I personally would never stack a pair. I worked in the appliance repair business years ago when frontloaders weren't yet common, so never had to deal with those ... but pulling out wall-mounted window a/c units sometimes was a problem. It's possible some repair services won't deal with a stacked set if the location is particularly difficult.

You could stack them ....

and if either needed repairing, YOU could un-stack them ...

I'm not unsympathetic but I'm sure as heck not sacrificing what works best for my space day to day to make it easier for the repair person - "blank" that noise. I am sure it is better for them but if they are at your house on a service call they are getting paid (often quite fairly) to be inconvenienced. Long as they know the units are stacked and the necessary arrangements can be made so they can repair the unit (whether they provide the extra muscle or you do)I wouldn't give it a second thought unless your hoping to be in the running for the Appliance Repair Person Best Customer Award (my source in the Secret Academy of Appliance Repair People says the competition is very stiff and you will have to do more than just not stack to even get a shot at being on the ballot).

Brother-in-law of a friend runs is an Appliance Repairman and some folks could certainly stand to be more respectful (some of the treatment he receives is truly shocking) but there are limits.

2 repairmen (at what hourly labor rate) to unstack & re-stack the Dryer $$

I'd do it myself (with help) or have some freinds do it, before the repairmen get there...

Thanks All! I know it seems silly but the option of unstacking on our own didn't really occur to me!

Thinking about doing this same thing--stacked w/d. Would have to agree with caryscott. On a day-to-day basis, if you need the real estate within your home and laundry room, I would do it. The risk of a possible repair is fairly small, but the need to have room in your home may be fairly compelling.

I am having a very hard time trying to find anyone to work on my LG stacked dryer.......some repairmen just ignore my request for work when I tell them that my LG dryer is stacked on my washer in a very confined space. Some I have recommended that i hire another contractor to unstack my dryer, so that the repairman will have access to it. This is ridiculous. There are tens of thousands of stacked w/d units in Southern California. I can't understand why the repairmen just don't use the air sled jack mentioned by the ex-repairman who commented above. This way they would not have to pay for a helper, it would seem, thus keeping down repair cost.

Sorry, he is not an ex-repairman. I will never buy another condo or townhouse with a washer and dryer that are stacked in a tightly confined space. Nothing but trouble and added repair expense when a repair is needed. Luckily my LG w/d machines have been reliable; the dryer is in need of repair to stop excessive noise; the machines were installed 11 years ago this coming March.

You should just buy an air sled and move it yourself. Scary thought if this is a vented dryer and the duct hasn't been cleaned in the last 11 years? With an air sled, you will be able to clean that duct annually (at the least), like it should be cleaned. And so you can loan it to your adjacent neighbors so they can clean their vents, too.

That is a good idea ! Can they be rented ?

I have never cleaned the vent in 23 years. Clothes dry quickly. Can vent or duct be cleaned or sucked out from the roof ?

It can be done that way to a point. Fully-effective cleaning requires some way to scrape the inside of the ducting. Damp lint sticks to the surface, particularly if the ducting is not insulated and passes through an unheated/cold space such as an attic ... moisture condenses out of the hot/saturated air onto the cooler surface and lint particles adhere to it, building up a layer over time.

I have stacked Electrolux washer and dryer. When the washer needed repairing, I was told I had to unstack them for the repair. As a single female, I can't possibly do this, even with help. It was suggested that I hire some people to unstack it for the repair, then re-hire to stack it back after the repair. The people that installed the units will not unstack and stack. Trying to coordinate this is crazy because most who have stacked machines is because of the lack of space. Where the heck can the units sit waiting for the 4-hour window of repair? If I every remodel again in this house, I will make it so that I space for a side by side. My current space isn't even that tight, as I can step to the side and back of it. But, the repair folks will not touch it. They don't tell you this when you are purchasing the units.

We are in stackable hell! Last washer repair took two months to get parts. Repairman would not touch the washer unless we removed the dryer. I went to the Laundromat for over two months. This time the washer didn't drain off and on and then it started screeching during the spin cycle. I knew it was going to die so I called the repairman. He said it needed a bearing. A week later the insurance company said it wasn't worth fixing. They settled on $400 payment and cancellation of policy. Because I didn't want to go to the Laundromat 3 times a week during Covid, we paid $680 for a plumber to run a temporary gas line to my patio. The washer is still crippling along so we went shopping for new W/D set. Guess what. No one makes a set that will fit in the custom cabinetry that has housed the last two sets leading us to believe there was some standardization. Wrong! Now we have to keep the dryer on the patio while we find and hire a custom cabinet maker to take out the old cabinet and build us a new one or finish off the space with molding and paint and shelving. All of the units are taller now. $$$$$ UGH!

Custom build-in is always a bad idea ... and more and more so servicers will not touch such installations for fear of liability for damage when handling the machines. Homeowner must do it, or hire a 3rd party. Servicing the machine can be a large problem because connection to water and power is required to diagnose problems ... which may not be doable with the unit pulled from the installation.

Very glad someone is still using this thread. My stackable w/d in 2nd floor condo is older Maytag workhorse INSIDE CLOSET. Most stacked laundry centers are 27" wide and mine was installed by removing side wood strips but not actual door frame.

Never a problem for many years. 3 nights ago felt carpet was wet outside w/d closet and found out washer had water underneath it. I had NOT done any laundry for past 2 weeks so figured it was leaking just from residual water in pump (now assume it would've leaked sooner if pump) or from leaking water intake hose (can't move unit to look even if I knew what to look for or outtake hose/pipe has clog/blockage. Had to turn off water at main since can't turn off at machine because it's BEHIND stacked units. Dried water on floor under washer in closet and eventually no more water leaking under washer.

Now stuck between repair man and plumber deciding which one will come out to investigate. Don't even know if 30 year old Maytag workhorse parts are available. Some tell me to just get new stackable laundry center but not to expect it to last more than about 10 years. Found out this isn't unusual conundrum because by the time the repair man checks it out & say's it's the plumbing and I have plumber come out to see it water outtake is blocked I'll have spent half price of new stacked laundry center.

Have to turn water main back on tonight because I need to collect much more water to flush toilet, wash hands, etc. Never saw example of how much water it takes to flush a toilet but need a lot more. After I turn on main for short time to collect more emergency water I'll see it washer leaks again and hopefully that will tell repair man and plumber which one has best informed guess if it's washer failure or outtake blockage.

I know most people are going to tell me to scrap the old stacked w/d but it's been without any problem & it's a solid built pair of appliances.

Am I soliciting advice in error when it comes down to my uninformed analysis of whether to money at repair of either machine/outer hoses and/or plumbing outtake blockage?

And NO....once service and/or plumbing people hear it's stacked w/d they don't call back or tell me they don't send 2 people for initial call but can't tell me how one person is going to pull out very heavy laundry center to assess problem.

GE stacked laundry centers don't get best reviews but they're the bulk of the market if you want at least average 3+-4 stars from all sales/review places.

If anyone has advice on this situation please let me know. Have the feeling people who frequent this or "appliance" discussions will be of the mind to just get a new unit and dispense with all the guessing between repair man, plumber and myself isn't worth it given the age of the units even though I'll never get one that's a long term workhorse like my old Maytag laundry center. Maybe I just have to accept built in obsolescence of never appliances, HVAC, etc. and get on with it. But, but, but....sigh.