That's right, we finally got a new washer and dryer!
When Bryan and I bought our first house 6 years ago, we got what we thought was a very sufficient set at the time. It was a front loader, water saving washer after all, so we got the rebate from our County for buying a 5 star energy rated washer. Then we had two babies in less than two years and realized we should have probably put more consideration into the actual capacity of the washer.
But you know how it is, they were working perfectly and we just coulnd't justify buying new ones when ours were only a couple years old. So, we waited and waited and I continued to do so many loads per week to make up for the fact that I could barely stuff a laundry basket of clothes into the washer...washing even a twin comforter -- forget it!
Until yesterday. The glorious day that my new set got delivered. Not to worry, we sold the old set to the family that is renting our old house where the boys were born...so technically they are just back home ;)
After carefully consideration of all the brands and options in washers and dryers these days, we decided on the Samsung 4.5 cu. ft. steam washer and accompanying dryer (which I think is 7.3 cu. ft.). It is the only one with the vibration reduction technology (VRT), which is great for us since our laundry room in on the upper level of our house. You literally cannot even tell when the spin cycle happens, it is amazing and actually quieter than our dishwasher!
I got the stainless steel finish and they are just beautiful. It was shocking the first load of clothes I put in...there was still SO much room left in the basin that I ran to the boys' room and dragged their hamper into the laundry room to fill the rest up! It only uses 4 gallons of water per load and the estimated cost to run the washer per year is just $7 with our natural gas furnace. So, I can wash away and steam clean as I please :)
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