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Thread Number: 13472
inexpensive washer and dryer recommendation |
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| Post# 232759 , Reply# 1 8/25/2007 at 12:10 (6,082 days old) by mulls () | ||
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C h e a p I use MOL Whirlpool washers with a slightly lower line Whirlpool dryers. Tom | ||
| Post# 232772 , Reply# 2 8/25/2007 at 12:52 (6,082 days old) by magic clean () | ||
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Home Depot has the nicely featured Admiral brand. They are Whirlpool units now at a very good price. I think the pair is under $600. | ||
Post# 232781 , Reply# 3 8/25/2007 at 13:11 (6,082 days old) by tnmike  (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
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suggestions
Since it is a rental, I would go to a used appliance store and get something "el cheapo" or look in the newspaper classifieds. Most machines like that can years of service and if the tenenant destroy....you are not out that much $$. Regardless which way you go, they are tax deductions! :) Wait...how about buying yourself high end toys and putting your old ones in the house and taking THEM as a write off? LOL Kidding.
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| Post# 232810 , Reply# 4 8/25/2007 at 16:03 (6,082 days old) by hometechdoc () | ||
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Thanks TNMike I am not parting with my Mieles to put in a rental plus we need tweleve sets. | ||
| Post# 232831 , Reply# 5 8/25/2007 at 18:08 (6,082 days old) by irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City) | ||
Well it's only a thought.......
The whirlpools sound like a good suggestion, or even Kenmore, you may be even able to get a better deal on then, being that they are more realdly avalible and fairly easy to service. Hotpoint is ust to cheap, as well as Admeral, although, the brand new units are now just Whirlpools in descise. don't part with your Mieles. I have had friends come over and use my Mieles, and they just do not know how to use them properly, ie, not turning off the toggle switch when done, using them like American machines.Good luck in your search.
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| Post# 232839 , Reply# 6 8/25/2007 at 18:54 (6,082 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Why even provide units? I have been a renter for about 11 years now, and I'm just thrilled to have hookups, which I had to pay my landlord to put in? Not all tenants trash appliances. In fact, I take better care of my landlord's appliances than I do of my own. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 232848 , Reply# 7 8/25/2007 at 20:03 (6,082 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 232856 , Reply# 8 8/25/2007 at 20:58 (6,082 days old) by westie2 () | ||
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Have you looked at the Inglis at Best Buy. The 2.5 washer is 220.00 abd the 5.9 dryer is 180.00 They are made by Whirlpool. 400.00 plus tax for a set not bad for rental units. | ||
| Post# 232931 , Reply# 9 8/26/2007 at 12:54 (6,081 days old) by powerfin64 (Yakima, Washington) | ||
how about.. | ||
| Post# 235086 , Reply# 11 9/5/2007 at 16:06 (6,071 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481) | ||
I sold this pair of older Sears Kenmore Galaxy's to a Landlord rehabing aome rental units. They are the equiv. to Roper by Whirlpool. They are very basic. The washer does do a spray rinse in the final spin which the lower end GE's do not. The dryer is also an automatic sensor dry. So in a way they are efficient since it negates the need for an exta rinse and saves water and they dryer shuts itself off when the clothes are dry. I don't know if they are still available at Sears. -Alex 
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Post# 235095 , Reply# 12 9/5/2007 at 16:46 (6,071 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Doesn't Costco sell lower end machines? They might have the best deal on some sort of MOL or lower Whirlpool line like "Estate" or whatever. It seems to me that if you're going to be buying 12 of each, there should be a retailer out there that would cut you a deal based on volume. If you're buying brand new, expect to be buying again fairly soon. There's no way to be sure how the machines will be treated (although if they're not going to be coin operated you've reduced the potential for overloading) and they absolutely don't make them like they used to. In a perfect world there would be a dozen indestructible center dial pairs up for grabs. No, wait. In a perfect world, Maytag would still be producing them! Good luck Allen! | ||
| Post# 235103 , Reply# 13 9/5/2007 at 17:11 (6,071 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK) | ||
As someone who rents...
And also works in a shop that deals with several letting agents/landlords this is a pet peave... Why the fk do landlords insist on the crapiest POS white goods they can get!. I know the fact I can get appliances at trade cost kinda skews my opinion, but im sure most renters would rather supply their own appliances and pay less each month!. Seamus | ||
| Post# 235232 , Reply# 15 9/6/2007 at 11:55 (6,070 days old) by westie2 () | ||
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Gald to help with your decision. | ||
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Post# 235416 , Reply# 16 9/7/2007 at 13:53 (6,069 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Hey Hometechdoc.........
Congrats on your purchase!! Also being in the greater LA area I agree that supplying a W & D does make the unit more desirable to potential renters. I am not a renter but if I were, I'd much prefer having my own "personal" laundry, rather then doing the weekly schlep to some laundromat somewhere. I was wondering, since you bought 12 set, was Best Buy able or willing to give you any price break since you bought so many? MAYTAGBEAR: Different markets, different type of tenant. Yes while having laundry hook-ups in any rental is a plus, here in Southern California there are very few (if any) renters (unless they are strictly long term) that have their own W&D and drag them around each time they move. Many renters here are often much shorter "term" then your 11 years. | ||
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