Garages - front load, rear load, side load?
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Comments (1)Right side of the house....See MoreRecomended Front Load Alternative to Miele
Comments (7)The electric vs. gas decision for me, was based on my cost for electricity here where I live in California. Gas is much cheaper and much more common for dryers around these parts because of the outrages power rates. Yes its true, the dryer does do a bit less reverse tumbling than the electric model but the results are great, can't see them being much better. However, I did crack into the programming menu and add the 10 min cool down option, during this time it does a lot of reversing so this may compensate for it somewhat. The only thing I don't like about this dryer is the 45 min warm program (the only timed heat program). I use it if the moisture controlled programs sense something is dry when deep down inside it's not, like a comforter. Here is the problem.The moisture-based programs will shut down after about 20 seconds or so if the dryer detects the load is already dry.Your only option to further dry items or fluff your clothes before you wear them like many do is the 45 min warm, if you want heat. Problem is if you forget about them for very long the dryer gets everything way too hot, so hot you can't hold the items. I had Miele check it and apparently it's fine, operating as designed. Definitely the biggest disappointment about the entire set. It should be called 45 burn you stuff program. I rarely use it anymore. Found better ways to dry comforters and bought a steamer to steam my clothes. None the less a little disappointing. Note on the gas dryer. I think it does less reverse tumbling because when it does reverse the gas shuts off. The flame is dependent on proper airflow, when it reverses for those few seconds there is none. Obviously you don't want that too often. Electric dryers obviously are not affected the same way. This is all speculation on my part however. With all that said they are still so good overall I would buy them all over again. However you may want to wait for the Miele IntelliQ set. I would if I could, they should be out in a few months here in the USA. Here is a link that might be useful: Miele IntelliQ...See MoreBuilder forcing a front load when side load is the standard
Comments (40)The OP hasn't chimed in for awhile, but a lot of people are suggesting things that are not possible in tract builds. Flipping the garage side, moving the garage (which completely changes the roofline and interior of the home), building retaining walls - these things are fine in custom builds but a tract builder will not even entertain them. OP - garage and driveway placement in tract developments are determined by grading and drainage, and are in the approved grading plans. The builder can't change the side the garage is on without completely redoing the grading and drainage plans and going through another approval process with the city, which they are not going to do. They probably can't do a retaining wall either without going through some sort of amendment process. Moving the garage could also impact the utility connections that have already been set up (generally they are on the opposite side of the driveway). Beggars can't be choosers, and unfortunately, even in more expensive tract builds, we're all beggars. We just finished a tract build after going through a custom design process and blowing the roof off our budget to build, so we know. We know what we could have had if we could have afforded it, and know the sacrifices we made to do a tract build instead. Your choices and options are generally very limited, so you can either choose to buy what they build, or not....See MoreFront load vs top load washers
Comments (5)My first experience with front loader was when we lived in europe and it was great, just had to do smaller loads and no dryers. Back here in the US and bought a home and the 20 year old top load washer died. i really debated what to get but ended up with a mid range whirlpool front loader (will probably get higher end miele next go round). I had a small leak out the back but they came and fixed it quickly and no problems since. also my clothes wash way better than top loading and dont get all twisted on each other. and i dont have a problem with mustiness - i leave the door open and it also tells me when to run a clean cycle (clean it with affresh or bleach). i would buy front loader and recommend it....See Moresue36
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