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emorymom t1_izyf2o0 wrote

I have a rotary line and while it definitely won't last me for life, it will extend the life of my dryer.

When my dryer stopped heating last year, I ordered a $20 set of commonly expiring replacement parts from Amazon, and probably swapped them all out, or at least a few of them even though only one of them fixed the problem. Can't really remember.

I'm not going to recommend the dryer, it was chosen by my ex and I'm sure it will need new parts every few years because it's all buttons and beeps.

I've had front loaders and I don't care for them. I never molded the washer but I was careful to always prop it open. Still, a top loader is more versatile. In terms of longevity of textiles, sometimes soaking in very hot sodium hydrosulfite soda ash solution can suddenly be the thing that removes a stubborn stain from a synthetic sweater without removing its color, or removing color & stains from a cotton quilt leaving it a lovely different color entirely with no stains at all.

The fewer computer-ish things, the less there is to break.

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Bones1225 OP t1_izym743 wrote

Thank you. And yeah I agree, I am buying a set with the least possible stupid sensors/fancy beepers etc. Its been incredibly annoying because before I moved in with my husband I always lived in an apartment or condo with some old, plain, white washer and dryer that was probably from the 90s and never had a single problem with them. Then I move in with him and he has this front loader, fancy red set with all these buttons and sensors and beeps and they’ve been nothing but problems. Way too hot, dries for way too long, sensors broken, bad smell in the washer, bad smell in the dryer, very wet laundry etc etc etc. it’s been a nightmare tbh. Never buying a “fancy” washer/dryer ever in my life.

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