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Post# 102781 , Reply# 2   1/9/2006 at 23:17 (6,681 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Several weeks back, someone was auctioning off a "Solaris" by ADC (American Dryer Corporation) washer and dryer set. As the washer was "soft mounted" (read: has built in suspension and pump system), all one needed was the space, solid flooring and electrical requirements. Commercial front load washers fall into two sections: soft mount and hard mount. Hard Mount: These are the washers one sees at laundromats and most other commercial laundries. They do not have built in suspension systems nor pumps. Rather are bolted into several feet of concrete and literally "dump" water into a sewer line by opening a gravity drain. Wascomat and Speed Queen are common models. Soft Mount: aka "Home Style" washing machines do have built in pumps and suspension systems (like home use front loaders), but are built to a higher standard. These units are usually robust, heavy and built to anywhere from light to heavy commercial standards. Light being along the lines of a beauty salon, and heavy a commercial laundry whom for various reasons cannot install a hard mount washer. Both soft and hard mount commercial washing machines and dryers are NOT cheap. A 18lb washer can easily run several thousand dollars. Used commmercial washers and dryers sometimes appear on eBay (sometimes mint in box or lightly used), but unless you live near the seller, shipping could be a problem due to size and weight of these items. If you want to step up from Maytag Neptunes, and are looking for a good quality washer and dryer, consider Miele. Their largest washer (which is also the entry commercial unit) holds only about 6kg though. Another option would be the Speed Queen "Home Style" line of washers and dryers. The front loading washing machine holds 18lbs of laundry, but has no heater and cycle choices are rather skimpy. Basically a commercial grade laundromat washer for home use. Nothing fancy but gets the job done. When looking at commercial units, besides the pump/suspension system, pay attention to the electrical requirments. Many units run on 220v/three phase power, even those without heaters. Reading over your post again, I'd strongly suggest you take a look at the Speed Queen "Home Style" units. They are simple but well built units that probably would work well with your wood framed floor. Launderess CLICK HERE TO GO TO launderess's LINK |
Post# 102844 , Reply# 6   1/10/2006 at 11:24 (6,680 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent)   |   | |
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If I may advise. Speed Queen seems to me dependable and easy to use. If you choose speed queen, look to the european style machines. They are to my point of view better in cleaning the REAL stuff lik working clothes. |
Post# 102995 , Reply# 9   1/11/2006 at 11:23 (6,679 days old) by washboy2005 (UK)   |   | |
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how much is a regular Miele washer on your side of the pond? if you have sufficient funds why not go for a Miele? Just a thought |
Post# 103034 , Reply# 10   1/11/2006 at 16:27 (6,679 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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They look like concerte horse troughs that horses drink out of. All the Wascomats drain into them. The floor of the trough is sloped slightly towards the drain at one end of the trough. There is usually also a lot of dust bunnies and debris in them too. |
Post# 104057 , Reply# 13   1/16/2006 at 12:02 (6,674 days old) by frontloadfan (Wellfleet, Ma.)   |   | |
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Hey Partsandpieces, How goes the research? Have you made a determination if a commercial washer will work out for you? |
Post# 104131 , Reply# 14   1/16/2006 at 21:03 (6,674 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 104664 , Reply# 19   1/19/2006 at 13:46 (6,671 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Did we address the 4 inch (100 mm) gravity drains? Didn't see it IMHO gravity drains can be safely reduced to a reasnable std, size; the machine will just take longer to drain. Hopefully the time allotted by the timer/processor is sufficient to allow the machine to empty once the machine's drain size is reduced. |
Post# 104677 , Reply# 20   1/19/2006 at 17:02 (6,671 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 105138 , Reply# 22   1/23/2006 at 04:49 (6,667 days old) by mistervain ()   |   | |
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I wish that was here in the States! |