Both are cool, but the heat pump dryer is very cool. It allows you to put a stack anywhere you have electric and water. It recircs the water from the drying back to the washer or a front basin.
Venting a dryer can be a PITA if you want to put it somewhere else, but draining a washing machine is just as tough so...there ya go.
Either way, it is a nice option for those squeezing into a small closet somewhere in their cabin.
Yale Appliance is one of the largest appliance retailers in Boston. They are my goto for info on new products and their service call data is invaluable. They compose yearly repair rates for all major appliances they service based on their own service call numbers.
I am just posting this info for everyone to read about these units. I don't make a dime from LG or Yale Appliance. :)
Cambridge, MA · Member since 2015 · 651 posts · 736 votes
3y
Thank you!!
We have stackable LG washer & dryer in our tiny urban home shared with our tiny urban STR! Our architect designed a very specific location for this stackable washer/dryer. I've been concerned about what happens when these units die on us. Will we find a new washer / dryer to fit into this very tight space? There isn't a lot of wiggle room, especially with the width but 27" works for us.
I am very glad to hear that the tiny home appliance market is thriving! Small does not mean you need to sacrifice on quality.
Investor · Central Texas · Member since 2017 · 8 posts · 3 votes
3y
We went with 2 of the wash towers in our STR and we are our cleaner's favorite house to care for - the love that they can get all the linens clean so quickly! That was an unintended side-effect.
Being that we are located close to Disney, my thought was for all the parents that were doing a ton of laundry - and they have appreciated it as well....got some great mentions in our reviews!
So there are some reviews on this guy. It works fine, but it does take a while to do a load. As you can see, at 2.4cuft, it is pretty small. I think it would work well for a small place. Like a 1/1.
There are other units that are quite a bit larger. The GE and the LG units are 4.8 and 5.0cuft respectively. That makes them more viable for larger places but still they take a while to do a complete load.
I see these as a way to get a unit in a very tight space. Or maybe it could be a secondary unit in addition to the primary washer/dryer for larger homes that could use a third solution as a backup on a second or third floor.