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Need new dryer advice (common laundry room dryer)
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Post# 718786   12/2/2013 at 10:05 (3,794 days old) by Davey7 (Chicago)        

So I need some advice on a dryer issue. I share a laundry room in my building and one of our dryers, a Kenmore (the punier of the two dryers, I think the other is a commercial Speed Queen), is in need of repair vs. replacement. It's never really worked as well as the other and the repair is almost as much as replacement and we (the board) is mulling a new dryer.

So my question is, what would be good for us? It needs to be powerful, simple, durable, capacious and gas. Obviously a vintage or other dryer (i.e. something quirky) is out of the question. We don't charge for laundry, i.e. no coin boxes and about a third of the building has in-unit laundry.

I should get some pictures, though it's nothing impressive as a laundry facility.





Post# 718941 , Reply# 1   12/3/2013 at 00:57 (3,794 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)        
You answered your own question, I think---

Go for another Speed Queen.


Lawrence/Maytagbear


Post# 718943 , Reply# 2   12/3/2013 at 01:23 (3,794 days old) by ptcruiser51 (Boynton Beach, FL)        
At THD

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Over the years I sold a number of commercial GE models (gas & electric) to landlords and frathouses (! if you can believe that!) No one ever came back to me with a complaint.  Maytag did make them but for some reason they did not make them available to THD.  The GE's ran about $550 in gas.  In the condo where I rented last winter they had a Whirlpool dryer w/coinslide.  It seemed sturdy and did a good job.


Post# 719017 , Reply# 3   12/3/2013 at 14:14 (3,793 days old) by Davey7 (Chicago)        

I think the better dryer is actually a Whirlpool, it's the older washer that is a Speed Queen, the newer one is a Whirlpool, which does a rather nice job.

And thanks for the advice!


Post# 719800 , Reply# 4   12/7/2013 at 15:26 (3,789 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)        

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I would just sugest getting a good preowned dryer off of craigslist or perhaps an appliance repair shop. Dryers are fairly reliable devices provided they aren't the fancy kind with digital contols. All the appliances advertised in the photo below come with a 60 day warranty and free delivery. Just my 2 cents..

Post# 719806 , Reply# 5   12/7/2013 at 16:06 (3,789 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))        
Wascomat!

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The new Wascomat Crossover Professional washers and dryers are AMAZING!  They would be a very good bet for a common laundry room.

WK78


Post# 719857 , Reply# 6   12/7/2013 at 20:15 (3,789 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Best Dryer For Heavy Use

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SQ would probably be the best bet these days, diffidently skip any GE, Frigidaire, LG or Samsung for heavy use by many different people, current WP or MT dryers would be the next best bet.

Post# 719864 , Reply# 7   12/7/2013 at 23:16 (3,789 days old) by dustin92 (Jackson, MI)        

I would recommend a Kenmore or Whirlpool with the top mounted lint filter. Over the years we have had 4 of them, one being gas, and all were simple, fast, and reliable. As far as dryers go, quiet as well, 3 out of the 4 we had were well used and only the worst was objectionably noisy, probably due to worn out rollers. I don't recommend GE or Frigidaire at all because the ones we had over the years (2 of them) had terrible lint buildup and got extremely hot, we had clothes damaged in both, one was bought brand new. Speed Queen is also an excellent choice, but the most expensive.


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