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White Knight gas dryers..... |
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Post# 649132   12/26/2012 at 11:33 (4,109 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Hi all, since I'm not sure I can fix my Speed Queen gas dryer I'm starting looking around, I looked for used gas dryers around here but nothing, many gas dryer dealers over here carry now White Knight gas dryer which cost is about 1000euros!!! For American ones is no less than 1500 including transport, so since I'm not a millionaire.......
So since I do not want and have not the funds to pay that much I was thinking to get one from UK, I've seen costs in UK are really cheap and even paying transport I should save really alot. Only problem many seller will not ship to me..... What I'm asking now is the reliability of these dryers...someone has one? Thanks |
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Post# 649138 , Reply# 2   12/26/2012 at 12:03 (4,109 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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I used once a White Knight electric dryer (it was an exquist branded one) and it looked a good one and performed quite well, a bit noisy though, but since I do not know about their gas ones I ask....
I was looking even for a new one if cost allows it (on ebay are 334Ģ), only problem I could meet is a defective item if new (having paid it as new).... But the dealers that sell them over here also do repairs ans sell parts.... I do not care of any warranty, all I need is a gas dryer at an affordable cost that here in Italy of course I cannot get, I need a dryer quickly and I have no intention to get an electric one, electricity cost over here really reached crazy limits, I cannot run anymore an electric dryer if I do not want to see 1/3 of my paycheck gone for electric bill. Of course an used one would be a better choiche for price and all considerations... Let's see, reading reviews looks like people are happy with them.... I hope anyway I can fix my Speed Queen.... Thanks This post was last edited 12/26/2012 at 17:57 |
Post# 649176 , Reply# 3   12/26/2012 at 18:20 (4,109 days old) by robliverpool (england Liverpool)   |   | |
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Post# 649811 , Reply# 5   12/29/2012 at 18:31 (4,106 days old) by robliverpool (england Liverpool)   |   | |
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Post# 649871 , Reply# 7   12/30/2012 at 07:03 (4,105 days old) by robliverpool (england Liverpool)   |   | |
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Hi Matt.
I think I'm on the wrong tariff lol. My electric is cheaper after midnight I have a delay timer on my dryer dishwasher an washing machine so if I can spare the time or I'm doing a 90 wash everything springs to life during the night. I do know one person a few years back who had a white knight has dryer and I asked him why the timer only went to sixty minutes. I think. And he said it was gas he wouldnt go back to electric but he had a huge house and the space. |
Post# 649874 , Reply# 8   12/30/2012 at 07:34 (4,105 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina)   |   | |
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What's wrong with an electric dryer. Is it like here in the US where gas dryer are cheaper to operate? Although not as cheap comparitively as it once was. |
Post# 649943 , Reply# 10   12/30/2012 at 12:47 (4,105 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)   |   | |
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Andy, and guys: In Italy until recent years there were only electric dryers around, gas dryers did not exist....... dryers in households here never catched up because of electricity costs, so running a dryer was a luxury that ,most of the people could not afford, here the 90% of people just used exclusively clotheslines and clothespins till early 2000ish when gas dryers started to be introduced and known. I have nothing against electric dryers, they're even cheaper to purchase! (As I've said the cost for a new gas dryer here is about 1500 euros!) Thank you for yours considerations, if I can't fix my Speed Queen I will take in consideration the White Knight, probably I'd need the help of a british member to ship one to me, I tried asking on ebay and online shops and sellers said they cannpt ship and sell outside UK. But if I will have it shipped to a UK member home and he just makes me the favor to ship it via Fedex still in the box to me in Italy that would be a good option. Fedex costs are really reasonable, also still in the box should not end like my Servis mk2 (hopefully), I should pay in toto for a new one about 700 euros saving more than 300 euros.
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Post# 649945 , Reply# 11   12/30/2012 at 12:58 (4,105 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina)   |   | |
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Makes sense! |