Washer and dryer too far from wall
malvaflores
6 years ago
I was so happy that our new construction would have a recessed dryer vent so I could place the washer and dryer close to the wall. No such luck. The vent hose comes out from the bottom of the dryer so it had to go up to attach to the wall vent. This results in no space savings from having a recessed vent. The washer has these stiff braided hoses that jut out from the washer back. The bottom line is the closest the back of the wsdher and dryer get to wall is 5.5 inches. Do others have this problem? shouldn't the faucets for the washer be above the washer Instead of mostly blocked by the washer? Anyway to make this better.
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Comments (3)When I moved from my old trusty Maytag top load 712 series washer and dryer to the front load neptunes, the most significant difference between the old dryer and new dryer was about 17 years. Almost the same exact operation between the two and very nearly the same mechanical components. I dont really thing dryer technology has changed much in nearly 40 years. keep the dryer if it works fine....See MorePlease suggest an efficient dryer (need washer too)
Comments (13)My former dryer was doing like yours too, though my husband cleaned it thoroughly (even taking the back off), plus cleaning out the full length of the hose. He did that at least three times in a month. We checked on what it would cost to repair it, and it was almost as cheap to replace it -- plus, I had always had a problem with the 'handle' to the lint filter breaking. My washer had also seen its better days, its repair cost was also way too high to warrant putting more money into it, so I came here (among several other websites and IRL sources) to research washers and dryers. I ended up buying a Maytag Bravos washer and dryer, and I couldn't be happier. My family is large and I needed a huge capacity washer -- mine is 4.6 cu ft and holds three times more laundry than my former one. Yet it uses FAR less water and energy than my old washer. Whereas I used to wash 7-10+ loads per week, I now wash 3-4 loads weekly, at most. The dryer holds it all well too (7 cu ft), and both of them do a fantastic job on my laundry. All the features I needed are on both. I didn't get steam in either because I don't need it. They are both made much better than my old w/d. I have never been happier. I hope your GE set is as good to you as my Maytags have been to me. :-)...See MoreBathroom renovation - is back of Toilet too far from wall
Comments (16)nancy- It sounds like there is a joist in the floor in just the wrong place. Unless this joist was recently installed without someone paying attention to the fact that this is one of those places where location can be critical, I'd say that no one messed up. If you research offset flanges on the internet, you will find that they are not a problem in most cases as long as you pick one that is oblong so that the waste goes through at an angle. Some offset flanges are rather short vertically, and this produces something of a "shelf" where things can hang up. As for issues with cutting the top of the joist, it's best to minimize this, but it's also done all the time, and the building code allows you to do this up to a certain limit. With an older home, you may have a beefier joist system to start with, so it could be less of an issue. Since it sounds like your contractor is a reasonable person, and not giving you some baloney about how this came to be, you can probably trust him to determine whether there would be an issue with notching the joist and, if so, whether it might be possible to reinforce it, particularly if there is access from below. I agree with klem1 that you do not want to notch out joists (at least no more than the code allows), but I have also owned homes where I later discovered that the plumbers did some pretty zealous notching during installation and nothing bad happened. At least you are aware of the issues and can have an informed, productive talk with your contractor. Please feel free to post back after the talk. Here is a short video showing installation of an offset flange with a design that shouldn't be a problem: Offset flange install If you don't have a plastic drain system, you can find these flanges in other materials. Here is an example of the type of offset flange that I would be concerned about using because it has the shelf I described: Flange with "shelf"...See More9'x10' bathroom-can I get a washer/dryer and closet in there, too?
Comments (6)I use magicplan on my iPad, I got the app free but purchase plans for 2.50. If you tell me where the windows and doors are I can try some plans out and post here. Whether or not you can fit a washer/ drier in will depend on if you have lots of solid walls, if you are willing to sacrifice a large shower, have only a single sink and how many exterior walls you have if you live in an area that does not allow for exterior wall plumbing. I have a larger bath but it has windows on all three exterior walls so my plumbing for the shower was limited substantially. With smaller baths we really have to pare down and focus on our most important wishes. here is a quick plan that assumes you have no windows or issues with plumbing placement magicplan only allows for doors on outside walls but the door to the stackable laundry cubby should fit in the room too....See Morefordtech
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