It is code, at least in NYC, to have a pan underneath your washing machine. They sell a lot of these washtowers to Manhattan apartment owners so there must be a solution. Most Manhattan apartments do not have room for side by side units.

For the lower access you either out a small platfirm in or add 4 blocks/legs. For the vent cleaning i can slide out our stack with one other person. barring that option its probably best to hire out the yearly cleaning.

@wsea Is your stack on a pan? Do you just pull the whole pan out?

My stack is on a pan, and the drain pump filter cover sits above the edge of the pan, so no problem cleaning it. I can slide the entire assembly (stack and pan) out to get to the vent connection.

my current one isnt though we have had them in pans in other places

@ramona1976 Great to know about your set up. Thanks for the scoop. What kind of floor os your pan on and you have it sitting on anything to faciliate sliding or keep the floor from getting scratched. How many people move it?

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Cant have a built in drain in my apartment floor. I think pans are total bullshit but will get one to follow the rules. They are fine if you have a tiny trickle but can’t hold a gushing load full of water. And if there is a lot of pressure behind the rupture it is spraying all over your walls and not into the pan. I had a pan with an exterior drain in my last house and it didnt do squat when we had two leaks. I have such off valves and turn them on amd off for each time I use the machine, cause Im paranoid like that. I will get the dryer professionally cleaned but also want to make it accessible so I can clean it myslef too. There are some strong custodia s in my building who will help me pull it out but I meed the right set up so it doesnt have to be jostled and wrestled with. That is when hoses get yanked and leals happen!

Hi, thinking of your problem, just an idea. Could you put 2 (2x4s) on the 1nside of the pan and put the washing machine on top and slide it in?

Good Luck Woodbutcher

@a1an and @woodbutcher_ca Thanks for these ideas. I had never heard of Air Sleds. Their site has great videos including one for my specific washer dryer unit. Sounds like I could raise the pan on wood then put the sled under the pan. But holy smokes, the Air Sled costs $450! Something to think about though.

Yes, it's a bit pricey. If you are having a pro come and do it, he may have one already fwiw, as part of his tools. I have one It's ah-mazzing........for it's use case and worth every cent.

You will pay$250 mnimum per service call for any call on a unitized unit. That includes cleaning. They are not service friendly. Or user friendly. Service techs hate them.

I see you got millwork to the right. What about the left of it ?

Where is the water feeds, drain or power . Presumbly behind the unit ?

Reminder, that you will also need room to hook it up.......wedge/crawl/scoot from behind the unit, etc.....to get it and shoehorn it in.