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THE best residential laundry system you can get would be Miele followed by Speed Queen.

Those are both built like tanks and you'll pay for that quality.

Miele may need a special electrical connection (220v) because of the robust on-board heater.

The Speed Queen does not use an on-board heater but I believe it uses the temp. your domestic hot water supply delivers (it doesn't dumb-down the water hot water temp.)

Yeah but George what about the Electrolux? I've heard great things about them too. The Miele regular sized washer takes a regular 110v outlet as the heater isn't real big. The Little Giant, and I think the Asko do take a 220v outlet.

I'd get a washer with a heater. I'd get a front loader. I have a Miele and while they look small, I can get a queen sized comforter in there without difficulty. King size comforter would not fit.

I personally think that the super large front loaders are too big for most needs. I can fit just about the same amount of clothes in my Miele as I do in my old top loader. So it works for me.

I would not get a Samsung (I have a Samsung Frig and I had a lot of difficulty for the first 2 years I had it. Its only 4 years old and the interior is not holding up very well).

I guess "best" could mean several things :) Best price, Best size, Best build, Best wash...So OP, what do you mean by Best?

Best is determined by budget and what I actually need for me. Best FL w/d would be the Miele Little Giant. Speed Queen if you want a traditional top loader. How much laundry do you do and how particular are you about temperature, cycles, etc.?

Also I want to add Speed Queen makes a FL , don't let the size fool you it will wash I king, it doesn't have a heater, but will give a true hot wash depending on what temp you have your water tank set at. It also has a warrenty that would bankrupt anyone else.

Thanks for all your inputs. This forum is fantastic. I don't have a budget constraint but would still like to hear about budget washer/dryer too. I do have size constraints and I need one that can easily wash a king comforter. I will drop LG out of my list Samsung not in my list. Leaning towards SpeedQueen as Miele needs special voltage also service would be another thing to keep in mind. We do Laundry every other day if not daily. Thank you everyone please keep sharing your inputs.

Do look at Electrolux too.

enduring will look at Electrolux.

Does anyone suggest FrontLoad or TopLoad? For whatever reason I always think FL is good

Totally front loader. High Efficiency top loaders just don't move the clothes around like a front loader will.

Check out HE Top Loaders on Youtube there is minimal turnover.

georgect - Awesome thank you for all your inputs, it really helps in my decision making process.

Any ideas about Gas or Electric, advantages and disadvantages. Electrical charges are expensive in the state I live.

Dryers...

Gas is cheaper than electric but a gas dryer itself will cost more at time of purchase.

Some say gas gets hotter than electric and some say gas is gentler on clothes (because gas has water vapor and electric is a very dry heat).

I've always had an electric dryer so I can't comment on gas.

I try to save on electricity by not over drying (damp dry), using medium heat and using (on the Electrolux) the "Eco" setting which lowers temps.

You can save more on your dryers energy use by using the MAXIMUM spin speed on your front load washer (depending on if the fabrics can handle 1200-1600 RPM spin speeds).

george, I think I'll choose the Electrolux washer. My current washer died, but dryer (also kenmore elite bought 10 years ago) still works. I don't know if it's a good idea to buy the Electrolux combo. Is your dryer much better than the dryer 10 year ago? I'll pick the wave touch 70 since it has handwash/wool cycle which the iq touch doesn't have.

I noticed the complaints of electrolux washer repair rate, so I'll buy the 5-year extended warranty. Hope it will help. I saw some people complained problems of its rinse/drain and service error code. Did you experience those?

By the way, Miele has a new washer W1. I called local Miele showroom in San Francisco, and was told it will be on US market some time in 2016. The compatible dryer is T1. They are already on European market, and videos are available online. I did not have time to do a comparison between W1 and little giant.

Thank you very much.

Is the combo any good? I mean th washer and dryer in the same machine.

A good feature of the 70 series dryer is the reverse tumble (toward the end of the cycle) which is good for large items like sheets. This helps to keep sheets and such from rolling into a ball and not fully drying.

I haven't heard of a lot of complaints or errors. I've not had any in my 4 months of ownership.

Larsi here on this forum has a Miele Little Giant (he's also had Electroux's), he may be able to comment on the W1.

I would not get a "combo". For drying the clothes need the room to tumble and a dedicated dryer has way more room.

The Elux has a 4.3 cu. ft. washer and 8.0 cu. ft. dryer.

You need the big capacity of the dryer for things like sheets and comforters.

George, thank you very much for the information. I am sorry I used the wrong word. I meat a set: buy both wave touch 70 washer and dryer, although my old kenmore elite dryer (7.0 cu ft, bought 10 years ago) works perfectly fine. I don't know if Electrolux dryer is much better and more convenient than a dryer 10 years ago.

Really you don't need the matching set.

Use your Kenmore until it dies if your are happy with it.

They just look pretty when they match ;-)

Was that model# EWFLS70JIW? Amazon.com reviews were not so great may be doctrined reviews.

George, the matching set looks so great! Thank you for sharing.

I don't have the pedestal. With pedestal, it's much easier to access the clothing inside and provides extra storage room. But in my case, it would block the view of cold and hot water valves. Is it an issue? Appreciate your help.

I believe that's my model number (I'm now at work).

I'm tall (6 foot), so I like the raised door opening. My plumbing is still accessible.

W1 and T1 Miele are coming to the USA? Miele USA told me NO, they are not coming as they were made and designed for the European market. Hmmmm, did Miele actually tell you this? I spoke with them within the last month, including the factory area rep...and we've become "friends", and all parties say NO W1 and NO W2.

larsi, you are right. I called the Miele showroom in San Francisco again just now. This time a male salesman answered and said W1 and T1 were only made for European market. The lady yesterday gave me the wrong information. Thank you for your correction.