So, this one is simple. I have a new washer. And it has a new neighbor -- the matching dryer. I pretty much cried as they toted my 26 year old set away -- especially since the dryer did still work and I just didn't get my act together to find a good home for it.
And the new washer and dryer work nicely. Except when you try to shove a king-sized bedspread into the washer with the agitator sticking up through the middle. Since I knew I was pushing my luck, I opted to stand guard to see what would happen. Of course, Gregg suspected I was purposely trying to burn out the motor the first weekend of ownership, which would make sense since it's a sure bet the warranty is still in effect, but I was truly more concerned about a massive amount of water tumbling to the floor. And the agitator not agitating and simply trapping my comforter. After a few sad attempts at agitation, I opted for the manual push-the-comforter-up-and-down-with-your-hands method then switched it to drain and spin. I had to do that about 3 times because I was a bit overzealous with the detergent. But, in the end the comforter AND the washer AND the dryer survived. Not sure when I'll do that again, but I recorded it here so I remember how it worked. :)
So now, many things are being washed -- even if they don't need to be. Because of course, now I'm so energy efficient I can afford to do that. The cats are steering clear of me when I'm in laundry mode these days. Dog's too big.
Now, the way I figure is the old set lasted 26 years so that means this set will get me until I'm 80! Wouldn't that be a miracle? On so many levels.......
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