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> I would gladly pay $3000 for a washer if I could somehow tell that it will be better built Perhaps you should check out commercial washers. The kind that you

by curun1r 10y ago

> I would gladly pay $3000 for a washer if I could somehow tell that it will be better built Perhaps you should check out commercial washers. The kind that you find in laundromats are designed to take a lot more punishment than the residential ones.

jaggederest 10y ago
And they're designed for repair and maintenance too, since commercial operations care about total cost, not just up front cost. The same goes for ranges, ovens, refrigerators, microwaves, you name it.
rorykoehler 10y ago
I go for this strategy for everything from audio equipment to washing machines. Pro gear is still well built.
- simonbyrne 10y ago
  Works for non electronics as well: restaurant tableware is much better value than the same brand consumer stuff (e.g. Wedgwood), as long you're happy with plain white and buying things in packs of 12.
  - ballenf 10y ago
    webstaurant.com is awesome for getting restaurant grade stuff at reasonable prices. Pretty incredibly well designed website too in subtle ways. (no affiliation with them, just a fan) I bought some restaurant grade coffee mugs that are just fantastic. Pretty much impossible to chip and guaranteed.
    - mrbill 10y ago
      Another vote for webstaurant.com, I buy all my cheap flatware there in bulk.
lb1lf 10y ago
I purchased my appliances with much the same idea in mind; I wanted something that would last, period. Turns out around here (Scandinavia), the brand to beat is Miele, which also seems to enjoy a near monopoly in pro gear, from what I can tell (Just about every vessel I've ever sailed on carries Miele gear in their laundries. I cannot recall ever seeing anything else.) Also, after asking around at a place repairing appliances as to what brands they trusted in their own homes, the answers were similar - 'Miele. Or, if you think that's a bit over the top, ASKO. Both are made to last and to be repaired.' So far, the ASKO stuff has stood up very well - ten years in, both dryer and washer are still working flawlessly - and I've got three kids; running two machine loads a day is pretty much standard fare, and has been for years.
- iNerdier 10y ago
  Two a day? What on earth are they doing to require that much washing?
  - lb1lf 10y ago
    The oldest kid does track&field and soccer practice after school every day. Also, he swims once a week. The two-year old runs around outdoors in kindergarten all day. More often than not, it is rainy and muddy. The youngest still run through a couple of sets of babywear a day, down to a somewhat lackadaisical approach to her excretion of various bodily fluids. We all swim weekly. Add to that the occasional nightly mishap by the child currently quitting diapers, and you're looking at lots and lots of laundry cycles. Good thing water is free (It's not that we haven't got plenty of it to go around!) and power is cheap.
  - craigds 10y ago
    I have one 18month old kid. We average about 1.3 loads a day. Several sets of clothes, towels, nappies, sheets, bibs, ... It adds up very quickly
  - Angostura 10y ago
    If you have three kids and one of them is a baby in washable nappies this is quite possible. You don't want the soiled diapers in with other items
ryanbrunner 10y ago
Generally speaking, purchasing commercial appliances doesn't work for a few reasons: - The manufacturer of a commercial appliance usually won't provide a warranty for it if it's used in a residential setting. - Your homeowner's insurance probably won't cover anything related to using commercial appliances in your home. - In certain cases (probably not a washing machine, but certainly other cases like kitchen appliances), commercial equipment has different standards and codes that can be hard to accomodate for (this can be especially relevant for stoves and ovens)
- mml 10y ago
  This. Commercial stoves and ovens don't have any where near the fire safety constraints as consumer models. A typical commercial setting will include stainless steel jacketed walls, and a mandatory fire suppression system. Install them in your home at your peril.
  - hx87 10y ago
    Presumably if you're installing commercial stoves in your residence, you're also installing all the gear that goes along with it in a commercial setting.

by curun1r 10y ago

jaggederest 10y ago

And they're designed for repair and maintenance too, since commercial operations care about total cost, not just up front cost. The same goes for ranges, ovens, refrigerators, microwaves, you name it.

rorykoehler 10y ago

I go for this strategy for everything from audio equipment to washing machines. Pro gear is still well built.

simonbyrne 10y ago
Works for non electronics as well: restaurant tableware is much better value than the same brand consumer stuff (e.g. Wedgwood), as long you're happy with plain white and buying things in packs of 12.
- ballenf 10y ago
  webstaurant.com is awesome for getting restaurant grade stuff at reasonable prices. Pretty incredibly well designed website too in subtle ways. (no affiliation with them, just a fan) I bought some restaurant grade coffee mugs that are just fantastic. Pretty much impossible to chip and guaranteed.
  - mrbill 10y ago
    Another vote for webstaurant.com, I buy all my cheap flatware there in bulk.

lb1lf 10y ago

I purchased my appliances with much the same idea in mind; I wanted something that would last, period. Turns out around here (Scandinavia), the brand to beat is Miele, which also seems to enjoy a near monopoly in pro gear, from what I can tell (Just about every vessel I've ever sailed on carries Miele gear in their laundries. I cannot recall ever seeing anything else.) Also, after asking around at a place repairing appliances as to what brands they trusted in their own homes, the answers were similar - 'Miele. Or, if you think that's a bit over the top, ASKO. Both are made to last and to be repaired.' So far, the ASKO stuff has stood up very well - ten years in, both dryer and washer are still working flawlessly - and I've got three kids; running two machine loads a day is pretty much standard fare, and has been for years.

iNerdier 10y ago
Two a day? What on earth are they doing to require that much washing?
- lb1lf 10y ago
  The oldest kid does track&field and soccer practice after school every day. Also, he swims once a week. The two-year old runs around outdoors in kindergarten all day. More often than not, it is rainy and muddy. The youngest still run through a couple of sets of babywear a day, down to a somewhat lackadaisical approach to her excretion of various bodily fluids. We all swim weekly. Add to that the occasional nightly mishap by the child currently quitting diapers, and you're looking at lots and lots of laundry cycles. Good thing water is free (It's not that we haven't got plenty of it to go around!) and power is cheap.
- craigds 10y ago
  I have one 18month old kid. We average about 1.3 loads a day. Several sets of clothes, towels, nappies, sheets, bibs, ... It adds up very quickly
- Angostura 10y ago
  If you have three kids and one of them is a baby in washable nappies this is quite possible. You don't want the soiled diapers in with other items

ryanbrunner 10y ago

Generally speaking, purchasing commercial appliances doesn't work for a few reasons: - The manufacturer of a commercial appliance usually won't provide a warranty for it if it's used in a residential setting. - Your homeowner's insurance probably won't cover anything related to using commercial appliances in your home. - In certain cases (probably not a washing machine, but certainly other cases like kitchen appliances), commercial equipment has different standards and codes that can be hard to accomodate for (this can be especially relevant for stoves and ovens)

mml 10y ago
This. Commercial stoves and ovens don't have any where near the fire safety constraints as consumer models. A typical commercial setting will include stainless steel jacketed walls, and a mandatory fire suppression system. Install them in your home at your peril.
- hx87 10y ago
  Presumably if you're installing commercial stoves in your residence, you're also installing all the gear that goes along with it in a commercial setting.