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   rockies63 | Oct 21, 2023 04:59pm | #1

   There's these reviews from Yale Appliances - although I don't know if it your exact model.

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiXSyNWd3_k
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgCrgwazzHE
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK8q8hhtQns

   And these from Ben's Alliance's and Junk
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEcaANDS_FA
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQHQun0nG5w

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   user-943732 | Oct 21, 2023 06:34pm | #2

   I bought one a few months ago and love it (so far). It's great not having to move the clothes from washer to dryer. Cycle times can be a little longer than two hours with full heavy loads but it's so convenient, easy to use, and just works great. I also like the automatic detergent dispenser which varies the amount of detergent based on load size. I even installed the app and now it pings my phone when it's done.

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   pnw_guy | Oct 23, 2023 09:55am | #3

   I have owned one for about 3 weeks and think it is great. I will post a full review in about a month when I have more energy usage data, but so far, it appears to use about 50% less energy than my old standalone washer & 240v electric dryer. Reviews seem to be universally positive. You occasionally read somebody saying it does not dry well, but often it eventually becomes exposed that whoever said that has never actually used the unit and is just speculating based on past heat pump dryers.

   Anyways, I'm going to create a post here in a few weeks after I have a little more energy usage data, but unless the next few weeks are drastically different from my first few weeks with the unit, my review is going to be extremely positive.

   P.S. I easily have the space for a full sized standard standalone washer + standalone dryer. But it's rather awesome having only a single unit and a little extra free space in my laundry room, not having to move clothes from one unit to the other, being able to seal up the huge hole in my house that used to accomodate a dryer vent, and saving 50% energy. Love this thing so far.

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   Tim_O | Oct 23, 2023 02:53pm | #4

   Out of curiosity, is it fairly easy to run a wash only cycle? We hang dry about 50% of our clothes.

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   user-943732 | Oct 23, 2023 11:07pm | #9

   Yes, it's very easy to choose wash only or dry only

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   pnw_guy | Oct 24, 2023 10:24am | #10

   Yep, it's simple. One push of a button turns off the dryer cycle for the load.

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   greenright | Oct 23, 2023 05:19pm | #5

   They are very nice when they run. The issue is that the evap coil will clog and will need to be cleaned. On some units the cleaning is easy on others you need to tear the thing apart and is fairly involving. Also most of them are a sealed system that if develops a refrigerant leak you chuck the whole thing in the dumpster.

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   walta100 | Oct 23, 2023 06:32pm | #6

   "Also most of them are a sealed system that if develops a refrigerant leak you chuck the whole thing in the dumpster."

   The system being sealed is not the obstacle to repair, It is the fact that most of the sealed systems are “low cost” items like dehumidifiers, freezers, wine chillers small refrigerators. It simply is not economical to spend any money fixing something old you can replace with a new and likely better unit for $100-400 dollars. I think we are talking about washer that sells for over $4000. I can image people will spend some money to fix one.

   Walta

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   greenright | Oct 23, 2023 09:51pm | #7

   Tell that to the Rheem folks and their $2500 hybrid water heaters. The whole refrigerant system is sealed and integrated as so it is not serviceable nor replaceable. Seen a few of those. No spare parts, no service valves and nobody in their right mind would service them professionally in the field. This seems to be the current approach for all heat pump self contained appliances.

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   user-943732 | Oct 23, 2023 11:07pm | #8

   I bought mine for $1999 -- not $4000

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   pnw_guy | Oct 24, 2023 10:26am | #11

   On sale these washer/dryer combos can be had for $2000. I missed that sale but got it on sale a few months later for $2500.

   So unless you find yourself in an emergency situation where you MUST pay full retail (which I think is like $2800), you should easily be able to get it for $2500 or less as long as you can wait a month or two for the next sale.