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Post# 160304   10/14/2006 at 01:43 (6,394 days old) by mixfinder ()        

I moved to an apartment with no washer. I looked at portables and decided to buy a Haier. This week I tried to order it, Target and Home Depot for $299.00. Both said they were out of stock. Then then next day they were priced at 419.00 at Target and still out at Home Depot.

I tried to buy a portable set of whirlpools off Craigslist, but the seller wouldn't respond.

Today I bought an Equator Combo for $100.00, used. I am removing the vanity and building it in next to the sink, using the existing plumbing. I have lots of room to hang and I can refluff items in the dryer in smaller batches.

I'll post the glam shots after I'm done.

Kelly





Post# 160568 , Reply# 1   10/16/2006 at 04:44 (6,392 days old) by brettsomers ()        

please do, Kelly. is this *equator* one of those mini front load deals? voltage?

Post# 160699 , Reply# 2   10/16/2006 at 17:48 (6,391 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Excelent Kelly. I had a similar one years ago. They are small but do a nice job. You will be hearing it run (as well as the sweet sound of running water) quite a bit!

Mine was a 110v jobbie. It vented into the room by way of two one-inch openings in the back.

When I got tired of the lint and constant dusting I went back to the laundromat.

My apt had 30a 110v electrical service. This unit draws, IIRC 16a or nearly 20a. The W/D, the TV a light and the ref. were the limit. No A/C when it was on! Te he he he. Those were the days!


Best of luck Kelly. Kkeep us in the (contaceptive)loop!


Post# 160828 , Reply# 3   10/17/2006 at 01:49 (6,391 days old) by mixfinder ()        

I prefer the sponge, it's so much easier to swallow!

It is the baby 24 inch combo. I was planning on building it into the vanity in the bathroom. This one is 110, and it vents down the drain. Then when I got home, it had a caster conversion kit and a a quick conntect coupler, so I'll try the roll around and see how it works.
Kelly

Greg,
The frying pan is in the picture for your first right of refusal.


Post# 161046 , Reply# 4   10/18/2006 at 02:25 (6,390 days old) by mixfinder ()        
The First Time

I connected my Equater and washed a load of nicer, permanent press items. It is very quiet, washed well and dried the load in 30 minutes. The clothes were hot to touch and felt damp. I hung the pants and sweaters and laid the other items on a wooden clothes rack. They were dry in just minutes.
Kelly


Post# 161080 , Reply# 5   10/18/2006 at 08:32 (6,390 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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The fun of condenser drying. It is surprising when you think they are still damp and are dry to the touch in a few minutes. I'll bet many people bake their clothes forever getting them dry from the machine.

Post# 161117 , Reply# 6   10/18/2006 at 12:02 (6,389 days old) by mixfinder ()        
More Loads

I spent more time washing today. It is amazing how little water the washer uses. It is really quiet. I was using Percil, which is a high sudser and tried the fabric softener trick for killing the suds. It was amazing to see it go from a complete suds lock with soap coming ouf the dispenser to just a few bubbles as the laundry happily sloshed.
I did the first load, last night at 7:00pm. I am sure the neighbors below me thought we were having an earthquake. I had used the permanent press cycle last night. This morning I ran the regular setting. It spins for awhile after the final rinse and then slows. I thought the drying cycle was beginning and then it kicked into the spin again and went turbo wild. The white load ran for 20 minutes on dry and then I pulled them out to wash another load. They dried in a bout an hour, on the clothes rack.
This is more fun than Logo!
Kelly


Post# 161122 , Reply# 7   10/18/2006 at 12:30 (6,389 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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I had a Equator very simular to the one above, and I liked it a lot. I was foolish to give it up and buy a LG Tromm combo. What a mistake it was with all the service issues. I currently have another post going about it.
Best Of Luck with a Great unit
Peter



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