Friday, October 30, 2009

As advertised.

Washer works great. It gets clothes clean, is easy to use, does NOT smell, and is energy efficient. Add the 15" pedestal stands and you have a washer/dryer combo that is tough to beat.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Love It or Hate It

Wow....had my Duet washer/dryer for two weeks and just thought I'd check further on reviews and came across these at Amazon. (I bought mine at Lowes).

I have been quite impressed with the quality and quietness of both units....both have performed flawlessly. Washer is Energy Saver ranked and what is amazing is that the price for each was around $690.00....I was not about to spend $1400 each for Samsungs.

Pros: Price-performer, quiet, energy efficient, well-done controls, timer, fun to use; dryer huge; one of the smallest units (depth and width) out there

Cons: Washer is somewhat smallish (3.4 cu ft) but works for family of four; a little less flexibility in terms of settings (but works for us); need to buy pedestals (at $220 ea) as with all front loaders (if you don't want to kill your back)

Bottom line.....for about $2000 I got two units that rival the $3000 ones.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Does the job just fine!

I love this set! I've had mine for 3 years now. Washing time may be longer but I can really do much more laundry in 1 load so in all reality, I'm doing 2 loads at one time. The spin cycle really gets A LOT of the moisture out so that drying time is significantly less (have the dryer that has a "moisture" sensing feature, so it cuts down on drying time if the items in the dryer are dry before the timed cycle, then it shuts off instead of continuing to run). When I first bought it, I was concerned about it not getting my clothes clean enough. This washer exceeded my expectations and gets everything superclean. I use less water, less detergent (definitely get HE, I made the beginner's mistake of using regular Tide...waaay too sudsy, had to do a second rinse!), and savings on both water bill and electric bill. My unit is very quiet, I kept checking on it when I first got it because I thought it stopped. My only complaint is that I didn't get the version with a soak feature, which I like to use with whites. I've found that I really don't need to soak as long as I use the Whitest Whites cycle with a little bleach or Mule Team.

As far as the complaints of mold....that's because those people didn't read their instruction manual which specifically states to leave the door open so that the inside can dry out to PREVENT the moldy smell since the drum is absolutely sealed with the door closed. The manual also states that you should run a Clean Washer cycle once a month which keeps it clean and mold/germ free. The manuals aren't just fluff...they're actually there for a reason, people!

I wish I could have gotten the bigger set but my laundry room is small and this fit perfectly into the space. I also recommend getting the pedestals. At $100 a piece you may think to skip them but you really should get them. Saves the back plus you get nice little compartments to keep the detergent and other things handy.