Wow, hope you don't pop a blood vessel over the color! It's hard to say what you consider "noticeably different" and not even knowing what color they're supposed to be, it's hard to comment on that aspect. I do question why you accepted delivery if they were that bad? How long did you wait before you said anything? Once you accepted delivery knowing it was wrong you'll certainly complicate the potential of a simple resolution If one was white and the other black, I'd have sent at least one back. What color is on the box? Where did you buy them and what models did you get? A little curious. Got any pictures of them? I'm sure the dealer doesn't want to take back a special order unit. However if it's not what was ordered they certainly should. Have you checked to see if the right items were ordered by the dealer? "Victimized"? "Horror show"?? Wow! I can understand your frustration but as a business owner I can say that customer attitude can make a HUGE difference in the effort a business will give to assist with problems. For your own sake (well OK, for the business's sake too), I hope you didn't go in shouting and making wild exaggerations over the color being off. And lying about whether it works or not is poor advice. They'll test the unit and if it's working properly you'll only lose credibility. "Force them to take them back. If the dealer still refuses to take them back get an attorney and find out what your legal options are." Uh, Force them? (chuckle) Get an attorney? LOL Sorry, but that's funny. I don't know what level of unit you bought here, but really, are you going to pay hundreds of dollars per hour for an attorney? The worst case scenario would be to order in a matching unit, pay a restock charge and all would be settled. Well, even if you bought another unit and sold one of the ones you have probably would be the worst case. If you're talking lower end units you'd probably spend more on a letter or two plus a lawyer visit than the cost of buying another! I highly doubt you'll find a competent lawyer to take this on a contingency! I get a kick out of people bantering around the old I'm calling my lawyer!!! if they don't get extra pickles on their Big Mac. Obviously I highly suggest you ignore this suggestion too. Seriously, is this THAT big a deal as to raise your blood pressure as you obviously have? C'mon now, calm down a little and be rational. If you really are that worked up over the color you could always have them painted. Maybe the dealer would split the cost. Or order a matching unit. Clearly there's options here if you just take a deep breath and think about it. Obviously appearance is a big thing to you. I assume you have it in a high visibility area. That's fine. We all want to get what we ordered. But it doesn't really sound like you did everything you should have either. So step back and start fresh. Try to work with them instead of against the dealer. And if you can keep a level head I don't see that you need to spend hundreds (or thousands) on a lawyer. A lawyer will hardly threaten GE. They have hundreds, perhaps thousands of them sitting around and would be glad to spend time going back and forth with yours. Won't cost GE a dime. Will cost you plenty. And the fact is, (assuming you sue) this would probably wind up in small claims court anyway and often lawyers aren't allowed there, depends on the jurisdiction. Let us know what happens.

Just exchanged my Samsung steam washer and dryer for the Electrolux Wavetouch. Only had it 2 days now and can't believe the difference from the Samsung. The Samsung was the worst appliance I have every purchased. Especially the dryer. Not one single load, in 2 weeks, came out fluffy and dry. It rolled everything into a ball so nothing inside the ball was dry. Even if I put just a few things in the dryer it would shut off when the clothes were still wet, no matter what setting I used. The controls were hard to use and it took too many steps to start the wash. The Electrolux is GREAT!! Turn the dial to the cycle, push start and it goes. The clothes are clean, put them in the dryer turn the dial, push start and they are dry and fluffy. Just the way it is supposed to work. The lights even come on when you open the doors. Imagine that. With the Samsung you would have to push the power button first for the lights to come on. The stupidest thing I have ever seen. Even my 20 year old Maytag knew that the light should come on everytime you open the door. It wouldn't shut the light off if you left the door open though, the Electrolux does. They also remember your settings for each cycle, so you don't have to make several choices EVERY time you start a load. Sorry for the long post but I just can't believe what a bad product Samsung put out. And to top it off, all the reviews are great. Even Consumer Reports rates the Samsung the highest (the reason I bought it). Electrolux tops everything.

I am doing something similar and was considering if it was worth doing. I have a finished(tiled/nicely painted) room that is next to a bathroom. All of the plumbing comes from the bathroom. I am re-stacking my house for a marriage and new little ones coming. Years ago I moved the washer and dryer into this nice room and made it a big empty laundry room. I would now like to turn it into a bedroom and move the washer and dryer across the house to the garage. My issue is I have the hot and cold plumbing extending out of the wall above the washer in the current room. I also have the drain pipe(plastic pvc) extending up the wall from the floor. I have no basement this is a Levitt ranch house. I was wondering if I can run the hot/cold plumbing up through the ceiling, then over the bathroom, over the kitchen then into the garage. The drain line is still in the nice room(in a corner) and maybe I can run a line from the garage too. Would I need special pumps to ensure that the drain water gets from the garage washing machine, over the ceilings and back down into the nice room? Would I need a pump for the hot and cold as well or will there be enough pressure for these extended paths? We are looking at almost 100-200 feet from water and drain sources. Is this doable vs. ripping up floors through the house to get plumbing into the garage or would it be better to just scrap the whole idea. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

When I had my washer/dryer set up in my home, I was told by the installers that the machines were the "same" color but could look different depending on such variables as lighting, surrounding colors, etc. They made a big deal about that, repeating it several times, so apparently this color difference between appliances must be something that is brought up frequently by homeowners. I can't say I noticed any difference in my appliances but why are so many people noticing it in theirs?