Does anyone make a VENTED combo washer/dryer like they made back in the 60s? I had a Lady kenmore combo back then and would love to get a vented combo like that one again. Not interested in the condenser combo. Thanks.

Yes, there are vented models of the combo, and they are faster than the condesation models when it comes to drying. One is the Splendide 2100 and the other is from Edgestar. Both are 110/120V which may also be a consideration if you do not have the 220V outlets required by most machines. They are also pretty compact.

There may be others, but those two I am pretty sure about. Splendide has limited distribution, but you can find out how to buy on their individual websites. I purchased my non-vented Edgestar via eBay and Compact Appliances.

You can find some earlier discussions in this forum, especially in the eight earlier Combo Washer/Dryer threads. The only caveat is that the further back you go in the archives, the less likely it is for the specs to be current.

Larry

I have some quibbles, but overall I am happy with my recent purchase of an Edgestar combo W/D. My decision was driven by several factors. First a small new house with no existing washer or dryer outlets. Second by space which was very limited, my cottage only having 750 s.f.

The combo units take little space, about 3' square, and can be used wihtout the need for new plumbing and punching a hole in the wall for a dryer vent. Still, there were a hundred questions. Thanks to this forum, I was able to get most of the answers I needed.

The first question was whether the portable connections to a sink faucet would work. The second question was which model of the several that are out there. Finally, the quality of the washing and drying. I will try to cover all these in this post.

After eliminating several combos based on the earlier reports from users here, I came down to three: Thor, Asko and Supra/Edgestar. Asko was elliminated simply because of its cost, well over $1,000 deivered. It also did not seem to generate much enthusiasm in this forum, nor elsewhere. For that much money, I expect people to be very happy with their purchase.

The Thor lost because of problems with the maker seeming to lose interest in solving problems once the limited warranty time had passed. The last thing I need is a fight with a seller who has made his money and doesn't back up his products. Posts in earlier threads indicated real attitude problems with this small company. So I passed.

So that left Supra, which has a somewhat mixed opinion here, and that company's new EdgeStar CW1200 which received more positive comments, though there are minor problems which I will detail later.

The primary seller in the USA seems to be Compact Appliances, and I was able to find some of their refurbished units with full warrenty on eBay. The company also sells the seperate portability kit, and offers an extended warranty option.

I purchased the unit with th extended 4-year warrenty, the add-on wheels and faucet adapter kit at a total cost of $750.00. The unit arrived about a week later, the adapters a few days after that.

The instructions have problems, especially the lack of clarity with the adapter parts, and two flimsy washers that are thrown in the unit's tub with no explanation. Turns out most of my frustration was over the faucet connection which leaked terribly. The on-line website had little information, and so I ran the first couple of loads with lots of dribbling going on. The manual did not offer any clues either. It needs to be rewritten by someone who actually knows the unit and its quirks. It is a mess.

(One of the things I learned in this forum is that the shipping spacers which are attached with long screws have to be completely removed, but the manual neither mentions that, nor how to do it. A little shaking and finally removing the back panel to get the last few was required. How much easier it would be if the manual just said how to do it rather than make me figure it out.)

The unit also vibrated like crazy with the rollers, and I was feeling pretty unhappy.

And the clothes came out pretty wrinkled, especially when I tried to wash anywhere near th allowed 12 pounds, or dry the recommended 6 pounds. My experience says to cut that by 1/3 for acceptable results. I am still experimenting to find the best balance between load and wrinkles.

Still, I have to say the laundry, especiallly bed linens, came out cleaner, fresther and better smelling than what I had been getting at the laundromat. Much, much better. Since it is a FL machine, I had to change soaps and am using All Small and Mighty Free and Clear, and very little of it is needed.

In trying to deal with the leaky connection and unstable roller wheels which contributed to the machine's vibrating, I decided to call my plumber and have his opinion on a possible solution. He agreed to it.

What we did is to move the unit to the bathroom, and tap into the cold water supply for the toilet. He put in a new CW outlet, complete with regulation code shut-off in less than an hour. Where the unit's input hose connects to the new outlet, he provided a thicker, sturdier washer to seal the two. Rather than the two thin mystery washers that were provided, a more robust one solved the driblling problem. I hope the Supra people might catch a clue about this and share it with their buyers. Agan, the manual needs editing and improving.

The other benefit of making the cold water connection is that the EdgeStar has an excellent built-in heater that is variable up to 140F, and even a little above.

The drain hose can go into either the bathtub or sink, and the electricity is supplied by a nearby 110V outlet. The electrical supply was part of the decision, since most conventional W/D setups require 220V and special outlets.

Even with the parts for the water hookup, the whole arrangement cost me less than $100, instead of the $500-600 I was looking at for prepping a typical laundry set up, wth hot and cold water, drain outlet, 220V electric outlet and dryer vent installation.

Best of all, I was able to go back to the standard padded feet that came with the washer, instead of the rollers, thus stabilizing its operation to a great extent.

I am considering the special vibration pads that others have suggested to dampen the vibrations even further - though they only happen during the 1,000 RPM extraction cycles. I am also thinking of trying a couple of dryer balls for wrinkles, though the reports on these is very mixed, Before that I will likely pause between the wash and dry operations, and shake out the items before reloading for the dry, and doing fewer items per cycle. It seems the less packed the tub is, the less wrinkling.

While it may seem from all my quibbles that the unit has a lot of problems, I actually am very pleased.

I am just a bit of a carmudgeon when it comes to these things.;-)

Larry

here's a nasty problem i had with an equator combo: one evening while the unit was in its drying cycle, my apartment lost power. this happened while the unit was taking on water mid-cycle. the unit kept quietly filling until water was seeping out the door front. small flood by the time i caught this. then made worse because i opened the door thinking it was badly seated, not realizing the unit was full of water (hey, it was 4am and i was sleep-laundering. in the dark.)

should there have been something in the unit to shut off the water intake when the level got crazy high? i can't figure out if this was a malfunction or just bad design. either way, that equator is so oooooooutta here. do other combo brands have the same weakness? is it safe to let them run unsupervised?

I hooked my Haier combo up to the kitchen sink using simple adapters I found at Lowes' for less than $5.

Many thanks to the people who contribute to this forum I have learned alot and purchased the LG WM3431 based on my research here and other places. It has performed very well for the past 8 months but now it has stopped drying. The machine will tumble the clothes and get warm but the clothes still come out wet. I suspect it is lint (as many here has had that problem) clogged somewhere that is causing it not to dry. I have checked the lint trap and looked at the blower but I can't find the clog. Does anyone know where the lint clog could be that has caused the dryer to stop working? Or any other theories as to why the dryer has stopped working? This was copyed from an earlier message and I have basically the same problem and was wondering if anybody could help

Hi all I decided since L/G would not help me with the warranty I might as well take it apart myself and save the 69 dollar service call just to tell me what is wrong with my machine. I found a great service manual from compact appliance website and was able to start from there. I did a Q/C on the machine and it passed, no error codes either.
I then porceeded to take apart the dryer duct and found that it was full of lint. Unfortunately the engineers did not think that this machine might create lint that will clog the dryer duct. After cleaning the machine out, I put it all back together and voila the machine is working like new. I saved some cash, but now I am tempted to buy the extended warranty that the appliance shop is offering me.

LG3677HW Review (Long)

Hello--

I posted in Part 8 (or 7??) when I was deliberating about what machine to buy. Well, I just got my LG3677HW installed today, and I couldn't be more delighted.

PRICE AND ORDERING

I was able to order it from a local Best Buy. They charged what I thought was a very reasonable $1449. (I had been expecting to pay around $1750 and so I was pleasantly surprised). I opted for the 5-year service warranty for an additional $199. With local taxes, the entire purchase came to $1,776. Delivery and installation were free (but I chose to pick it up and have my own people install it)

DELIVERY

BB told me it would take 19 days for the machine to come it, but it only took 16.

The box was perfect as was the machine inside--not a scratch on it. Everything I needed came within the box. The step-by-step instructions were excellent and easy to follow.

CONTROL CYCLE OPTIONS

I have to say that I was stunned at how nice it looks, how sleek the control panel is, and was really impressed with all of the options. While I consider I did a fair amount of research, nothing beats seeing an applicance in person, and I never did get to see mine before it came out of the box. I'd read about some of the special features (i.e. the Sanitizing feature) but had forgotten about others, like how you can program in your own custom cycle. Again, the manual was great in explaining the differences between all the different cycles, and the controls themselves are set up in a very intuitive way: there is a dial on the right for the 7 pre-set cycles (Sanitary, Cotton/Towels, Normal, Perm Press, Delicates, Hand Wash, and Speed Wash) and customizeable controls set up in columns on the left for Wash/Rinse Temperatures, Spin Speed, Soil Level, and Drying Options. There is also a column of additional options: Pre-Wash, Rinse/Spin, Extra Rinse, Stain Cycle, and Quick Cycle.

CHILD LOCK

One neat thing for people who have kids is that if you press the Pre-Wash button and hold it for three seconds, it activates a Child Lock. All buttons are disabled except the Power button in this mode. The manual also notes that you can lock the washer while it's operating.

LOAD SIZE

I decided to run a load of whites using the Sanitizer option for my test run. I was really surprised that after I put in king sized sheets (my minimum size criteria that I stated in Part 8), maybe 15 pairs of underwear, and some towels, the machine was only about a third full. I am really, really glad I opted for the largest model LG has--I think it is going to be incredibly convenient.

NOISE LEVEL

I was astonished at how very QUIET this machine is. I am writing this approximately 20 feet away from it and I can't hear it at all--and I have pretty good hearing. I did not expect to be able to run the machine and to be able to go to bed (the machine is in the walk-in closet in my bedroom) but after testing it, I would say that I can definitely sleep with it operating if I have a fan on. The noise it emits is irregular; there is a whoosing/water/laundry noise for maybe a minute, maybe 30 seconds, and this is followed by silence or near-silence for an equal interval, and so the irregularity of the noise would keep me up if I didn't have a fan on to help cover it. But it is in no way "loud" or obnoxious.

TIME

When you put in a load and select your options, the machine will calculate how much time the cycle will take. When I put the load on for Sanitizing, the machine read 1:56. I assumed that this meant drying, too, and was thrilled, but soon realized that it just meant washing, which was, I admit, a disappointment.

VIBRATION PROBLEMS?

Everything went perfectly until it got to the spin cycle. Then--HOLY COW!--the wash machine vibrated so much that it wiggled over three feet! And this is a machine that is so heavy, I (who am fairly strong) really can't move it at all. I called the friend back who helped me install it, and he quickly discovered that we had forgotten to take off the shipping bolts. DUH! LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKE, FOLKS! And the other lesson is: you really do need to be present for the ENTIRE first run of laundry, just in case something goes wrong.

RINSE/SPIN CYCLE

This, however, gave me a chance to check out the Rinse/Spin cycle, which lasted 31 minutes. Not much more to say. It rinsed and it spun.

DRYING

I chose "Normal" drying and let the machine decide how much time that would be. It decided it would take 135 minutes (Note: the longest amount of time you can manually select is 120 minutes). I checked on the load a couple of times, and found that at around 100 minutes the sheets were dry. At 120 minutes, the washcloths and underwear were still too damp. I turned the dryer back on and gave it another 30 minutes or so. The washcloths are still very slightly damp (like how towels can sometimes feel in humid weather). The underwear is just perceptibly damp around the elastic. I'm a little disappointed with the wash cloths, but happy with the drying time for the sheets and am ok about the underwear.

WRINKLES?

No. As in NONE. Happily surprised, because I'd heard that Combos = wrinkles. Maybe my success in this regard is because I only filled the tub up by a third with clothes. Again, can't re-iterate enough that I'm so glad I bought the biggest model available.

SECOND LOAD

For the second load, I decided to step it up and put in two sets of king-sized sheets, 2 body towels, 2 wash cloths, 2 tee shirts, 10 hand towels and a dozen pairs of socks. This filled up the tub by 3/4. I selected "Cotton/Towels". This time, I also pushed the "dry" button. The estimated operation time: 4:04.

WHAT I LIKE THE BEST:

Tonight I plan on putting in a load and using the "delay" function, which will delay a load from one to 12 hours. This way, the wash can start when my alarm goes off and will be finished by the time I go to work later in the morning. LOVE THIS FUNCTION!

LOVE the sanitizer option. I have an older kitty who scoots his bottom on throw pillows. Enough said about that.

LOVE the "Hand Wash" option. Can't wait to try this out.

LOVE the fact that there is no annoying buzzer; just a soft "ding" when finished. LOVE that the machine will "fluff" your clothes for you for four hours to help prevent wrinkles from settling in.

LOVE being able to put so much laundry in the tub.

LOVE that it is so quiet.

WHAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST:

Okay: dry time. At least I got a big machine, so I can do more at once.

Perhaps the worst thing is that it really is too heavy for me to move. The specs say it weighs 201 pounds, but it feels heavier than that to me. I don't like having things that I can't move by myself (i.e. I had to call my friend to help me move it back after the vibration problem, above).

Wish I could have ordered the machine in stainless. But that wasn't an option through Best Buy.

I find the on-off cycling a bit strange. I do recall the machines when I lived in Europe did the same thing though.

That's it. So far, so good--

I have a condo that I would like to install a washer dryer combo. We wanted to do a stackable, but cannot move the sink drain and will now have to install the combo. I have a 220V outlet and can vent the combo outside. My problem is that I cannot find a place that sells this. I looked for the Supra/Edge Star, but did not find vented or 220V. I have looked at the Splendid vented 110V and have considered purchasing that one. any information on places to purchase the 220V? Or has anyone bought the Splendid?

I haven't bought the Splendid, but one option is to have a place order it for you. I ordered my LG from Best Buy, and was very happy with the service they provided me. Plus I got to buy Best Buy's service program. So that may be a possibility for you . . .

I just recently moved into an apartment with an Equator EZ 3600CEE. I have no experience with combo washer/dryers. Upon first use, the clothes came out exceptionally damp, much damper than "dew" described in the manual.

I had a service technician replace the dryer blower motor, as he said the heat wasn't getting into the drum. Luckily, somehow Equator got them the parts, which after reviewing these posts and talking to the technician, this is rare. It is now replaced, and everything is cleaned out - no lint...nothing.

I ran a load of two washcloths last night and set the drying time to 90 minutes. They both still come out damp, and do not air dry within "a few minutes". I used the recommended fabric softener to "speed drying by up to 30%". The clothes took overnight to properly dry.

Is this just how the machines operate (i.e. I have to line dry everything after the "dry" cycle. If so, what's the point? One thing I noticed was that the soap tray (yes, I used High-energy, low-suds soap) was filled with water after the run and had to be pulled out and emptied.

I'm at my wits end with this thing, and our lease runs another 11 months, and since I don't own, I can't replace. Can someone direct me to better dry these clothes?

To recap, I have:

Replaced the blower motor.
Cleaned the impellor (spelling?) of lint.
Replaced a leaking hose.
Cleaned the filter trap.
Tried with a small load.
Used fabric softener and the right detergent.

Please help!! The stupid machines at our complex cost $4.50 per load and are far away. Ick.

Thank you in advance!

Most people who use these combos do so because they don't have any other choice due to plumbing, vent or electrical limitations, space in RV's, etc. They are better than communal machines but maybe not much. I am not sure about a load of 2 washcloths - that may not be enough to get the dryer to work well. My full-size dryer doesn't dry well with tiny loads - it needs 3 or 4 items to tumble effectively. You won't be able to do big loads but small loads should get fairly dry eventually. There are stories here of 4-6 hour dry times on some of these dryers, and the clothes may still be damp after that time.

Fabric softener may prevent the fabric from absorbing a little water but I don't think it will speed up the drying time. It may just coat the machine with grease, which is what fabric softener really is. I would avoid it.

There are some reviews of this machine on Epinions. You might get some valuable tips there from real users. You might consider doing the wash at home then drying in your public machines.

Good luck with your laundry.

Thanks for the response. I mentioned the fabric softener since the manual suggests it speeds the drying time as the clothes don't stick to the drum. I have tried it with all sized loads, and unfortunately, same result. If anyone has had similar problems, please let me know.

Thanks again for the response...appreciated.

Hi ucdsteve--

I don't have an equator, but my LG gets things pretty dry. At first when I reach in, it is hot and steamy and seems almost moist, but usually as soon as I take the stuff out of the drum and give it a few minutes, laundry is pretty dry. It takes about 4 hours to wash and to dry.

It sounds to me like something is still wrong with your machine. I was warned against Equators as being rough on clothes and not drying properly (of course, people also hate LG). I do think their are combos that work/are worth it. Overall, I'm pretty happy with my machine.

I moved into a 5th floor walk-up Manhattan co-op last October, and after a year of dragging my laundry up and down six flights of stairs and being forced to launder in the middle of the night because we have only four washers and four dryers for a *60* unit building, I'm ready to take the plunge and replace my dishwasher with a washer/dryer combo unit.

Fellow New Yorkers, I'm especially eager to hear from you as to what models you chose and where you bought them.

My MAIN WORRY: water leakage. Does anyone have any issues to share?

Thanks.

You shouldn't have any problems with leakage no more then a dishwasher.

Definatly don't buy a LG - the leaking is why I got rid of it.
Peter

PeteSki ... which do you recommend??

Hi Manhattanmatt
I would buy anything except LG. Right now I don't have anything. If you could live without a dryer the Frigidaire front loader is a great buy. But if it's under counter and you only have 24" you might want to look at the Malber. They make a combo but it's realy small and I heard the service is good for Malber. I also saw Miele is now making a 1300 series which is 120 volt. (washer only) I used to have a Equator which I should never got rid of to get the LG. But I'm not sure about the current Equator models!
Keep us posted.
Peter

Thanks, Pete.

I moved into a gut-renovated apartment last year, with brand-new *everything* in the kitchen. Being single, I've never bothered to use the dishwasher, and a closer look at the hookups I'll have to deal with in swapping it out with a washer/dryer unit suggests it's just as well that I DIDN'T try the dishwasher -- they installed the drain hose (a VERY flimsy 1/2" plastic hose) clamped onto a 1/4" copper pipe welded into the sink drain. 1/4" doesn't seem to be anywhere NEAR wide enough for a drain, let alone a drain carrying pieces of food!

Also, there's no shutoff to the water supply, which I'm sure I'm going to want for my washer/dryer.

So it looks like I'm going to have to get a plumber in to redo my undersink kitchen plumbing, no?

Thoughts anyone?

Manhattanmatt
If you can keep the dishwasher I would do it but that's up to you. Is their any other space in your kitchen to install a washer? I had gutted my apartment also and have a place in a linen closet for washer hookups but no venting or dryer options available. Also the thing that bothers me the most is that frigidaire or whirlpool don't make a combo. Everything else is foreign and you have to worry about service. Keep us posted.
Peter

Not without having to go through a whole kitchen renovation (rebuilding kitchen cabinets). Really. I've lived without a dishwasher for 38 years and never missed it. But man oh man do I need my own washer/dryer.

I share your annoyance that the domestic appliance powerhouses choose to ignore a huge potential customer base (apartment dwellers). Trust me, if I could get a Maytag, Kenmore, Whirlpool, or Frigidaire I wouldn't be giving LG or Malber even a passing glance!

Has anyone used the Breeze SW5L65D combo washer/dryer? I think it's made by Supra. According to a seller on eBay it is the best 220v combo unit for these reasons:

Best Value -- they are listing a new one for $699 w/ $275 for shipping;

US friendly pump and works like a charm;

Traditional dials rather than digital control that tend to go bad -- also, you can continue the cycle from where you left (because it's manual, I'm assuming);

Reliable.

I can use any voltage and have a vent (although this is a ventless model) -- I just don't have a lot of space. The unit must be less than 24" wide. My laundry is in my kitchen. I very rarely use a dryer -- maybe 6x a year -- so the dryer component isn't as important as the capacity and reliability. My husband is unwilling to go with just a washer -- just in case he wants to use a dryer rather than hanging stuff on the line.

I have two toddlers, so, I don't know if going with a combo unit is a completely insane proposition, anyway.

After looking at info on this forum and other places, I've also looked at the LG WM3431, Haier XQG 6511SU, and EdgeStar CW1200. I would really like a realiable workhorse since I will be using everyday. Oh, and I also want to be able to run just a wash cycle and then hang the clothes on the line line rather than having it automatically cycle through drying like some models seem to.

Thanks for any info.

Schreaux ...

Where do you live that you're allowed to have a clothes line?

I live in a small house with a huge yard in sunny-more-than 300-days-a-year southern Utah. I currently have a regular full-size washer and a full-size dryer (which I almost never use) but I am in the middle of reconfiguring my kitchen (where my w/d are located). If I could change to a combo w/d unit I would have a much more functional kitchen. So, that's why I'm looking at a combo unit, even though I have access to venting, 220v, etc... and I don't live in an apartment :-)

Must be a regional thing.

My parents' neighborhood in Pennsylvania (large houses, affluent demographic) has a zoning ordinance prohibiting clothes lines.

I purchased an ASKO combination washer/dryer in June 2006. Within a couple of months it broke down. It took three months to repair. Neither ASKO nor the store where I bought it were responsive. Last week, it broke down again. Has anyone had an ASKO combination WCAM1812 for more than a few years without repairs?

When I asked ASKO, they acted like it is perfectly normal to have it breakdown every couple of months and I am just being unreasonable.

Hi there. I am seriously thinking of purchasing the LG Combo washer/dryer. I've done a lot of research online, but I have a couple more questions that I am hoping anyone who has owned this machine in the past, or one similiar, can answer for me. 1. I live on the first floor. How audible will the unit be to my upstairs neighbors? Louder than a dishwasher? 2. I will most likely make the unit portable, only hooking it up to the kitchen faucet when needed. Will this machine drastically increase my water usage? Water is included in my condo fees so I don't know if a huge increase in consumption will cause problems. I can't use the laundry downstairs because my daughter and I are allergic to cats, and my upstairs neighbor has 5! ( you are only allowed two) 3. Has anyone else put these type of machines in their condos without asking permission? I am assuming since I am not going to mess around with the plumbing in any way I wouldn't need to ? Thanks so much for any info!

Has anyone heard any information that a new Malber washer / dryer combo is comming out this summer that is a bigger unit? I got no information. I hope it is not going to be a rebagged Eurotech or LG. I still don't have a machine after one year since I got rid of my LG combo due to horrible service. I saw on the internet that Splindide just came out with a new combo but I know nothing about it. These days I want to be careful about my purchase and make sure that service will be reliable. I was also wondering if this new machine from Malber might be a rebagged Equator?
Any comments?
Peter

Check the service availability of the Malber before even thinking about it.

The LG's service availability may be better now depending on your location.

I am really glad I found this page/thread, there is a ton of good information here, possibly the best on the internet.
Well, after 2 yrs of use for 1-person, my edgestar cw1200 has stopped heating the air for drying. It may also have stopped heating water, I cannot be sure. And as of now, edgestar seems to be out of the business. So now that my expectations are levelset for a combo unit, I wanted to at least let the group know the 'quality' of edgestar and maybe let newbies know some of the more useful features on these devices. I am going to call compactappliance to see if I can get it serviced, but I doubt it, it was only a 90 day warranty and since they are kaput on making these things, I probably will wait 2 months and won't get service anyway.

So here is what I am looking for in a replacement:
1) cold-water only intake (seems not available in the USA) and a water temperature heater/booster
2) sensor in addition to timed drying, otherwise you can smell your clothes baking.
3) something to avoid wrinkles yet still have high-speed spin.
4) noise reduction and auto load leveling
5) 110-115 V
6) 2nd/extra rinse option

I also have a dumb thought regarding the cold and hot water intakes; these puppies use so little water, I don't even think that hot water will get to the device, it would just keep pulling cold as it is at least a room and a half away from my water heater. Anyone know if that is an issue for them?

It seems that bosch and meile are no longer in the business either and those seemed to be the two brands preferred on this board

So I am considering the following, none have everything that I want:
Eurotech EWC177
Ariston AWD 121 NA
Splendide WDC6200CEE
malber WD1000(cannot find much info)
asko wcam1812

So I am leaning toward the asko or maybe the splendide. anyone have first hand experience with these exact models that they feel like sharing?
Thanks!

PS, Which.co.uk seems to have a pretty good (but slightly old) list of UK manufacturers here.. too bad I am in chicago. Whirlpool makes 6 MODELS in the UK and we have crap here.
http://www.which.co.uk/reports_and_campaigns/house_and_home/Reports/cleaning/Cleaning%20appliances/Washer-dryers/washer_driers_essential_guides_574_73879.jsp

Before my LG Tromm I used Supra WD combo but it went through 4 pumps in one year - they were all leaking, after the first year heating died and hose was leaking. They fixed it - I had extended warranty- the sticker shock was almost 800 dollars for the repair. New one cost less than 1000.
I still use this little thing for small loads but dry the laundry in the big LG.
I love the litle machine, laundry comes out sooo clean. The pump still drips little and there is no partsfor it since they don't make it anymore-that's what I was told by the repair company that did all the repairs on it.

I had an Equator washer/dryer combo for five years before moving to another country. I'm an engineer and live alone. Every four or five months I had to pull it out and clean the lint out of the dryer exhaust so it would dry quicker. I thought that this was unique to these machines but I now find that I have to do the same with a standard type clothes dryers. I miss the Equator and wished that I still had it. It did a super job of cleaning my clothes and was very energy efficient.

I still have not replaced my LG combo. I still wish I didn't get rid of the origional equator. I had been looking at the splendide online but I don't know about service in the new york area. I still have no imformation on these new malber units. No stores seem to cary them. They all push LG, which I would never buy again. Nobody seems to be pushing combos. They all have fancy colors and steam and other BS. But why frigidaire or whirlpool don't make a combo I cannot figure.
Peter

Brand new one unveiled at CES

Bad news is you need to start contacting Panasonic to put it out here

http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/ces-2009/2009/jan/08/green-washer-dryer/

Does anyone know of a combo washer/dryer available that is vented to the outside? I am not interested in a condenser combo. I had a vented combo in the 60s....a Lady Kenmore combo and loved it. Looking to find such a machine today. Thanks.