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Post by swasat on Jan 2, 2015 10:39:20 GMT -5
Is what I have been chanting to my washer/dryer since about a month. The stupid thing just won't die! Its 10 years old Kenmore Elite 3 cuft top loader combo. With a agitator in the washer. That thing makes doing laundry hell on earth. With two kids we go through mountains of laundry and it takes me 5-7 loads each week. Can't was comforters etc in it. The flooring in the laundry room is old vinyl and is going kaput. I WANTnew flooring. I WANT brand spanking new, shiny, higher capacity washer/dryer combo. But the stupid appliances just won't die! I should trade in my YM card....but I want new washer/dryer so bad! But the YM part of me loathes to part with a pair of perfectly working appliances
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 2, 2015 10:43:33 GMT -5
Is what I have been chanting to my washer/dryer since about a month. The stupid thing just won't die! Its 10 years old Kenmore Elite 3 cuft top loader combo. With a agitator in the washer. That thing makes doing laundry hell on earth. With two kids we go through mountains of laundry and it takes me 5-7 loads each week. Can't was comforters etc in it. The flooring in the laundry room is old vinyl and is going kaput. I WANTnew flooring. I WANT brand spanking new, shiny, higher capacity washer/dryer combo. But the stupid appliances just won't die! I should trade in my YM card....but I want new washer/dryer so bad! But the YM part of me loathes to part with a pair of perfectly working appliances Have your husband do laundry. It will be broken within a week.
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Post by kittensaver on Jan 2, 2015 10:52:41 GMT -5
Here - - I'll let ya off the hook! DON'T "throw them away." Donate your current pair to a worthy cause: a half-way house, a homeless shelter or drop-in center (so folks with very limited funds can do their laundry for free), or a church that does outreach to families in need. New equipment will save you time, personal energy/frustration, electrical/gas energy, water, soap etc etc. A happy and relaxed mom makes for a better family life. Life is too short to hate your daily chores. So make them easier! If you still feel bad about it (and you shouldn't ), skip purchasing something else you were planning - or at least delay it until next year if you can. What good is hoarding our hard-earned dollars if we can't use them to make our daily lives easier and less stressful? After all, it's not like you're spending your money on stupid, useless stuff.
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Post by billisonboard on Jan 2, 2015 10:58:08 GMT -5
What are you incurring in costs operating your current machines? What would your costs be with new? Be sure to include all costs you are experiencing including your time and any present or future counseling family members may need.
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Post by swasat on Jan 2, 2015 11:01:27 GMT -5
kittensaver, I am going to print that out and present my case to myself.
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Post by kittensaver on Jan 2, 2015 11:06:03 GMT -5
kittensaver, I am going to print that out and present my case to myself. If I were you (but clearly I'm not ), as a good YMer two things would stop me: 1) if I had to throw away/junk/send to landfill my old machines (I would keep them instead - or they need to go to a worthy cause and/or someone who will use them) 2) if I didn't have cash for the new ones (I would not finance them, but wait until I had the payment in hand) But I'm a huge believer in money as a tool - a tool to make our lives easier. Period.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2015 11:11:04 GMT -5
LOL I'm in the same boat with my washer and dryer. The washer is a 15 year old front loader with only 2.6 cu feet capacity. The dryer works fine, but all the knobs are broke off and I have to use a pliers and DS isn't the most careful and has cut off most of the plastic that you need to grab with the pliers so it's sometimes a challenge turning it on. I've pretty much promised myself a new set with my tax refund no matter what. We'll see if I keep my promise or keep holding out.
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Post by greeniis10 on Jan 2, 2015 11:43:13 GMT -5
Just spend the money you have set aside for the new set on something else. The minute you don't have the money is when they will die.
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Post by chen35 on Jan 2, 2015 12:57:48 GMT -5
What good is hoarding our hard-earned dollars if we can't use them to make our daily lives easier and less stressful? After all, it's not like you're spending your money on stupid, useless stuff. Very true!
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 2, 2015 13:02:04 GMT -5
Here - - I'll let ya off the hook! DON'T "throw them away." Donate your current pair to a worthy cause: a half-way house, a homeless shelter or drop-in center (so folks with very limited funds can do their laundry for free), or a church that does outreach to families in need. New equipment will save you time, personal energy/frustration, electrical/gas energy, water, soap etc etc. A happy and relaxed mom makes for a better family life. Life is too short to hate your daily chores. So make them easier! If you still feel bad about it (and you shouldn't ), skip purchasing something else you were planning - or at least delay it until next year if you can. What good is hoarding our hard-earned dollars if we can't use them to make our daily lives easier and less stressful? After all, it's not like you're spending your money on stupid, useless stuff. Or check with an animal shelter - the one I used to volunteer at did a ton of laundry, mostly towels.
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Post by tloonya on Jan 2, 2015 13:16:28 GMT -5
What is wrong in wearing slightly worn clothes
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Post by NastyWoman on Jan 2, 2015 13:24:32 GMT -5
Look into whether your energy provider has some kind of rebate action going on for buying E* appliances ($$$ in pocket). Then donate the still working appliances (tax rebate) and lastly start feeling good about lower energy bills (more $$$ in pocket).
There that should give you enough reasons to make a case with yourself
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Post by taz157 on Jan 2, 2015 13:33:26 GMT -5
I should trade in my YM card....but I want new washer/dryer so bad! But the YM part of me loathes to part with a pair of perfectly working appliances When we bought your house 16 months ago, it came with a washer and dryer that were a month old. If we were picking them out, we wouldn't have picked these. It doesn't have the features I like on the washer or dryer. It takes forever for clothes to dry; however, I think we need to clean out the dryer vent line based on the cleaniness of other areas of the house. (Let's just say, cleaniness wasn't the prior owners' thing.) The washer does fine, but in the drum, there are 2 areas up towards the top of it that aren't flush with the drum so sometimes, clothes snag on it. The washer and dryer are functional though. DH brought up 2 days buying a new washer and dryer. It would be a front-loader high-efficiency model and he already had it in his cart to purchase. I turned him down, but I could be rethinking it. I reading several reviews on some models on Lowe's website and they do have me intrigued...
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Post by chen35 on Jan 2, 2015 13:56:14 GMT -5
I didn't realize that I want a new washer and dryer until I read this thread. Now I'm online shopping for a pair.
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Post by swasat on Jan 2, 2015 14:01:49 GMT -5
I didn't realize that I want a new washer and dryer until I read this thread. Now I'm online shopping for a pair. Me too I am on HomeDepot website drooling over a pair of 5 cuft combo, red in color. I have my floor tile picked out already
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Post by vonna on Jan 2, 2015 14:35:25 GMT -5
Well, you probably don't want to hear this, but I bought a Kenmore Elite set that lasted over 25 years! I just upgraded (finally a few years ago.) Only the second set I have ever had. That first set lasted my entire 20 year military career (think of the moves!) and then some. It suffered many dents, but just kept working.
It was my dryer that finally died.
I love my new set!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 2, 2015 14:43:20 GMT -5
Want to hear something horribly ungrateful that might make you feel better? I got gifted a new W/D set by my sister (and parents, and IDK if anyone else contributed). I'm so grateful I have them because I'd be washing at Mom's or the laudromat but I'm not exactly thrilled with them either. The dryer has no medium heat setting, the washer has fewer options than the last I used and they're both LOUD. I don't mind old school top load either but in the back of my head I'd planned to get one without the agitator when I did get one. I am a horrible horrible person.
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Post by swasat on Jan 2, 2015 14:47:10 GMT -5
vonna, Say it ain't so!! Chocolate Lover, you are not horrible! Anyone who hates the washer agitator is the sanest person on earth. I want to throttle the person who designed a washer with agitator in it. Worst design ever
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 2, 2015 14:55:57 GMT -5
vonna, Say it ain't so!! Chocolate Lover, you are not horrible! Anyone who hates the washer agitator is the sanest person on earth. I want to throttle the person who designed a washer with agitator in it. Worst design ever I feel bad for being annoyed by it when the gift itself makes my life sooooo much easier. You guys won't tell them will you?
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Jan 2, 2015 15:01:50 GMT -5
A large capacity, energy efficient washer will cut down on your laundry by doing larger loads, spinning them to near dry, and cutting your drying time.
No need to turn in your YM card. Time is money. Energy efficiency is money.
One thing you need to be aware of. The new washers spin and remove water to the drain so fast that old plumbing cannot take it. My DS had to get an old style washer for his old plumbing.
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Post by tskeeter on Jan 2, 2015 15:01:53 GMT -5
Is what I have been chanting to my washer/dryer since about a month. The stupid thing just won't die! Its 10 years old Kenmore Elite 3 cuft top loader combo. With a agitator in the washer. That thing makes doing laundry hell on earth. With two kids we go through mountains of laundry and it takes me 5-7 loads each week. Can't was comforters etc in it. The flooring in the laundry room is old vinyl and is going kaput. I WANTnew flooring. I WANT brand spanking new, shiny, higher capacity washer/dryer combo. But the stupid appliances just won't die! I should trade in my YM card....but I want new washer/dryer so bad! But the YM part of me loathes to part with a pair of perfectly working appliances Bad news. In 2006 we replaced the 1960's vintage Sears dryer I got thrown in on the purchase of a house. Unless you put a bullet in it, those appliances might last for another 20 years. (For what it's worth, might have been able to repair the dryer in 2006. But, decided that it was just time for some new appliance. Thirty years was long enough.)
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Post by vonna on Jan 2, 2015 15:05:38 GMT -5
vonna, Say it ain't so!! Chocolate Lover, you are not horrible! Anyone who hates the washer agitator is the sanest person on earth. I want to throttle the person who designed a washer with agitator in it. Worst design ever Okay, but would it help if I told you I love my new set so much that I wish I would have upgraded sooner?
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Post by taz157 on Jan 2, 2015 15:05:57 GMT -5
I didn't realize that I want a new washer and dryer until I read this thread. Now I'm online shopping for a pair. Do share your contenders...
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Post by taz157 on Jan 2, 2015 15:06:22 GMT -5
I didn't realize that I want a new washer and dryer until I read this thread. Now I'm online shopping for a pair. Me too I am on HomeDepot website drooling over a pair of 5 cuft combo, red in color. I have my floor tile picked out already Do share your contenders...
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Post by taz157 on Jan 2, 2015 15:08:34 GMT -5
vonna, Say it ain't so!! Chocolate Lover, you are not horrible! Anyone who hates the washer agitator is the sanest person on earth. I want to throttle the person who designed a washer with agitator in it. Worst design ever Okay, but would it help if I told you I love my new set so much that I wish I would have upgraded sooner? What did you get?
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Post by vonna on Jan 2, 2015 15:19:07 GMT -5
Okay, but would it help if I told you I love my new set so much that I wish I would have upgraded sooner? What did you get? Kenmore Elite, of course!
The stackable ones, that made my cramped laundry room soooooooo much better! I have all kinds of storage that I didn't have before, and I love my washer and dryer.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 2, 2015 15:27:59 GMT -5
Sadly, I am not shopping for a new washer and dryer. I'd like to be but the bathroom plumbing is going to take priority.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2015 19:16:14 GMT -5
Here - - I'll let ya off the hook! DON'T "throw them away." Donate your current pair to a worthy cause: a half-way house, a homeless shelter or drop-in center (so folks with very limited funds can do their laundry for free), or a church that does outreach to families in need. New equipment will save you time, personal energy/frustration, electrical/gas energy, water, soap etc etc. A happy and relaxed mom makes for a better family life. Life is too short to hate your daily chores. So make them easier! If you still feel bad about it (and you shouldn't ), skip purchasing something else you were planning - or at least delay it until next year if you can. What good is hoarding our hard-earned dollars if we can't use them to make our daily lives easier and less stressful? After all, it's not like you're spending your money on stupid, useless stuff. plus you get a tax deduction....also check with your electric/gas company to see if they offer rebates for energy star appliances
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