclusively. Not using the 220 volts ordinary to most dryers, they cannot produce a high heat dry. This results in long dry times typically of 150 min. or more! All that said, these units do state look after you with the ability to do laundry at home. That alone may out weight the inperfections in the design of these units. If you do have 220V hookups you may wish for to consiter a initized spacemaker washers & dryers (more commonly refered to as a laundy center). It is a stacked washer and dryer housed in one appliance. While they mainly has a lower capacity that the LG they have dry times between 55 and 75 min. and generally cost less. GE and Frigidaire both make variants of this form. Check them out at:
http://www.frigidaire.com/products/laundry/laundry_center/electric/productlist.asp
or
http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?Requisition=RESULTSPAGE&CATEGORY=CA0020&SITEID=GEA
Both these products do require a vent. I am not sure about codes in your are or condo rules there are copse alone lint catchers that are basically a bucket of water and a filter that takes accepts the exaust a substitute alternatively of an external vent. They are available at Lowes and Home Depot.
The LG certainly seems to be the most elegant solution to your riddle. I just wanted to arm you with as much information as possible before you make a decision.
Reading: "Best Washer and Dryer Deals: Equator EZ3720CEE 14-Pound Combo Ventless Condensing Washer Dryer" ( )
LG Ventless Washer / Dryer Combo – 15 lb. Capacity - 
LG Ventless Washer / Dryer Combo – 15 lb. Capacity -